Vincent Carruthers has spent his entire adult life living and working in the Magaliesberg. He led the campaign to have the region proclaimed a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2015 and worked with the teams that nominated the World Heritage Site. An award-winning, influential environmentalist, he has written and contributed to a wide range of publications, among them The Magaliesberg, Wildlife of Southern Africa, and A Complete Guide to the Frogs of Southern Africa (with Louis du Preez).