2006 Scholarship Winner: Kathryn Lannas
Kathryn is registered at UCT for BSc Honours in Botany, with a focus
on ecology. She is currently in the Kruger National Park on a
programme called Organisation for Tropical Studies which explores
savanna ecology, community involvement in conservation and resource
use and conservation management. For her honours research Kathryn is
“hoping to do a study on a wetland in the Western Cape, looking at
the plants and invertebrates found in it and the interactions
between them. I am interested in conservation, ecosystem functioning
and the relationship between rural communities and environmental
management