Short biography: | Fourteen years of experience involving several years as curator of the National Herbarium of Namibia and involvement in contributions to knowledge of the Namibian flora, including the Tree Atlas of Namibia, the Red Data Book on Namibian Plants, the Fieldguide to Wildflowers of the southern Namib, the Fieldguide to the Trees and Shrubs of Namibia, and the recently launched Fieldguide to the Wildflowers of the Central Highlands of Namibia, as well as extensive experience in collection and identification of indigenous plants. Involved in numerous specialist vegetation studies for Environmental Impact Assessments of mines, power lines, power stations, pipelines, and roads, as well as several biodiversity baselines and sensitivity zoning studies. |