13th Oppenheimer Research Conference, 9th to 11th October 2024, in Midrand, entitled,
“Science Beyond Boundaries”
Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda
people-nature relationships
Jaqui Hiltermann navigates the range of topics presented at the upcoming 13th Oppenheimer Research Conference.
An elephant moves across a boundary. On one side, in Etosha National Park for example, it’s an asset. But then, as it steps over what may sometimes be an imaginary boundary, it’s a cost.
Dr Winnie Kiiru doesn’t go so far as to say that researchers from Europe or America are killing Africans. But if scientists asked the right questions, or stretched their focus a bit, lives could perhaps be saved, she argues.
Professor Kevin Gaston: “our personalised ecologies are in decline”.
Andre Crawford-Brunt’s vision is to build the “Netflix of nature”.
Indigenous women, often the unsung heroes of their communities, carry the weight of ancestral wisdom and sustainable practices which have been passed down through generations. Their contributions are invaluable, yet frequently overlooked, in the global discourse on environmental conservation.
Edith’s Checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas editha. This unlikely champion of resilience is an unglamorous, unadventurous butterfly that normally travels less than a few hundred metres in its two-week life.
Kalema-Zikusoka, who was speaking at the 24th Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation “OGRC” Tipping Points webinar. The online seminar was held on the eve of South Africa’s Women’s Month and Kalema-Zikusoka’s overarching message to delegates was: “You are missing half the story and half the impact if you don’t involve women in conservation.”
Dr Camille Parmesan is a climate change researcher who knows what it feels like to have one’s habitat wither.