Leonie Joubert

Leonie Joubert marubucin kimiyyar Afirka ta Kudu ne kuma marubuci ƙwararre kan yanayi da rugujewar muhalli, manufofin makamashi, da kuma dalilin da yasa birane ke barin mu da yunwa, nauyi, da rashin lafiya (yunwa-kiba talauci-paradox). Kwanan nan, aikinta yana zurfafa cikin yanayin lafiyar tunanin jama'a. Ta shafe mafi kyawun ɓangaren shekaru 20 tana bincika waɗannan batutuwa ta hanyar littattafai, aikin jarida, tallafin sadarwa ga masana ilimi da ƙungiyoyin jama'a, rubuce-rubucen kirkire-kirkire na almara, da kwasfan fayiloli.

 Tarihin Rayuwa 
Leonie Joubert yana da digiri na biyu a aikin jarida na kimiyya daga Jami'ar Stellenbosch da kuma digiri na farko a aikin jarida da karatun watsa labarai daga Jami'ar Rhodes .  Ita marubuciya ce ta littattafai fiye da goma, ciki har da: Scorched, Sauyin yanayi na Afirka ta Kudu (Wits University Press, 2006); Wurin tafasa, mutane a cikin yanayi mai canzawa (Wits University Press, 2008); An mamaye, mamayewar nazarin halittu na Afirka ta Kudu (Jami'ar Wits Press, 2009) da Lokacin Yunwar, ciyar da biranen Afirka ta Kudu (Picador Africa, 2012).

Littafinta na farko, Scorched: Canjin yanayi na Afirka ta Kudu, ya haɗu da gaskiyar canjin yanayi "tare da jin daɗi, tarihi, kwatancin mutane" kuma ya ba da shi tare da "ma'anar ban mamaki na sirri". Littafinta na biyu, Invaded, mamayewar nazarin halittu na biranen Afirka ta Kudu, ya rubuta sakamakon shigar da nau'ikan tsire-tsire da dabbobi masu cin zarafi cikin Afirka ta Kudu. Lokacin Yunwa, ciyar da biranen kudancin Afirka, bincike ne na yunwa da rashin abinci mai gina jiki a kudancin Afirka.

 Kyauta 
An ba Joubert lambar yabo ta Lahadi Times Alan Paton Non-Fiction Awards, daya don Scorched a 2007 da ɗayan don mamayewa a cikin 2010. Alan Paton Award .  

Leonie shi ne 2007 Ruth Fellow ( Jami'ar Witwatersrand ), 2009 SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year a cikin buga kafofin watsa labarai category, an jera a cikin Mail & Guardian ta 200 Matasan Afirka ta Kudu Dole ne ku kai ga Abincin rana (2008), kuma an zaba shi don 2016 City Press Action Afelberg Nonfi

 Nassoshi 

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