RIEL Seminar Series
Entomophagy, cultural entomology, and insect biodiversity loss in Africa
| Presenter | Dr Caswell Munyai | |
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Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods
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| Location | Yellow 1, Level 2, Room 48 at CDU Casuarina Campus, and online via Zoom (see below for Zoom link). All times are ACST. | |
| Open to | All International audience, CDU staff and students, Public | |
Dr Caswell Munyai is a Senior Lecturer in invertebrate biology at the School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
In the seminar ‘Entomophagy, cultural entomology, and insect biodiversity loss in Africa’, Caswell will briefly discuss the history of entomophagy and summarise the global distribution of edible insect species. He will then explore entomophagy and entomotherapy in Africa, highlighting indigenous and traditional knowledge with examples from his research group, especially in South Africa. Finally, he will address challenges and opportunities for entomophagy and entomotherapy in Africa and present studies from his group on land-use change and its effects on insect biodiversity.
Caswell leads an entomology research group working on diverse topics and contributes to nature documentaries that raise public awareness about biodiversity. His research interests include myrmecology and entomophagy in Africa.
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