'Practice makes perfect' - Roleplaying and mentoring the teams through conducting the survey

Here the trainers were interviewed by the teams as if they were wildlife ranchers. Teams were also taken into the field to receive guidance on in-field verification of land degradation.

We sent 15 volunteers from our field assistant ranks to attend the Sustainable Land Management course hosted by the Herding Academy in Graaff-Reinet.  The course covered the fundamentals of holistic land management and regenerative agriculture for decision-makers and (future!) policy-makers.  The students conducted the course  from 3-7 May 2021 and will become teaching assistants for future training events when the survey moves to other provinces.  We hope to create a peer-peer learning community through this initiative.