Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson heads up BirdLife South Africa’s Conservation Division. She is a senior manager and biodiversity conservation specialist. Her key responsibilities, as Head of Conservation, include oversight of all BirdLife South Africa’s Conservation Programmes, including seabird, landbird and habitat conservation, policy and advocacy engagement, regional support to BirdLife partners throughout Africa, community conservation and avitourism projects.
An initiative led by the Center for Sustainability Transitions (CST) at Stellenbosch University, in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and made possible through the JWO research grant.
The development of the BII depends on the input of experts across the continent to adequately represent African biodiversity. The index will be presented in a usable form for decision making. Join our network to get involved or to stay updated as the project progresses.