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TRANSECTS

Meet the Members and Partners

We are a socially and culturally diverse team that includes researchers and emerging scholars, local and Indigenous leaders, experts in sustainability practice, BR practitioners, and partner organizations

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association (CBRA)

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Canadian Commission for UNESCO

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

ECO Canada

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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Garden Route Biosphere Reserve

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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German Commission for UNESCO

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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Eberswalde University for Sustainable Devepment (HNEE)

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

IISAAK OLAM Foundation

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Lake Bosomtwe Biosphere Reserve

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Mistawasis Nêhiyawak

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Rhodes University

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Sustainable Development Solutions Network

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Redberry Lake Biosphere Region

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT)

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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The Resilience Institute

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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University of Venda

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

University of the Witwatersrand

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Vhembe Biosphere Reserve

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

Vancouver Island University

TRANSECTS Partner Organization

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Emmanuel Amaechi MA

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada, University of Calgary

Dr. Melissa Arcand

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Erik Aschenbrand

TRANSECTS Country Co-Director (Germany)

Dr. M.J. Barrett

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Matthias Barth

TRANSECTS Collaborator

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Dr. Mags Blackie

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Dr. John Boakye-Danquah

TRANSECTS Collaborator and EDI Champion

Dr. Yogendra Chaudhry

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for ECO Canada

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Preven Chetty

Former TRANSECTS Country Coordinator (South Africa)

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Dr. Charles Chikunda

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA)

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Dr. Jessica Cockburn

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Dr. Kaera Coetzer

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Dr. Bianca Currie

TRANESCTS Partner Organization Representative for Garden Route Biosphere Reserve

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Dr. Christine Daly MSc, PhD, PBiol

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, University of Calgary

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Linda Downsborough

TRANSECTS Collaborator

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Dr. Felicitas Egunyu

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Eli Enns

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Ana Filipa Ferreira

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Dr. Bruce Frayne

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN).

Jana Gengelbach

TRANSECTS Country Coordinator (Germany)

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Dr. Elaina Guilmette

TRANSECTS Collaborator

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Dr. Melanie Hamilton

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Jessie Hemphill

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Rebecca Hurwitz

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust

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Dr. Wendy James

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Anthony Johnston

TRANSECTS Collaborator

John Kindrachuk

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for Redberry Lake Biosphere Region

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Dr. Vladimir Kricsfalusy

TRANSECTS Collaborator

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Dr. Anil Kumar Chaudhary

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Mzukisi Kuse

TRANSECTS Postdoctoral Fellow and Country Coordinator (South Africa)

Dr. Gabriela Lichtenstein

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Laura Loucks

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Laura Lynes

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for The Resilience Institue

Dr. Mmoto Masubelele

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Dr. Sibongile Masuku van Damme

TRANSECTS Collaborator

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Dr. Denise Margaret Matias

TRANSECTS Mini-TILL Mentor

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Marlis Merry

TRANSECTS Program Manager and Country Coordinator (Canada)

Dr. Lutz Möller

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the German Commission for UNESCO

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Dr. Lutendo Mugwedi

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant and Partner Organization Representative for Vhembe Biosphere Reserve

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Dr. Duduzile Ngwenya PhD

Former TRANSECTS Postdoctoral Fellow (South Africa)

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Dr. Henry Penn

TRANSECTS Collaborator

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Taryn Pereira Kaplan

Former TRANSECTS Country Coordinator (South Africa)

Vasyl Pokynchereda

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

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Kate Potter

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for CBRA

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Dr. Maureen Reed

TRANSECTS Project Director

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Dr. Garrett Richards

Transdisciplinary Sustainability Specialist

Dr. James Robson

TRANSECTS Country Co-Director (Canada)

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Dr. Eureta Rosenberg

TRANSECTS Country Co-Director (Southern Africa)

Graham Sakaki

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Dr. Igshaan Samuels

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Jan Schormann

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve

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Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Dr. Sheona Shackleton

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Dr. Pam Shaw

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Monica Shore

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the IISAAK OLAM Foundation

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Dr. Parmveer Singh

TRANSECTS Postdoctoral Fellow (Canada)

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Dr. Peter Spathelf

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Dr. Gladman Thondhlana

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Wayne Twine

TRANSECTS Collaborator

Marié-Tinka Uys

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region

Dr. Coleen Vogel

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Heike Walk

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

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Dr. Ryan Walker

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Dr. Martin Welp

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant

Abena Dufie Wiredu Bremang

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for Lake Bosomtwe Biosphere Reserve

Iryna Yonash

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for Carpathian Biosphere Reserve