Andrew Zaloumis to address BotSoc AGM
There is no charge to attend the function and everyone is welcome.
CEO of iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, Andrew Zaloumis, is the guest speaker at the AGM of the Botanical Society of South Africa (KZN Coastal Branch). He will give an illustrated presentation, Turning Paradise into a parking lot at Durban Botanic Gardens Visitors’ Centre on Sunday afternoon, 31 July at 3pm.
The 330 000-hectare iSimangaliso Wetland Park, which includes eight per cent of South Africa’s coastline, is the country’s first United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site.
Andrew Zaloumis is a recipient of the 2015 World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Award. He holds degrees in economics and town and regional planning, and is currently completing a Masters in Sustainability Leadership at Cambridge. He is a fellow of the sixth class of the Africa Leadership Initiative-South Africa, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He has lived and worked for more than 25 years in poverty-stricken rural areas with high conservation value and is keenly interested in indigenous knowledge systems related to the environment and wilderness.
There is no charge to attend the function and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, 27 July for catering purposes to botsoc-kzn@mweb.co.za or contact 031 201 5111 or 071 869 3693.
