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Lwandisa Fada

Lwandisa Fada is originally from a small town, Mbizana in the Eastern Cape. She holds BSc (Hons) Environment and Water Science from the University of the Western Cape. She has previously worked as a Biodiversity Conservationist at the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) where she was mainly involved in Coastal Management Programmes i.e. the Blue Flag Eco-Label. Currently, she works as an Environmental Consultant in KwaZulu Natal based Environmental Consulting Company where duties mainly include but not limited to conducting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), conducting Environmental Audits, lodging Water Use License Applications for various developments.

She is a member of International Association for Impact Assessment South Africa (IAIAsa) and is a registered Scientist at the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professionals (SACNASP). 

Lwandisa is a nature enthusiast, as such, in her spare time she enjoys going out for Hiking, trail running, Nature photography.


Lwandisa Fada, Environmental Consultant.

Lwandisa Fada, nature enthusiast.

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