In the highlands of the Eastern Free State, where mountain landscapes shape both ecology and everyday life, the ARU has spent the past decade building a foundation for research that connects people, place, and the environment.

Read our magazine marking ten years of mountain research: Afromontane Research Unit: A Decade of Research, Discovery and Impact.

What does it take to restore a landscape, strengthen communities, and protect biodiversity at the same time? In the Maloti-Drakensberg, researchers, conservation partners, and local communities are working together to do exactly that..