Fellow Focus Area: Ecosystem management, restoration & nature-based solutions

Dr Irene Amoke

Dr Irene Amoke

Dr. Irene Amoke is currently the Executive Director at Kenya Wildlife Trust. She’s a landscape ecologist with over fifteen years of experience in field ecology, GIS, and project  management. Irene…
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Shamiso Winnet Mupara

Shamiso Winnet Mupara

Shamiso Winnet Mupara is an environmentalist from Zimbabwe. She is the Executive Director of Environmental Buddies Zimbabwe and has helped set up two nurseries, led the planting of over 10…
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Paola Bouley

Paola Bouley

Paola Bouley (she/her) is an Ecologist, National Geographic Explorer, and 2022 Women for the Environment Africa Fellow. She was born and grew up in South Africa, pursued her education on…
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Nancy Githaiga

Nancy Githaiga

Nancy is a scientist and a natural resource governance and management expert who is passionate about making inter and intra-generational equity a reality. She believes it is not a choice…
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Emily Otali

Emily Otali

Emily lives and works in Uganda, she is the Country Director of the Kibale Forest Schools Program, a local based non-governmental organization, whose mission is to conserve Kibale National Park…
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Belinda Low Mackey

Belinda Low Mackey

Belinda Low Mackey was born and raised in Kenya. She is co-founder and executive director of the Grevy’s Zebra Trust, a Kenyan conservation organization working with pastoralist communities to increase…
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Tiana Andriamanana

Tiana Andriamanana

Born and raised in Madagascar, Tiana Andriamanana graduated with a degree in biochemistry. She joined Fanamby – a nonprofit working on sustainable management of harmonious protected areas – in 2009…
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Sibongile Winnie Mavimbela

Sibongile Winnie Mavimbela

Sibongile Winnie Mavimbela has vast knowledge and over 17 years experience in Climate Change, Green Economy, Blue Economy, Circular Economy (Waste Management), Integrated Water Resource Management, Sustainable Land Management, Renewable Energy…
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Rachel McRobb

Rachel McRobb

Rachel McRobb was born and raised in Zambia, and after schooling in Swaziland and South Africa, she returned to Zambia to work at first in the tourism sector and then…
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Ojochenemi Ruth Akagu

Ojochenemi Ruth Akagu

Ojochenemi Ruth Akagu is a Conservation Biologist with over 13 years of experience in biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihood development. She works with community members, government institutions and private sectors…
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