Morné started his career in the mining industry, working in the mining industry, doing various mining related courses (Blasting, Rock Mechanics, Surveying, Sampling, Safety and Health, Ventilation, noise, illumination etc. and Metallurgy) He did work in both underground (Coal, Gold and Platinum) as well as opencast (Coal) for 4 years. He started studying Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria, but changed course to Chemical Engineering after his second year.

After graduation he worked as a Water Pollution Control Officer at the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry for two years (first year seconded from Wates, Meiring and Barnard), from where he moved into the private industry. During that period he gradually moved towards environmental acoustics, focusing on this field exclusively since 2007, doing work for various mines, industry and urban developments. In the last 10 years Morné has been involved with more than 200 wind farm projects.

Dr Dee Fischer is a Specialist: Policy Support and Strategic Programme Implementation , responsible for streamlining the environmental regulatory framework.

Dr Dee Fischer holds a PhD in Energy Studies from the University of Johannesburg. Dee is employed as the Chief Director Environmental Management Support at the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries and is responsible for among others the coordination of legislation between the NEMA and the MPRDA. In this capacity, Dee is the chair of the Interdepartmental Committee preparing proposed NEMA “Regulations Pertaining to the Exploration and Production of Onshore oil and Gas Requiring Hydraulic Fracturing”.

Roschel Naidoo is the senior EAP at Blue Crane Environmental with a strong background in conducting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and environmental due diligence for a wide range of projects from infrastructure development to renewable energy being the current focus. With 9 years of experience in the environmental field, Roschel specialises in assessing the potential environmental effects of industrial, infrastructure, and development projects, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and sustainable practices. Known for a detail-oriented; transparent approach and a commitment to environmental sustainability, Roschel helps clients navigate complex regulatory processes while minimising environmental risks and promoting responsible development within regulated timeframes.

Roschel holds a BSc Hons in Environmental Management from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and is a Registered professional through EAPASA. She is a dedicated EAP and aims to deliver solutions that balance environmental protection while promoting economic growth.

Rob is a behavioural ecologist, conservation biologist and ornithologist specialising in the ecology of raptorial birds, cats and giraffe. His studies have taken him from the UK to Canada, and Sweden to Africa with his main interests being mating systems of harriers, sibling aggression in eagles, reproductive constraints in subtropical species, the evolution of giraffe, the impact of cats and climate change effects on birds. He moved from Windhoek in 2003 where he was part of the Biodiversity Programme for 14 years, specialising on the conservation of endemic, montane and wetland birds in Namibia. He now lives in Cape Town drawn here by black harriers, black eagles, whales and a stimulating research environment. His academic research on harrier ecology span both hemispheres and resulted in the publication of his first book Harriers of the World: their behaviour and ecology, published by Oxford University Press. He is continuing that work in collaboration with Fitz students with a 15-yr genetic, ecological and satellite-tagging study of endemic black harriers. A film of this work was completed in 2011 (The Secret Life of the Circler - HomeBrew Films). Rob's studies of climate change effects on birds include vultures and fynbos-endemics (with Phoebe Barnard) and he has also initiated the African continents' first studies of the impact of domestic cats on the biodiversity in greater Cape Town. Following his long-term studies of threatened birds in Namibia he has written his second book on Namibia's threatened birds, Birds to Watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species, with Chris Brown, and Jessica Kemper. He watches buzzards, whales and cats in between environmental impact assessments, from Constantia with his partner Marlei and two daughters.