• Marine and coastal ecology and applied ecology
• Marine protected areas and conservation planning
• Benthic ecology and blue carbon processes in coastal and marine systems
• Marine spatial planning and ocean governance
• Coastal socio-ecological systems and inclusive governance
• Sustainable blue economy and coastal development

• Biodiversity conservation and marine ecology
• Marine and coastal governance, policy and sustainable development

• Mr XT Zondo - ORCID

Professional Affiliations:

• Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA)
• South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)

Awards:

• Mining Qualifications Authority Scholarship (2022-2024)
• University of the Western Cape Dean's Merit List (2022)
• Golden Key International Honour Society Membership (2020)
• University of the Western Cape Merit Scholarship (2019)
• Monash University Merit Scholarship (2016)

• Evaluating conservation paradigms in South Africa's Wild Coast
• Socio-economic and livelihood impacts of coastal sacred groves: threats and resilience mechanisms
• Marine spatial planning and co-governance: integrating policy, stakeholders and conservation outcomes
• Invasive species and ecosystem management in Sub-Antarctic islands (Prince Edward Islands)