ecology.co.za
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present work
training and training materials
» Sustainable Tourism in South Africa. FET NQF level 2, 3 and 4.
One of a team of 3 writers. Levels 2 and 3 already published. Level 4 in
production. Nasou-Via Afria. Cape Town. 2007 / 2008
» KNP Guides Training Manual: : NQF Level 3 : Contributions by Lynn
Hurry on Ecology; Climatology; Soils; Birds and Community-based
Conservation, A series of small study publications on environmental
topics for the KNP Tour Guides. (Part of the KNP Skills Development
Programme.) Performance Solutions Africa (Pty) Ltd. 2007.
» Writer and registered copyright owner of Environmental Education
Training and Development raining Practice (EEDP) (SAQA 2290-1)
past work
writing, publishing and teaching
» KNP Guides Development & Editing Process : A series of small study
publications on environmental topics for the KNP Tour Guides. (Part of
the KNP Skills Development Programme.) Performance Solutions
Africa (Pty) Ltd. In production 2007.
» Environmental Education Training & Development Practice.
Originator of a seven module programme of training that was piloted
with the EE staff of Mpumalanga Parks Board in 2005.
» Environmental Management and Eco-Tourism. A 5-day THETA
registered programme of learning directed at rural leadership. Taught
mainly at the Lowveld Centre for Life Long Learning (C4L) of White
River. Current and ongoing.
» Learning for Sustainable Living . Birdlife South Africa.. Teaching and
Learning resource distributed free to every Senior Phase School in
South Africa. Project member and Senior Editor of Environmental
Education materials, and sole author of the accompanying Training
Manual. 2000
» The development of a 16 credit module on the strand ‘Earth and
Beyond’ of the Advanced Certificate of Education (Natural Science)
programme. Client : University of Natal (PMB). Department of
Science Education. October 2002
» Aardvark Publications (An LBH organisation) : A series of four
ecologically-focused activity books: Encounters with Sea-life;
Encounters with Wildlife; Backyard Wildlife and National Parks Wildlife
Game & Colouring Book.
consultancy work
Client : Thuthuka-Thembalethu-Uplands (TTU) Project. A 3-year
programme of support support for eco-business development in the
Nkomazi District of Mpumalanga. 2003 – 2006. A natural-resource based
project Initiated by myself and funded by the Swiss SA
Cooperation Initiative.
Client : Ehlanzeni District Municipality: Ecotourism and Cultural
Tourism Opportunities in the Nkomazi District. Paper delivered at the
Tourism Indaba Mpumalanga 1st November 2002.
Client: The Access Initiative of the International Summit on
Sustainable Development, 2001. A research project for the
Washington DC based “Access Initiative”. Published as :
Investigation into Part IV of the Research brief: The Status of
Environmental Education in South Africa. August 2001.