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Proposed
Position:
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Senior Consultant;
Environmental Issues |
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Name of Firm:
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Horus Wildlife RSA
/ Stellenbosch University |
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Profession:
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Director, Wildhorus
Ltd.
Forester, Forestry
Lecturer,
Forest
Certification Auditor FSC. |
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Years with
Firm/Entity: |
Two |
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Nationality: |
South African |
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Membership in
Professional Societies:
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Species Survival
Commission (IUCN)
Expert reviewer:
International Science Foundation |
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Key Qualifications: |
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David Pepler has
been a lecturer at Stellenbosch University since 1974 with specific research
interests in biodiversity issues.
He has attended the
FSC Forest Certification Course run by Woodmark partner Svensk
SkogsCertifiering in Sweden and South Africa in 1998 and since 1999 has
taken part in Woodmark certification inspections in Southern Africa
including pre-assessments in South Africa and certification full assessment
in Swaziland. |
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Education: |
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University of Cambridge |
1996 |
Mphil. (Zoology). |
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Saasveld Forestry College |
1971 - 1974 |
Diploma in Forestry. |
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Robertson High School |
1968 |
Matriculation Exemption |
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Employment
Record: |
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2000 - present |
Wildhorus Ltd. |
Director
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South Africa |
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1999 - present |
Soil Association Woodmark |
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest
Certification Auditor
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South Africa |
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1995 - 1998 |
Stellenbosch Hydro |
Guest Lecturer
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South Africa |
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1974 - present |
Stellenbosch University |
Tenured Lecturer & Technician
Financial and
logistical management, independent research, lecturing, post-graduate
supervision |
South Africa |
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1972 - 1974 |
Kluitjieskraal State Forest |
Assistant Forester
Production forestry, water catchment
management, fire management, production nursery management and conservation
management planning |
South Africa |
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Languages: |
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English, Afrikaans
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