Where You Would Work

Conservation Agencies like South African National Parks, Mpumalanga Parks Board, Eastern Cape Parks, CapeNature, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.

All Universities Local Government City Parks, Recreation, Planning, Design, Resource Management,

Economic Development, Tourism. Department of Environmental Affairs

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

Research Councils and Institutes like Agricultural Research Council and CSIR.Non-Governmental Organisations like IUCN, WWF, WESSA, EWT, Birdlife, Traffic.

Nurseries and Landscaping Firms • Industries like Forestry and Mining. Museums • Zoological Gardens and Animal Rehabilitation Centres • Media

Private Consulting Firms • Your Own Business

Information Technology In Protected Areas

Research Off-reserve

Biodiversity Careers

Biodiversity for LifeSANBI

Biodiversity Careers in Computers and

Information TechnologyGIS technician and specialist

Statistical ecologist

Modeling statistician

Systems analyst

Climate change and biodiversity modeler

Land-use planner

Biodiversity conservation planner

Database manager

Software developer and project manager

What to StudyComputer science / informatics and

ecology, botany, zoology, environmental biology, conservation biology, wildlife management, geography or environmental science.

(It is becoming more possible to combine majors across departments and faculties.)

Biodiversity for LifeSANBI

Biodiversity Careers in Protected Areas and

ReservesPark manager

Marine protected area manager

Nature conservator

Conservation planner

Wildlife veterinarian

Social ecologist, educationofficerInterpretationofficer, game guide, nature guideField ranger

Lawenforcementofficer

Game farm manager

What to StudyNature conservation • Marine science • Wildlife management

Veterinary science • Environmental education • Guiding

Biodiversity for LifeSANBI

Off-Reserve Biodiversity Careers

What to StudyHorticulture, landscaping

Nature conservation, marine science, environmental management Botany, zoology, ecology, taxonomy

Engineering and environmental studiesEnvironmental law • Environmental educationJournalism and an environmental programme

HorticulturistCurator of garden, herbarium or collectionSustainability manager in industry e.g. forestryEnvironmental control officer in industry e.g. fisheries Environmental engineerEnvironmental lawyerEnvironmental impact assessment practitionerStewardship extension officerCommunity development facilitatorEnvironmental education materials producerEnvironmental journalist Communications officer

Biodiversity for LifeSANBI

Biodiversity Careers in Research

What to StudyEcology, botany, zoology, entomology, ichthyology, genetics, conservation biology, wildlife management, marine biology,

geography, soil science Sociology, anthropology, development studies and an

environmental programme

Economics and an environmental programme

Botanist (studies plants) Zoologist (studies animals)Ichthyologist (studies fish)Marine biologist (studies sea life including mammals)Freshwater ecologist (studies rivers, lakes and wetlands)Ornithologist (studies birds)Entomologist (studies insects)Taxonomist, geneticistSoil scientistGeographer, biogeographerSocial scientistEnvironmental or resource economistEcosystem services specialistBiodiversity strategy / policy analyst

Biodiversity for LifeSANBI