The South African National Parks is bringing together researchers, scientists, conservation practitioners and environmental managers under one roof to explore the complex inter-relationship between people and nature.This will be on October 13-15 in Knysna when it hosts the 8th Garden Route Interface meeting.
This is an annual meeting that provides a platform for exchanging knowledge and experiences on social-economic systems .
“It focuses on exploring and understanding the interactions between society and the natural environment and how these relationships influence conservation and sustainable development outcomes for a trivig humanity and planet,” said SANParks in a statement. It also said that discussions would discuss key issues. These include the relationship between science, policy and practice, human-nature connections, inclusive conservation, environmental governance, climate change and the evolving role of protected areas within broader, multi-use landscapes. “The meeting aims to strengthen collaboration and encourage the application of scientific and experimental expertise and knowledge to the multitude of conservation and environmental practitioners,” said SANParks.
