The Environmental Learning Research Centre has been deeply involved in the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) for decades, and our Director, Distinguished Professor Heila Lotz-Sisitka, is now taking over the reigns as its new President-elect. EEASA is an association of educators, researchers, policy makers, students, and practitioners. It is open to all who engage with the connection between the environment and the social world, including politics, economy, and development.
“Having been an EEASA member since 1992, this position is an exciting space to be taking forward. I am grateful to EEASA Council members for trusting me to lead this excellent organisation,” says Professor Lotz-Sisitka, “At my first EEASA Conference, I remember being told that EEASA is not the Council, it is the Community. I welcome working with all of you who make up what EEASA is, to carry this work forward. Its collective mission remains as vital as ever: to nurture learning, connection, and action for a more just and sustainable world.”
ELRC PhD scholar, Maletje Mpowana, is an emerging expert on youth development and is also joining the Youth, Communications, and Social Media team. Our Research Associate, Professor Olvitt, is holding steady as the Journal Editor for the South African Journal of Environmental Education (SAJEE), hosted at the ELRC.
The ELRC has been a close partner to EEASA over the decades, with its students and researchers consistently contributing their insights and reflections on environmental education at the annual EEASA conference. With Professor Lotz-Sisitka’s extensive work in environmental education research, policy, and practice, and her deep commitment to co-engaged research that is grounded in the perspectives and concerns of communities, EEASA’s steering wheel for the next few years is in excellent hands.