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


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 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


Dr. M.J. Barrett

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant


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)


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


Eli Enns

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant


Dr. Bruce Frayne

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


Jana Gengelbach

TRANSECTS Country Coordinator (Germany)


Jessie Hemphill

TRANSECTS Collaborator


Rebecca Hurwitz

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust


Anthony Johnston

TRANSECTS Collaborator


John Kindrachuk

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for Redberry Lake Biosphere Region


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Dr. Mzukisi Kuse

TRANSECTS Postdoctoral Fellow and Country Coordinator (South Africa)


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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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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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. 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)


Dr. Igshaan Samuels

TRANSECTS Collaborator


Jan Schormann

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve


Dr. Sheona Shackleton

TRANSECTS Collaborator


Monica Shore

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the IISAAK OLAM Foundation


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Dr. Parmveer Singh

TRANSECTS Postdoctoral Fellow (Canada)


Dr. Gladman Thondhlana

TRANSECTS Co-Applicant


Marié-Tinka Uys

TRANSECTS Partner Organization Representative for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region


Dr. Coleen Vogel

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