People

SEOSAW steering committee

SEOSAW is governed by a board of researchers. To learn more about what the steering committee does and how it functions, read the SEOSAW steering committee terms of reference.

Name	Institution	Location
Sally Archibald	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Vera De Cauwer	Namibia University of Science and Technology	Namibia
Kyle Dexter	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Phesheya Dlamini	University of Limpopo	South Africa
John L. Godlee	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Francisco Maiato Pedro Gonçalves	Herbarium of Lubango	Angola
Rhett Harrison	CIFOR-ICRAF	Zambia
Daud Kachamba	African Forests Forum	Kenya
Itambo Malombe	National Museums Kenya	Kenya
Musingo Mbuvi	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Jonathan Muledi	University of Lubumbashi	Democratic Republic of Congo
Justice Muvengwi	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Elifuraha Elisha Njoghomi‬	Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Morogoro	Tanzania
Natasha Ribeiro	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique
Casey Ryan	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Muri Gonçalves Soares	Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (FNDS - National Fund for Sustainable Development)	Mozambique
Carla Staver	Yale University	USA
Stephen Syampungani	Copperbelt University	Zambia
Mariska te Beest	Utrecht University	Netherlands
Clemence Zimudzi	University of Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe

SEOSAW staff

Name	Role	Institution	Location
Penny Mograbi	Project Scientist	University of Edinburgh / University of the Witwatersrand	United Kingdom / South Africa
Tatenda Gotore	Sustainable Management of Miombo Woodlands Researcher	University of the Witwatersrand / Miombo Network	South Africa

SEOSAW fellows

Past scientific steering committee members.

Name	Institution	Location
Wilson Mugasha	Sokoine University of Agriculture	Tanzania
Nicola Stevens	University of Oxford	United Kingdom
Geoff Wells	Stockholm University	Sweden
Charles Blessings Jumbe	Centre for Independent Evaluations	Malawi

SEOSAW student liaisons

Name	Institution	Location
Mthokozisi Moyo	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Collins Masinde	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Hermane Diesse	Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)	Namibia
Henry Kariuki Njeri	Botany department, National Museums of Kenya	Kenya

Lead data contributors

Name	Institution	Location
Antje Ahrends	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Thom Brade	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Joao Carreiras	University of Sheffield	United Kingdom
Emanuel Chidumayo	Makeni Savanna Research Project	Zambia
Vera De Cauwer	Namibia University of Science and Technology	Namibia
Dave Druce	Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park	South Africa
Gregor Feig	SAEON Arid Lands Node	South Africa
Manfred Finckh	University of Hamburg	Germany
John L. Godlee	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Francisco Maiato Pedro Gonçalves	Herbarium of Lubango	Angola
Torsten Hoche	University of Hamburg	Germany
Ricardo Holdo	University of Georgia	USA
Rudzani Makhado	University of Limpopo	South Africa
Steve Makungwa	Llongwe University of Agriculture	Malawi
Iain McNicol	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Anderson Muchawona	Zimbabwe Forestry Commission	Zimbabwe
Wilson Mugasha	Sokoine University of Agriculture	Tanzania
Aristides Muhate	Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development	Mozambique
Paula Nieto Quintano	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Rose Pritchard	University of Manchester	United Kingdom
Pierre Proces	Congo Basin Forest Partnership	Democratic Republic of Congo
Rasmus Revermann	University of Hamburg	Germany
Natasha Ribeiro	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique
Casey Ryan	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Mahesh Sankaran	National Centre for Biological Sciences	India
Mylor Shutcha	University of Lubumbashi	Democratic Republic of Congo
Abel Siampale	Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection	Zambia
Carla Staver	Yale University	USA
Ifo Suspense	Marien Ngouabi University	Republic of Congo
Stephen Syampungani	Copperbelt University	Zambia
Hemant Tripathi	University of Leeds	United Kingdom
Wayne Twine	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Johannes Wallenfang	University of Hamburg	Germany
Mat Williams	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Ellie Wood	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Collins Masinde	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Rhett D. Harrison	World Agroforestry Centre	Zambia
Mathew Rees	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom

Other data contributors

Name	Institution	Location
Sally Archibald	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
David Augustine	US Department of Agriculture	USA
Ninda Baptista	Polytechnic of Namibia	Namibia
Samuel Bowers	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
António Valter Chisingui	Herbarium of Lubango	Angola
Joris Cromsigt	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Sweden
Jolien de Ruytter	University of Ghent	Belgium
Barend Erasmus	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Patrick Graz	Polytechnic of Namibia	Namibia
Isla Grundy	University of Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe
Dave Harris	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Miya Kabajani	Namibia University of Science and Technology	Namibia
Canisius Kayombo	Forestry Training Institute, Olmotonyi	Tanzania
William Kindeketa	Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology	Tanzania
Kubheja W.	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Paul Magdon	University of Göttingen	Germany
Joana B. Melo	University of Leeds	United Kingdom
Kathleen Mennell	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Buster Mogonong	SAEON Arid Lands Node	South Africa
César Pérez-Cruzado	Universidade de Santiago de Compostela	Spain
Tshililo Ramaswiela	SAEON Arid Lands Node	South Africa
Bob Scholes	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
Soah Shabani	Selous Game Reserve	Tanzania
Johannes Stoffels	University of Trier	Germany
Jose Tchamba	Herbarium of Lubango	Angola
Mariska te Beest	Utrecht University	Netherlands
Felix Trotter	Forest Research	United Kingdom
Maria J. Vasconcelos	Tropical Research Institute	Portugal
Helga van der Merwe	SAEON Arid Lands Node	South Africa
Benjamin Wigley	Kruger National Park - Skukuza	South Africa
Emily Woollen	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Penny Mograbi	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
John Ngugi	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Vivian Kathambi	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Patrick Mutiso	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Beth Ndunda	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Peter Matee	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Simon Wachira	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Brian Okito	Kenya Forestry Research Institute	Kenya
Lisboa S.		Mozambique
Joao S. S.		Mozambique
Ham C.		Namibia
Kleinn C.		Namibia
Kihumuro P.		Uganda
Okia C.		Uganda

Other SEOSAW members

Name	Institution	Location
Nicholas Berry	The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group	United Kingdom
Adeline Fayolle	University of Liège	Belgium
Benard Guedes	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique
Cori Ham	Stellenbosch University	South Africa
Sergio Simão João	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique
Josiah Zephania Katani	Sokoine University of Agriculture	Tanzania
Christoph Kleinn	Georg-August Universität Göttingen	Germany
Caroline Lehmann	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Pierre Meerts	Université libre de Bruxelles	Belgium
Edward Mitchard	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
Robert Mwase	National University of Science and Technology	Zimbabwe
Almeida Sitoe	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique
Rebecca Stedham	The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group	United Kingdom
Tony Swemmer	SAEON Ndlovu Node	South Africa

Past SEOSAW staff

Name	Role	Institution	Location
Lorena Benitez	Project Officer	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom