South African Wetland Society

Excellence, Professionalism and Ethics in the Wetland Community of Practice of South Africa

Webinar and Roundtable Series

Please find below the year planner for our Webinar and Roundtable Series for 2024 being hosted on the Zoom online platform.

We aim to improve knowledge and enhance accessibility to contemporary topics, ongoing issues, recent research findings, and updates on wetland tools and guidelines for the wetland community through two distinct webinar formats. In our Webinar Series, local and international experts deliver concise presentations on key wetland-related topics. In our “virtual” Roundtable Discussions, we convene panels comprising scientists, researchers, practitioners, and governmental officials, primarily from South Africa and abroad, to deliberate contentious topics. These platforms allow us to explore key issues in depth, and we encourage audience participation through the Q&A sessions. We encourage you to make suggestions on the themes you would like to see presented in the series. You may do so by making contact with the Society on our Contact Us page.

Event Fee: SAWS member – Free. Non-member – R60.

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Next Event

Title TBC

Webinar

Monday 9 December, Time TBC

Prof. Michael Grenfell

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Michael is an NRF C-rated Researcher (2020-2025).

Past Event

Wetland management in the context of climate change

Webinar

Wednesday 3 October 16:00 – 17:30

Kate Snadden

Freshwater Consulting Group, Western Cape, South Africa.

Kate has been a Society Trustee as well as serving as the Society’s Chairperson, and plays a significant role in setting up the annual National Wetlands Indaba.

Attendance Register SACNASP

Past Event

A flagship species approach to wetland conservation in South Africa

Webinar

Thursday 19 September 2024, 16:00 to 17:30

Dr Kyle Lloyd

BirdLife South Africa, Wetland Conservation Project Manager/Rockjumper Fellow of White-winged Flufftail Conservation.

Attendance Register SACNASP Presentation

Past Event

Exploring geomorphic diversity in floodplain wetlands: Implications for ecosystem service delivery

Webinar

Wednesday 28 August 12:00 – 13:30

Dr Suzanne Grenfell and Hannah Chemaly

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Stellenbosch Univerty, Western Cape, South Africa.

Suzanne is the Subject Editor of the Wetlands Ecology and Management journal.

Attendance Register SACNASP Presentation

Past Event

SWS-Africa and SAWS Collaboratory Webinar

Webinar

Thursday 15 August 2024, 12:00 (SAST)

We are delighted to invite you to a lunchtime webinar in August showcasing research from across Africa (Kenya, Lesotho, Algeria and Cameroon) in a series of short video clips and some interviews, as well as a feature film on South Africa’s peatlands. This webinar is a collaboration between the Society for Wetland Scientists Africa Region, and the South African Wetland Society.

Attendance Register SACNASP

Past Event

Mini WET-Health Tool

Webinar

6 May 2024, 12:00 – 13:30

Charlene Russell

Groundtruth Consulting, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Charlene is curently serving as a Society Trustee.

Attendance Register SACNASP

Past Event

Overview of the revised Risk Assessment Matrix for Section 21 (c) and (i) water uses in terms of the National Water Act

Webinar

Thursday 4 April 2024, 12:00pm-1:30pm

Dean Ollis

Inland Waters Consultancy, Western Cape, South Africa.

Dean has previously served as a Society Trustee.

Attendance Register SACNASP

Past Event

Biogeochemistry – The common denominator in wetlands

Webinar

Monday 4 March 2024, 16:00 to 17:30

Prof. Marinus Otte

North Dakota State University, Department of Biological Sciences, United States of America.

Marinus is the Editor-In-Chief of the WETLANDS journal and a Fulbright Scholar.

Attendance Register SACNASP

Water seeping out of the side of an excavated wetland, called a Weeping Wetland

Muddy hand holding clump of clay from wetland

Inspection of concrete structure in a wetland

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About the Society.

How to become a Member of the Society.

The Management Team.

Our Codes of Practice.

The Society

Was established at the Water Research Commission (WRC), Pretoria, South Africa on the 25th of May 2012.

Is a registered Non-Profit Organsation as of 26 September 2023 (297-447 NPO).

Is a Voluntary Association (VA) in terms of the NSP Act and is registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).

South African Wetland Society

Webinar and Roundtable Series

Event Fee: SAWS member – Free. Non-member – R60.

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Next Event

Title TBC

Past Event

Wetland management in the context of climate change

Past Event

A flagship species approach to wetland conservation in South Africa

Past Event

Exploring geomorphic diversity in floodplain wetlands: Implications for ecosystem service delivery

Past Event

SWS-Africa and SAWS Collaboratory Webinar

Past Event

Mini WET-Health Tool

Past Event

Overview of the revised Risk Assessment Matrix for Section 21 (c) and (i) water uses in terms of the National Water Act

Past Event

Biogeochemistry – The common denominator in wetlands

Links

The Society

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