Dr Thabang Rainett Teffo

Expert Associate - Responsible Use

Bio

Dr Thabang Rainett Teffo is a Conservation Biologist, with a keen interest in natural resource use, resource management. and nature-based economics. He is currently Head of Responsible Resource Management Department at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC). Thabang is also involved in lecturing at SAWC on Resource Economics, Responsible Resource Use, and Biodiversity Management. He has previously worked with the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) as Project Assistant in Hungary. Dr Teffo holds a PhD in Wildlife Conservation and Management from the Hungarian University of Life Science and Agriculture.

@AWEI

At AWEI Thabang is currently an Expert Associate focusing on responsible resource use. He has been in association with AWEI from its early stages when it was established. At AWEI, he brings his expertise on resource use and networking opportunities from the conservation and wildlife economy sector both locally and globally.

From 2025, he will follow his passion of understanding the impact of hunting of free ranging game on livelihoods and health of rural inhabitants in South Africa. Outputs will be research papers, newsletter articles, position statements, social media posts etc. 

Selected outputs

• Ungulates and Their Impact on Reptiles: A Review of Interspecific Relationships (2023)
• Impacts of ungulates on reptiles of high conservation value and their habitats (PhD thesis, 2023)
• Sustainable development of South Africa - An in-country perspective (2020)