LITLHARE MATUMELO ANNAH MOTELLE
Summary
Dedicated conservation biologist with strong love for nature and the environment. Working as a Range technical officer for fifteen years. Field practice across Lesotho's rangelands has developed insights of nature and better understand biodiversity and earth systems and how combined they could be used to improve livelihoods of the rural communities in the changing time of climate change .Eager to further develop expertise in biodiversity conservation with keen interest in sustainable use and human-wildlife conflict research. Excited to engage in collaborative environmental sustainability and climate change initiatives in Lesotho and across the globe.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Range technical officer
Ministry of Environment& Forestry
01.2009 - Current
- Raise public awareness on rangelands resources management
- Determine level of rangelands exploitation, advise and implement mitigation measures
- Promote community involvement and local authorities on rangelands use
- Establish herders and range management/grazing associations for better range management
- Maintain biodiversity conservation for healthy and balanced ecosystems
- Promote and support income generating activities by grazing and herders associations for improved livelihoods
- Rehabilitate and improve rangelands productivity where degraded for better livestock production
- Promote fodder production for supplementation of rangelands
- Conserve and increase availability of native species for cultural, social, religious and economic value
- Advocate for biodiversity conservation for aesthetic beauty of landscape and sustainable recreation which improves tourism sector hence job creation for rural communities
- Protect water resources through wetlands restoration for water quality and yield.
STUDENT ASSISTANT(ICT)
University of the Western Cape
02.2020 - 11.2020
- Assist students with student portal application
- Assist in computer literacy
- Help student email set up
- Assist students with Turnitin application and use
- Assist student use Ikamva as the blackboard
- Assist in printing and photocopying.
Education
BSc Biodiversity and conservation Biology -
University of the Western Cape
Skills
- Biodiversity conservation
- Capacity building
- Ecosystems restoration
- Nature based solutions
- Environmental management
- Research application
Accomplishments
- Wetlands and well-being: Life Interlaced, Wetlands and People (Webinar by G20 GLOBAL LAND INIATIVE,2024)
- Nature based solutions for emerging water challenges (Dresden, Germany, October-11 November 2023)
- Nature-based solutions for Disaster and climate Resilience (SDG Academy,2023-Online)
- Resource conservation and management in mountain ecosystem ( Grassroots institute,webinar-0nline 2023)
- Sustainable management of the mountain areas (Pieve Tesino /Ormea -Italy,27 June -11 July 2022)
- Ecosystems Restoration(Learning for Nature,22 May 2022-Online)
- Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management ( Cap-Net UNDP,2022 –Online)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- Maseru: Rangeland Resources Management (2016)
- World Agroforestry Centre –Maseru: Land degradation Surveillance Framework (September 2017)
- National Institute of Rural Development- INDIA: Planning for Poverty Reduction and sustainable development (28 feb-27 March 2012)
Languages
English
Sesotho
Xhosa
References
- Prof Adriaan Engelbrecht, adengelbrecht@uwc.ac.za, Private bag x17, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, South Africa
- Mr. Teboho Mokoaqo, Senior Range management officer, Mafeteng, 900
- Mrs Regina Mating Chabeli, Chief range management officer, P.O Box 92, Maseru, 100, +266 59027577
Timeline
STUDENT ASSISTANT(ICT)
University of the Western Cape
02.2020 - 11.2020
Range technical officer
Ministry of Environment& Forestry
01.2009 - Current
BSc Biodiversity and conservation Biology -
University of the Western Cape
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