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ResearcherID: JNS-2978-2023
Scopus Author ID: 6602595986

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Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Entomology, Ethnob

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South Africa

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Employment (1)

Tshwane University of Technology: Tshwane, Gauteng, ZA

2021-04-01 to present | Researcher/Lecturer (Environmental, Water and Earth Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (2)

North-West University: Potchefstroom, North West Province, ZA

2017-02-01 to 2021-03-31 | Post doc fellowship (School of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology Education )
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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2014-07-14 | PhD (Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences)
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Professional activities (2)

Unica School for Autistic Learners: Tshwane, Gauteng, ZA

2022-10-08 to present | Treasurer (School governing body)
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Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve: Tshwane, Gauteng, ZA

2020-01-01 to present | Board Director
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The South Africa-Japan Joint Science and Technology Bilateral researcher exchange programme

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Works (27)

The use of entomophagy learning resources to foster education for sustainable development

2025-02-25 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4102/aosis.2024.BK432.03
Contributors: Melissa N Palmer; Barry Richter; Catherine Dzerefos
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The Biodiversity, Food Security, and Poverty Nexus in the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone of South Africa

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5204/IJCJSD.3246
WOSUID: WOS:001178902800001
Contributors: Dzerefos, Catherine Maria
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Revision of the North West province vegetation map

Bothalia, African Biodiversity & Conservation
2024-10-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.38201/btha.abc.v54.10
Contributors: Philip Desmet; Greer Hawley; Anisha Dayaram; R. John Power; Reuben Heydenrych; Catherine M. Dzerefos; Ray Schaller; Norbert Hahn; Nancy Job
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Creating a virtual space for collaborative project planning using the future creating workshop process: building the global climate change education initiative

Educational Action Research
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09650792.2022.2058043
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Recognising the sacredness of nature to promote Education for Sustainable Development

Indilinga: African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
2022-10 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Cathy Dzerefos; Anette Hay
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A comparison of the traditional use of edible insects in Japan and South Africa for place-based learning

Local and global connectivity
2022-03-09 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft
Part of ISBN: 9781645042419
Contributors: Cathy Dzerefos; Kenichi Nonaka; Luiza de Sousa
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The role of insects in enhancing ecosystem services on tree-based systems on degraded lands.

Agroforestry for degraded landscapes: Recent advances and emerging challenges.
2020 | Book chapter | Conceptualization, Writing - original draft
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6807-7_15
Contributors: Cathy Dzerefos; Afton Halloran; Luiza de Sousa
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Reviewing education for sustainable development practices in South African eco-schools

Environmental Education Research
2020-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2020.1809637
Part of ISSN: 1350-4622
Part of ISSN: 1469-5871
Contributors: Cathy Dzerefos
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Insect Protein Squashes Preconceived Ideas of Entomophagy, Sparking Critical Reflection on Sustainability and Educational Resources

The Geography Teacher
2020-07-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19338341.2020.1796740
Contributors: Cathy M. Dzerefos; Luiza O. de Sousa
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Conservation of edible insects in sub-saharan Africa

Edible Insects in Sustainable Food Systems
2018 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74011-9_12
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Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.
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Aiming for the biodiversity target with the social welfare arrow: medicinal and other useful plants from a Critically Endangered grassland ecosystem in Limpopo Province, South Africa

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2016.1174963
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2-s2.0-84964447063
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Kremer-Köhne, S.
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Bridging the knowing-doing gap in South Africa and the role of environmental volunteer groups

Koedoe
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v58i1.1394
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2-s2.0-84994476914
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.
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Edible insects in Africa: An introduction to finding, using and eating insects

Agrodok
2015 | Manual
Contributors: Cathy Dzerefos
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Modelling the current and future dry-season distribution of the edible stinkbug Encosternum delegorguei in sub-Saharan Africa

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/eea.12309
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2-s2.0-84930755470
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Erasmus, B.F.N.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Guo, D.
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Crunchtime: sub-Saharan stinkbugs, a dry season delicacy and cash cow for impoverished rural communities

Food Security
2015-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0479-0
Contributors: Cathy M. Dzerefos; Ed T. F. Witkowski
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The potential of entomophagy and the use of the stinkbug, Encosternum delegorguei Spinola (Hemipera: Tessaratomidae), in sub-Saharan Africa

African Entomology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4001/003.022.0304
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2-s2.0-84908602127
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.
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Use of the Stinkbug, Encosternum delegorguei (Hemiptera, Tessaratomidae), for Food and Income in South Africa

Society and Natural Resources
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2014.915368
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2-s2.0-84904551361
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Toms, R.
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Comparative ethnoentomology of edible stinkbugs in southern Africa and sustainable management considerations

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-20
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2-s2.0-84875350423
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Toms, R.
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Life-history traits of the edible stinkbug, Encosternum delegorguei (Hem., Tessaratomidae), a traditional food in southern Africa

Journal of Applied Entomology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01425.x
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2-s2.0-73449101147
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Toms, R.
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Host-preference and density of woodrose-forming mistletoes (Loranthaceae) on savanna vegetation, South Africa

Plant Ecology
2003 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023991514968
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2-s2.0-0038042224
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Shackleton, C.M.
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Density and potential utilization of medicinal grassland plants from Abe Bailey Nature Reserve, South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation
2001 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013177628331
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2-s2.0-0035672154
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.
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The use of and trade in indigenous edible fruits in the bushbuckridge Savanna Region, South Africa

Ecology of Food Nutrition
2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0033790814
Contributors: Shackleton, C.M.; Dzerefos, C.M.; Shackleton, S.E.; Mathabela, F.R.
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Sustainable utilization of woodrose-producing mistletoes (Loranthaceae) in South Africa

Economic Botany
1999 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/BF02866724
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2-s2.0-0033391981
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Shackleton, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.
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Seedling survival, post-harvest recovery and growth rates of the woodrose-producing mistletoe Erianthemum dregei (Loranthaceae) on Sclerocarya birrea

South African Journal of Botany
1998 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30906-6
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2-s2.0-0031789736
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.; Shackleton, C.M.
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Use and trading of wild edible herbs in the central Lowveld Savanna Region, South Africa

Economic Botany
1998 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/BF02862142
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2-s2.0-0031662206
Contributors: Shackleton, S.E.; Dzerefos, C.M.; Shackleton, C.M.; Mathabela, F.R.
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Development and anatomy of the attachment structure of woodrose-producing mistletoes

South African Journal of Botany
1997 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30794-8
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2-s2.0-0031429187
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Witkowski, E.T.F.
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Seed germination, nitrogen nutrition and water requirements of the edible herb Corchorus tridens (Tlliaceae)

Economic Botany
1995 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/BF02863088
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2-s2.0-0029177950
Contributors: Dzerefos, C.M.; Shackleton, C.M.; Scholes, M.C.
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