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Lizande Kellerman

Kellerman’s key interests include the assessment and management of developmental impacts and different land use regimes on biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystems; facilitation and management of public participation processes and stakeholder engagement; as well as environmental legal compliance, skills development and further training.

Full Profile

Kellerman has extensive experience in environmental impact assessments. Primarily, her experience relates to  planning, preparing, managing and conducting basic assessments, environmental impact assessments and strategic environmental assessments, as well as environmental management plans, screening/fatal flaw studies, ecological risk assessments, biodiversity resource assessments and licence applications for agriculture, atmospheric emissions, water use, waste management, mining, bioprospecting and biodiversity permitting for numerous projects in the agricultural, construction, conservation, industry, mining and renewable energy sectors. Kellerman has been responsible for the implementation, management and environmental legal compliance of various government-funded projects throughout rural South Africa, focusing on agro-processing of essential oil crops and indigenous plant species with cosmetic, medicinal and nutritional value.

Expertise: Biodiversity, Ecological and Environmental Assessment and Management

 

Academic qualifications: 
  • MSc (Botany) (cum laude), University of Pretoria, 2004
  • PGCE (Higher Education and Further Training), University of South Africa, 2006
  • BSc Hons (Botany), University of Pretoria, 2001
  • BSc (Zoology and Entomology), University of Pretoria, 2000

Contact Person

Lizande Kellerman

lkellerman@csir.co.za