Posted on April 13, 2022
April 15 is Environmental Professionals Day. To celebrate this day, we asked Salome Beeslaar, and contract lecturer in environmental sciences in our department, to speak about her profession. Q: Tell us about your academic and professional background. I studied B.Sc Environmental Science...
Posted on April 01, 2022
Prof. Abel Ramoelo recently joined the University of Pretoria as a Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies, and Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology. Prof. Ramoelo was trained as an environmental scientist with Geospatial skills - remote...
Posted on March 17, 2022
Join Professor Andy Dougill on Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 3pm-4:30 (SAST) for his talk on Improving Soil Health through Climate-Smart Agriculture: A key to climate-resilient farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Hybrid Event (Venue: 1-2 Geography building, University of Pretoria Hatfield...
Posted on September 16, 2021
Professor Abel Ramoelo, the Director for the Centre of Environmental Studies housed at the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria was invited to give a keynote address at the 56th Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) Congress held virtually from the...
Posted on August 20, 2021
Prof Thulani Makhalanyane and Prof Emma Archer say that life found only in Africa, from invisibly tiny microbes to huge mammal herds and our kaleidoscope of plants can give us medicines, technologies and ways to manage climate change.
Posted on August 06, 2021
August is a special month in South Africa. On 9 August we celebrate Women's Day. On 12 August we celebrate International Youth Day. To highlight our young talent during the month of celebrating women, we have decided to showcase a female student from each of our streams during the month of...
Posted on June 15, 2021
The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is celebrated on 17 June and this day aims to not only highlight methods to prevent desertification, but also to encourage the discussion around resilience and recovery from drought. One of the most important aspects of combating desertification...
Posted on June 03, 2021
World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June. The Department offers undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications focusing on geography, as well as environmental studies, with our Centre for Environmental Studies (CFES) offering course-based Masters, as well as research-based Masters and...
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