There are
many people working on community and rural development
that are helping rural communities to empower themselves
through the sustainable use of their natural resources.
One of the ways to achieve this is through monitoring.
The CBNRM Monitoring toolkit gives you the tools to
monitor projects in your village and to evaluate whether
you are achieving your goals.
WITH regard to the ongoing climate
change discussions and researches there
is only one known – uncertainty! Dr Sheona Shackleton commenced her public
lecture themed Climate Change and
its Effects in South Africa, with
such ambiguity. Delivering the third of
five lecture series on Climate Change on
August 23, 2011 at Rhodes University,
Eden Grove Red, Dr Shackleton said “the
question is not so much of whether or
how much the climate is changing, but
how much it will change over given
period of time.”
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CBNRM   The department is well known for its hands-on work with rural communities. Community engagement is truly one of our department's cornerstones.
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Story by Sarah-Jane Bradfield. A team of eight staff and students from the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University will be jetting off to Durban in a few weeks to attend the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Since the UNFCCC began in 1995, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC have been meeting annually to assess progress in dealing with climate change.
RU Enviro Savvy? Schools Quiz On the 20th September the Honours class hosted the 4th Annual Schools Environmental Quiz. Four learners from Mary Waters High, Graeme College, St Andrews, Nombulelo High, DSG, Victoria Girls High and Kingswood participated. This fun evening began as spectators and contestants alike arrived to the timeless tune of “Captain Planet he’s our hero, gonna take pollution down to zero” and yes the first question pertained to this environmentally conscious cartoon from the 90’s. Although things started off light-hearted the questions in the first two rounds were tough and of the seven schools that participated, many were left guessing. Four schools made it to the final round where the questions became even tougher. A tense tiebreaker between DSG and Graeme College ended after Graeme College answered a sudden knock-out question about when and where the COP 17 conference was to be held this year. This resulted in 1st place being taken by Kingswood, 2nd place Graeme College, 3rd place DSG and 4th place Mary Waters High. Photo supplied by Graham College.
The 3rd successful Tools for Wetland Assessment course This is the 3rd year that Rhodes University has offered a course on Tools for Wetland Assessment. Experience has shown that many people have been appointed to positions where they need to undertake Wetland Assessment, but where such individuals have limited background understanding or experience. This course is designed to fill and bridge the gap for such practitioners. Read more.....
Adaptation key to survival in climate change uncertainties Story by Thobile Hans
Dr James Gambiza, winner of the VC's Distinguished Teaching Awards, presents his lecture In this age of instantly accessible information, Dr Gambiza warned that the nature of teaching will change, and that the greatest challenge in the next decade will be information overload. Bearing this in mind, it is important to be aware of students' needs; as Dr Gambiza put it, “remember that they are people with lives outside of their presence in your lecture theatre. If you respect them, and take them seriously, they will feel able to contribute to their own learning process.” See full article Story by Jeannie McKeowin, Photo by Sophie Smith
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