Mari-Lise du Preez is a researcher with SAIIA’s Governance of Africa’s Resources Program(GARP). She has a Masters degree in International Studies from Stellenbosch University. Before joining SAIIA she lectured in International Politics at the University of South Africa. Her current research interests focus on the interplay between natural systems and social systems. She has recently published work on forest governance in the Congo Basin and small-scale fisheries governance in Angola.