Namib naukluft park frans lanting biography

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Namib naukluft park frans lanting biography

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A man on a mission

Lanting was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in and developed a keen interest in wildlife and the natural world from a very early age.

His childhood neighbourhood was transformed by the development of the petrochemical industry, and Lanting witnessed at first hand “how societies overwhelm organic landscapes”. He later obtained a Master’s Degree in Environmental Economics at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, before moving in to the USA to study Environmental Planning at the University of California, Santa Cruz. 

Joe Decker - Lanting September - Licence: CC BY-SA

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