Team

Who we are

Partners

  Organization Country
SLU logo Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Sweden
NMU logo Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University (NMU) South Africa
UCT logo Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT) South Africa
UFH logo Risk & Vulnerability Science Centre, University of Fort Hare (UFH) South Africa
UU logo Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University (UU) Netherlands
ERS logo Environmental & Rural Solutions South Africa
CSA logo Conservation South Africa South Africa

Project team meeting in Matatiele, September 2025.
Photo by Sheila Holmes

People

Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt
Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt | Project Leader; WP 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Nelson Mandela University; Utrecht University; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Heidi Hawkins
Heidi Hawkins | Steering committee; WP 1, 4, & 5

University of Cape Town; Conservation South Africa

Michael Cramer
Michael Cramer | WP 4

University of Cape Town

Graham Kerley
Graham Kerley | Steering committee; WP 1 & 4

Nelson Mandela University

Leocadia Zhou
Leocadia Zhou | Steering committee; WP 3

University of Fort Hare

Lavhelesani Simba
Lavhelesani Simba | WP 4

University of Fort Hare

Mariska te Beest
Mariska te Beest | WP 4

Utrecht University

Marjanneke Vije
Marjanneke Vije | Steering committee; WP 3

Utrecht University

Ine Dorresteijn
Ine Dorresteijn | Steering committee; WP 2

Utrecht University

Floor van der Hilst
Floor van der Hilst | WP 4

Utrecht University

Tim Hofmeester
Tim Hofmeester | WP 4

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sheila M. Holmes
Sheila M. Holmes | WP 4

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Nicky McLeod
Nicky McLeod | Steering committee; WP 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Environmental and Rural Solutions

Sissie Matela
Sissie Matela | WP 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Environmental and Rural Solutions

Alice Barlow-Zambodla
Alice Barlow-Zambodla | Steering committee; WP 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Conservation South Africa

Silja Zimmermann
Silja Zimmermann | Postdoctoral researcher; WP 1 & 2

Utrecht University