Dr Izak Smit
Senior Scientist, South African National Parks
Research Associate, Nelson Mandela University (Sustainability Research Unit)
Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria (Department of Zoology and Entomology)
Senior Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand (School for Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences)
PhD (University of Cambridge, UK)
Current Projects and Research Interests:
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Protected area management and conservation science
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Applied conservation ecology, with a focus on savanna ecosystems
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Applying remote sensing and GIS techniques to explore spatio-temporal ecological patterns and drivers thereof
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Social-ecological systems
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Human-nature connectedness
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Translating management concerns into research frameworks/questions and translating research results into management implications and actions
Contact details:
izak.smit@sanparks.org
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