Creating and managing wildlife habitat at King Shaka International Airport  (La Mercy Airport) Durban, South Africa.

I have been involved in this project as an assistant consultant to the environmental consultant Geoff Nichols engaged by the Institute of Natural Resources which is attached to the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg since before the project was announced 3 August 2007 following a meeting held at the offices of the contractor at Mount Edgecombe. As a an assistant consultant to the INR I have been involved in surveying the area , planning etc.

Later I was appointed as the sole consultant to the L&M Joint Venture that was engaged to commence alien plant removal and to set up the nursery to grow local native plants occurring within a radius of 50 km of the site to be used in the re-habilitation program.

As the appointed consultant I was solely responsible for the training of the staff in alien plant removal as well as setting up the nursery and training the staff in nursery practice and management.

As the appointed consultant I was solely responsible for the collection of all seeds, cuttings  and showing the staff the best way to grow them.

As the appointed consultant I was solely responsible for the selection and collection of plant material that was sourced from the Municipal nursery at Silver Glenn