Sifiso Xulu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He received his MSc at Stellenbosch University and earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2019. He is a physical geographer whose research interests include remote sensing, spatial analysis and environmental management. His research activities cover the areas of land use analysis, remote sensing and geographic information systems. He is currently working on forest health and vitality using remote sensing.
Michael Gebreslasie is a Professor at the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He received his MSc and Ph.D. degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in 2004 and 2009, respectively. He worked for the South Africa Medical Research Council as a Senior Scientist for three years. He joined the UKZN School of Agriculture, Earth, and Environmental Sciences as a lecturer in 2012. He is a member and a supervisor of the South Africa System Analysis Centre (SASAC)’s capacity development program. He pursues an interdisciplinary research agenda that focuses on modelling and evaluating the spatial and temporal interactions/changes between the environment’s physical, climatic, and biological components, including their impact on human health.
