Conservation

Cape Research Centre

The Cape Research Centre, home of the Cape Node, is situated in the Tokai section of Table Mountain National Park. The Cape Node, a research wing of SANParks’ Conservation Services Division, was established in 2008. The Cape Node was established to develop internal scientific capacity, mainly in the form of science programme managers and applied conservation ecologists, to serve the parks of the Cape Floral Kingdom and adjacent Succulent Karoo, the unique position of the Western Cape with regard to marine/coastal biodiversity, and the socio-economic pressures in the urban-park interface around Cape Town.

The primary objective of the Cape Node is to establish SANParks, through a collaborative approach, as a significant facilitator of Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, and marine/coastal research, and as leader in soliciting and applying the full range of socio-ecological research outcomes to protected areas in the region.

Vision
Mission
Cape Research Centre Staff
Research Procedures
Address and Contact details

Vision

Advancing the state of protected area knowledge.

Mission Statement

Conduct, facilitate, and influence research and monitoring to improve the performance and sustainability of parks.
Synthesize and translate relevant ecological knowledge to enable effective park management and to raise the profile of parks.
Evaluate and monitor the performance and sustainability of parks in achieving their biodiversity, cultural-heritage and socio-economic mandates.

Cape Research Centre Staff

Name	Position	E-mail
Melodie McGeoch	General Manager	melodiem@sanparks.org
Nicola van Wilgen	Global Change Scientist	nicolavw@sanparks.org
Mbulelo Dopolo	Programme Manager: Marine	mbulelod@sanparks.org
Ruth-Mary Fisher	Scientist/ Science Liaison	ruth-maryf@sanparks.org
Glynn Alard	Science Support	glynna@sanparks.org
Zishan Ebrahim	Red Data Species Scientist	zishane@sanparks.org
Jolene Waller	Administrative Assistant	jolenew@sanparks.org
Nashreen Williams	Junior Plant Ecologist	nashreenw@sanparks.org
Mmoto Masubelele	Junior Scientist	mmotom@sanparks.org
	Social Scientist
	Regional Ecologist

Address and contact details

Tel: +27 (0) 21 713 7500
Fax: +27 (0) 21 712 0131

Postal address:
Cape Research Centre
Scientific Services: Cape Node
South African National Parks
P.O. Box 216
Steenberg
7947
South Africa

Physical Address:
Cape Research Centre
Scientific Services: Cape Node
South African National Parks
End of Tokai Road (West)
Tokai
7945
South Africa

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