Mervyn Lotter is a Biodiversity Planner and GIS Manager for the
Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency in South Africa, who knows well the uphill battle he and his peers in the field of conservation face. He also understands the grave consequences likely to unfold endure should humanity fail to rise to the challenge before us. Thankfully, the need for new, more powerful methods of addressing the biodiversity crisis has been met in part by the powerful capabilities of modern GIS. In
this Member Spotlight from our monthly series, Mervyn demonstrates what it means to play a role in finding solutions, sharing ideas, and collaborating to solve problems with GIS.