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Academic Profile: Ms Linda Downsborough, Monash South Africa

Ms Linda Downsborough

Linda has completed a Masters of Education (Environmental Education) in which she examined the social learning processes present within a citrus farming community in the Eastern Cape.  She has four years working experience spanning the fields of education, environmental education and conservation. Before joining Monash University in July 2009, Linda worked as a Project Executant for the Marine and Coastal Working Group, at the Endangered Wildlife Trust.

Research areas and interests:

  • Social learning,  learning  across disciplines and Communities of Practice
  • Conservation of Natural Resources

Publications:

  • Downsborough, L., Shackleton, C. & Knight, A. (In Press). The Potential for Voluntary Instruments to Achieve Conservation Planning Goals: the Case of Conservancies in South Africa. Oryx International Journal of Conservation.
  • Downsborough, L. (2009). Social Learning processes in a Citrus Farming Community of Practice. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education (26) 167-175
  • Shackleton, C, Parkin, F, Chauke, I, Downsborough, L, Olsen, A, Brill, G & Weideman, C. (2009). Conservation, commercialization and confusion: harvesting of Ischyrolpis in a coastal forest, South Africa. Environment, Development and Sustainability 11(2). Springer: Netherlands.
  • Downsborough, L., Olvitt, L. & Lotz-Sisitka, H. (2008). EEASA Monograph- Learning in a Changing World: Selected papers from the 4th World Environmental Education Congress. ShareNet, Howick. 164pp.
  • Downsborough, L and McLean, B. (2008) Marine and Coastal Conservation: Action for a healthy future for our oceans. Vision Magazine, August 2008.
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