Martin de Wit
Scholar-in-Residence
BCom (University of Pretoria), HBCom (University of Stellenbosch), MA (University of Groningen), PhD (University of Pretoria), MATS (Regent College)
Martin de Wit is Scholar-in-Residence at Regent College for the 2024 Fall term. He is Professor of Environmental Governance at Stellenbosch University, South Africa and coordinates the School of Public Leadership’s Post Graduate Diploma and Master's Programmes in Environmental Management. His research work focuses on care for creation, the interactions between the economy and the environment (notably climate, ecosystems, energy, and waste), and on the place of the human person in environmental governance and social order. His latest book is written in Afrikaans and called Skeppingsorg: ‘n Aanset tot interpretasie van sekere Bybeltekste oor die mens se verhouding tot die natuurlike omgewing [Creation Care: An onset to interpreting certain Biblical texts on humanity's relationship to the natural environment] (Durbanville: AOSIS, forthcoming). He serves on the Board of Directors of A Rocha South Africa. He is married to Rianne, and they have three children.