Advance knowledge and assist city with decision-making within the context of global environmental change in:
- biodiversity conservation
- land use planning
- climate change
- management
- multidisciplinary: Environmental, biological, social science, governance & economics
- Build research capacity of eThekwini Municipality &UKZN
- Generate knowledge & learning so as to address the gap between scientific research, policy development & management
- Develop monitoring protocols for climate change
- Increase human capital
