DR RAINER VON BRANDIS

Rainer earned his honours and master’s degrees in nature conservation while also working part-time as a freelance guide in South Africa. In 2002, he relocated to the Seychelles, where he developed security protocols, trained marine rangers, authored conservation management plans, removed invasive species, established long-term monitoring programs, and mentored scientific researchers. He completed his doctoral degree in nature conservation in 2012 and has since been focused on establishing river baselines for the early 21st century.