African Mountains Research at UCT

A/Prof. Lindsey Gillson (Plant Conservation Unit) and Dr Rob Marchant from the University of York recently organised a workshop at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) All African House, with a focus on African Mountains. Discussions were focused on the protection and sustainability of African socio-ecological systems, the impacts of climate and land use change over the last century and what this could mean for the future. The workshop was funded by the World Universities Network (WUN).

All information was taken from the AAREA [The Archaeology of Agricultural Resilience in Eastern Africa] website: https://aarea-project.eu/2016/06/15/2016-wun-workshop-compelling-new-issues-for-old-african-mountains/.

This photo is of some of the WUN workshop participants (Left to right): Dr Sue Taylor (AfroMont, University of Pretoria), Dr Ralph Clark (Rhodes University, South Africa); Dr Ben Ofori (University of Ghana); A/Prof. Lindsey Gillson (University of Cape Town, South Africa); Prof. Brigit Obrist (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute – Swiss TPH), Univ. of Basel); Dr Vendelin Simon (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania); Dr Gueladio Cissé (Swiss TPH); Dr Lydia Olaka (Nairobi University, Kenya); Dr Wendy Foden (IUCN), Prof Pius Yanda (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania); and Dr Rob Marchant (York University, UK).

Photo credit: Dr Sue Taylor.