Teams and Organizations
We are an international community of practice that embraces learning in multiple forms across diverse groups
Our Partnership
TRANSECTS boasts an exceptional, international team of researchers and partners from Canada, Germany, and South Africa, with representatives from academia, Indigenous and rural communities, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, governing agencies, international networks, and private and civil society organizations and foundations.
Our team is made up of academics from Canada, Germany and South Africa who work closely with practitioner-partners in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves – an international network of model regions, designated to conserve biocultural diversity, advance sustainable development, and enhance local capacity for sustainability research, learning, and practice. More specifically, scholars come from the University of Saskatchewan and Vancouver Island University (Canada), Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development and Leuphana University (Germany), Rhodes University and University of Cape Town (South Africa). Additionally, local partners in each country include Biosphere Region practitioners and First Nations; while national partners include Indigenous, educational, and professional organizations.
