Claire Martens is the Communication and Media Coordinator, based in South Africa but working across the organisation.
Until 2023, she was the Senior Communications Officer for the Southern African Hub, having joined in November 2019.
Claire graduated with a Master of Arts in Environmental Science from Rhodes University and a second Honour’s degree in Social Development from the University of Cape Town. During her undergraduate degree she also majored in law. Her Master’s thesis topic covered the governance of commonages in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. After leaving university, she worked at ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability as an intern because embarking on her Honour’s degree in Social Development. Before joining Natural Justice, she worked at the Legal Resources Centre in Johannesburg as a communications officer.
Claire has published extensively for online publications, including GroundUp and the Daily Maverick, and had a chapter published in Hebinck, P. & Shackleton, C. (eds) Reforming Land and Resource Use in South Africa: Impact on Livelihoods. She continues to expand her knowledge with various short courses, including “Being Fully Human: Dismantling Race & Racism in Conscious Community”, Introduction course at the School of Practical Philosophy and UCT’s “Writing your Life Story” short course.
