Fellow Focus Area: Equity, gender & environmental justice

Dr Lauren Evans

Dr Lauren Evans

Lauren Evans has worked in conservation, always in an interdisciplinary way, in East Africa for 15 years, where tensions between social justice and conservation can be glaring. Lauren’s PhD and…
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Fon Quinta Yuochi

Fon Quinta Yuochi

Fon Quinta Yuochi is a Gender and Environmental Justice Advocate, CEO of the “Association for the Socially Vulnerable” (ASOV), Visionary and Coordinator of “Gender Advocates for Sustainable Climate Action &…
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Faizatou Rouamba

Faizatou Rouamba

With over a decade of experience, Faizatou has introduced innovative solutions for equitable access to clean water and sanitation. A passionate leader in African development, she is committed to empowering…
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Doreen Asumang-Yeboah

Doreen Asumang-Yeboah

Doreen Asumang-Yeboah is a Natural Resource Manager and a development change facilitator. She has a BSc. in Natural Resources Management and a Masters in Development Policy and Planning both from…
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Balkissa Daoura

Balkissa Daoura

Embarking on her climate justice adventure as a mere interest, it swiftly transformed into a fervent passion as Balkissa’s experiences and knowledge expanded. Through her involvement in diverse environmental projects,…
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Peace A. Quiminee

Peace A. Quiminee

Peace A. Quiminee is a Liberian working at Conservation International (CI) Liberia as a Gender and Safeguard officer. She’s been instrumental in mainstreaming gender and safeguarding considerations across all program…
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Xoliswa Fuyani

Xoliswa Fuyani

Xoli, the founder of Black Girls Rising, is an environmentalist with over a decade of leadership experience in guiding and nurturing youth. Over the course of 15 years, she has…
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Elisabet Badia

Elisabet Badia

Elisabet Badiais an environmental engineer born and raised in Barcelona, working primarily in the energy sector. She advocates for women’s empowerment in the energy transition, and she enjoys challenging this…
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Dr Shivani Bhalla

Dr Shivani Bhalla

Born and raised in Kenya, Shivani believes the key to lion conservation is working in partnership with local communities. She founded Ewaso Lions in 2007 to promote coexistence between carnivores…
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Lessah Mandoloma

Lessah Mandoloma

Born and raised in Malawi, Lessah is a DPhil student in Biology at University of Oxford. Her research interests lie in the field of Biodiversity Conservation and Agriculture, particularly to…
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