Grant Joseph

MBChB (UCT); MSc CB (UCT); PhD (UCT)

Dr Grant Joseph is both a medical practitioner and a research scientist. Following 10 years of medical practice, he completed an MSc in conservation biology and a PhD in zoology. Research interests include conservation biology, landscape ecology, community ecology, restoration ecology, ornithology, and the emerging threats to human health from global environmental change. He is presently investigating the influence of termitaria on biodiversity and resilience in dystrophic savannah systems, restoration of semi-arid systems, and the effects of environmental change on bird functional distribution across gradients of aridity and on ecological systems and human health. He believes that through education and shared knowledge with the general public and commercial institutions, scientists can play a decisive role in achieving a sustainable future in which the wonder of four billion years of life is respected, and better understood by all.