The 2nd Catchment Research Group Water Circle Seminar of 2011 was presented by Prof. Kate Rowntree of the
Rhodes Geography Department. Her seminar, entitled: Landscape connectivity, a hydro-geomorphic framework
for landscape restoration in the Baviaanskloof, South Africa, provided an overview of research being conducted
by Lindie Ado-Smith, Rebecca Joubert and Kerry Bobbins under the joint supervision of Prof. Rowntree and
Prof. Ellery of the Rhodes Geography and Environmental Science Departments.
The focus of her seminar surrounded the development and application of a framework to demonstrate an
integrated approach to catchment restoration using the geomorphological principle of connectivity. This
framework is positioned within a broader restoration initiative undertaken by Living Lands, a Dutch non-profit
organization, through their research network PRESENCE. Their philosophy of integrated catchment
management is being used to guide future developments in the valley within which the Rhodes research is
positioned.
Baviaanskloof Valley researchers at Rhodes University. Kerry Bobbins, Rebecca Joubert, Prof. Kate Rowntree and
Prof. Fred Ellery (left to right).