Lulu van Rooyen (nee Pretorius)

Dr Lulu van Rooyen (nèe Pretorius) holds a Bsc (Hons) in Plant Science and an MSc and PhD in Environmental Science. Lulu is a trained ecologist specializing in wetland ecology and management; and in 2021, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship which focused on climate change adaptation. Lulu conducts research as a research fellow with the University of KwaZulu-Natal and works as a free-lance environmental and ecological consultant. She is also a director of an NGO called the Centre for Wetland Research and Training (WetResT), through which she partakes in research projects, training and capacity building activities, and acting in an advisory capacity for stakeholders from all spheres. She is SACNASP registered; belong to various professional bodies; and is the outgoing Chair of the South African Wetland Society