Adjany Costa
Expertise: Marine Biologist and Conservationist Adjany Costa is currently the Advisor for Environmental Affairs to the President of the Republic of Angola. She was previously the youngest Minister in the history of the country, at age 31, for the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment. Adjany Costa has a double Master’s degree in Marine Biodiversity […]
Erica Tavares
Expertise: Ecologist Erica Tavares is the founder of EcoAngola, an environmental conservation project and a founding member and President of the Young Scientific Community in Angola (CCJA). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Nottingham, UK and a Master’s in Ecology and Evolution from the Vrije University and the University […]
Simangele Msweli
Expertise: Biodiversity Simangele Msweli is a conservationist with experience in scientific research, policy and community engagement. She holds a Master of Science in Biological Sciences, currently serves in the Steering Committee of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (the official youth constituency to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)) and as the Chair of the […]
Dr. Stella Kabiri-Marial
Expertise: Production Ecology and Resource Conservation Researcher Dr. Stella Kabiri-Marial is a senior research officer and program Leader at the National Agricultural Research Organization in Uganda. Dr. Kabiri-Marial is a trained scientist in Production Ecology and Resource Conservation, with a PhD from Wageningen University ( Netherlands) which focused on preparing African rice farmers against parasitic […]
Nancy Iraba
Expertise: Marine Scientist Nancy Iraba is a Marine Scientist and Invertebrate Zoologist from Tanzania. She received her bachelor degree ( Hons) in Aquatic sciences and Fisheries from University of Dar es salaam, Since then she has been involved in different field works and projects relating to Aquatic ecosystems research for both Freshwater and Marine environments. […]
Dr. Asanda Benya
Expertise: Extractives Dr. Asanda Benya is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology at the University of Cape Town. Dr. Asanda Benya’s broad research interests include labour studies, gender, labour and social movements, labour geographies, workplace identities, the extractives industry, human rights, social justice in mining communities and ethnography. Her current research is using […]
Trusha Reddy
Expertise: Climate Finance, Energy Trusha Reddy is a climate justice activist with more than 15 years’ experience working both within and supporting civil society organisations in Africa and globally. She has a passionate commitment to advancing women’s rights and building women’s power. Trusha has a Masters Degree in International Politics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal […]
Veronica E Manga
Expertise: Solid Waste Management Veronica E. Manga currently works as a Lecturer and researcher on solid waste management at the Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Buea in Cameroon. Household perception and willingness to pay for improved waste management service in Mamfe, Cameroon https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336143024_Household_perception_and_willingness_to_pay_for_improved_waste_management_service_in_Mamfe_Cameroon Land contamination risk management in Cameroon: A critical review […]
Ada Na’Bila Acobta
Expertise: Researcher Ada Na’Bila Acobta is a graduate student researcher within the department of Earth System Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. She received an MSc in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from the University of Buea, Cameroon in 2016. She volunteered with youth-led non-profit organizations in Cameroon as an Environment Development Specialist and […]
Charity Nyelele
Expertise: Researcher Charity Nyelele is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth System Science at University of California Irvine. Where she works on a Center for Ecosystem Climate Solutions project to develop and communicate strategies to better manage California’s natural lands for climate change. Her research interests are the intersections of human well-being and […]
Tuyeni Heita Mwampamba
Expertise: Conservation scientist, Ecologist Dr. Tuyeni H Mwampamba trained as an ecologist at the University of California Davis, She currently serves as a research professor at the Institute of Ecosystems and Sustainability Research – IIES at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Where she pursues research that explores the ecological and social aspects of […]
Fatima Parker-Allie
Expertise: Marine Biodiversity Fatima Parker-Allie started her career at South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in biodiversity data management. She has researched two drivers of change to biodiversity i.e. invasion biology and climate change. She is currently the (SANBI) Deputy Director of Biodiversity Informatics supporting Partnerships and Cooperation. She is also managing the South African […]
Benis N Egoh
Expertise: Ecosystem Services, Resilience, Socio-ecological systems Dr Benis Egoh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine (UCI). She holds a Master degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town and a PhD in Zoology from Stellenbosch University. Before joining UCI, she worked for the Council […]
Malebajoa Anicia Maoela
Expertise: Biodiversity and conservation , conservation ecology Malebajoa Anicia Maoela is a Conservation ecologist with a PhD from Stellenbosch University she has served as a Science Officer at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. Mapping the interlinkages between sustainable development goal 9 and other sustainable development goals: A preliminary exploration https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337931220_Mapping_the_interlinkages_between_sustainable_development_goal_9_and_other_sustainable_development_goals_A_preliminary_exploration […]
Racheal Changoja
Expertise: Extractives Activist Racheal Chagonja is a young Tanzanian student who is an environmental and peace activist. She founded the K-Project for Peace to oppose uranium mining and nuclear weapons as well as raising public awareness in Africa of the severe humanitarian threat uranium mining poses. In 2015 Racheal along with other activists climbed Mt. […]
Phyllis Omido
Expertise: Social Justice Activist Phyllis Omido is a Kenyan grassroots social justice activist and founder of The Centre for Justice, Governance and Environmental Action, dedicated to empowering communities affected by extractive industries. After realizing her baby and other children in the Owino Uhuru community near Mombasa were suffering from lead poisoning, Omido galvanized the community […]
Hanitra Markolf Rakotonirina
Expertise: Conservation biologist Hanitra Rakotonirina is a biologist, she leads a conservation programme working in Madagascar for the NGO Chances for Nature in Göttingen, Germany. Where she manages the development of conservation projects, specifically in the area of environmental education and awareness for sustainable livelihoods. Within the framework of these projects she developed and created […]
Ikal Angelei
Expertise: Environmental Activist Ikal Angelei is a grassroots activist with an interest in Environmental justice, Resource Governance and Community Rights. She has a particular interest in Political Ecology, analysing the politics and human ecology of ecosystem management. She is co-founder and Director of Friends of Lake Turkana, a grassroots organization that seeks to foster social, […]
Dr. Balgis Osman-Elasha
Expertise: Biodiversity / Nature Conservation, Climate Change Dr. Balgis Osman Elasha is a Senior Researcher at the Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources in Sudan and a lead author of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dr. Balgis Osman Elasha holds a PhD in Forestry Science, Masters in Environmental […]
Charity Migwi
Expertise: Environmental and climate activist Charity Migwi is an environmental and climate activist from Kenya, and is the Regional Campaigner at 350Africa.org. She has a background in communications and has worked with various conservation and environmental governance organizations keen on integrating climate change solutions to create a healthier, safer and more sustainable planet. Charity joined […]