News

New book: "Contested Karoo: Interdisciplinary perspectives on change and continuity in South Africa’s drylands" by Professors Cherryl Walker and Timm Hoffman

The PCU team gathered in celebration of Professor Lindsey Gillson’s 18-year journey at UCT

The Plant Conservation Unit is pleased to announce a new article written by Dr. Sabine Prader and other colleagues which has been published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.

A new article written by Dr Tsilavo Razafimanantsoa and Dr Estelle Razanatsoa was recently published in the Plants, People, Planet Journal.

The Plant Conservation Unit is pleased to announce an exciting book chapter written by Dr Kelly Kirsten, Dr Cherie Forbes, J. M. Finch and Professor Lindsey Gillson.

PCU Director Professor Timm Hoffman held a special seminar at Chris Hani Lecture Theatre, UCT upper campus titled “A window to what was”: Long-term environmental change in southern Africa.

The PCU ended 2023 on a high note as Professor Timm Hoffman’s journey of 23 years came to an end.

PCU paleoecology members Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa, Prof. Lindsey Gillson, Ms. Glory Oden and Mr. Fetra Randriantsara attended the INQUA congress in Rome, Italy.

The Plant Conservation Unit would like to extend congratulations to Dr. Estelle Razanatsoa on her new position as Junior Research Fellow!

An editorial article written by Estelle Razanatsoa of the Plant Conservation Unit (PCU) and other colleagues, titled Advancing past socio–environmental systems science was recently published in the PAGES Magazine.

The Plant Conservation Unit is pleased to announce an exciting new paper written by Dr. Gina Arena, Prof. Timm Hoffman, Dr. Helga van der Merwe and Prof Timothy O’Connor.

A new article written by PCU researchers titled ‘Late-Holocene fynbos-forest dynamics in Orange Kloof, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa’ was published online on 18 February 2023 in The Holocene.