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ROVING REPORTERS: Grant-winning scientists show Africa’s environmental future is written in microbes and trees

Fred Kockott · Daily Maverick

Published 8 Oct 2026, 1:41 am·1 d ago·1 min read

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Dr John Paul Makumbi and Dr Olivier Jean Leonce Manzi have been named joint winners of the 2026 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant. Their research projects, spanning soil microbes and tropical forests, explore how ecosystems can reveal early signs of environmental change before their decline becomes visible.

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