Christiaan F. Pool

Christiaan F. Pool is the head of the Forestry Department in the Science Faculty of Nelson Mandela University. He holds a Diploma in Tertiary Education from the University of South Africa, a B-Tech Degree in Forestry, and a Master’s degree in Technology (Fire Management) from the Nelson Mandela University (NMU). Before Joining the NMU as an academic, he was a professional forester for 10 years and managed a training centre for a leading forestry company for three years. He is co-author and editor of the South African edition of the Fire Managers Handbook on Veld and Forest Fires and has written more than 30 articles for technical magazines on the topic of Fire Management. He also wrote a training manual on Integrated Fire Management for Commercial Forestry in Tanzania and was part of the team rewriting Wildfire bylaws for villages in Tanzania. He further designed and registered a Higher Certificate in Veldfire Management at the NMU and is the facilitator of the Fire Management symposium series in South Africa. His services as a fire management expert are often called upon in Wildfire litigation cases. He is actively involved in co-supervising postgraduate students within the forestry Department.