Josia Razafindramanana worked as the Environment Manager of a large mining company, with extensive experience in high-level strategic planning, large team performance management, and operations and compliance management. Early in her career, she founded IMPACT Madagascar, a Malagasy organisation that fosters su
Abigail Quic is Maya Tz’utujil and is a graduate of SERES. She began her journey 2011 as a participant, joining the team in 2013 as a facilitator and transitioning to Co-Director in 2019. Abigail has studied Business Administration and Human Resources and won national and international awards for her soci
Andrea Fuentes is an enthusiastic advocate for wildlife conservation and community development. She holds a Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering and has dedicated the past three years to working on Andean bear conservation in Bolivia in collaboration with local communities. Her journey commenced in 202
Swithin Kashulwe is a dedicated young conservationist with a strong passion for building a career in conservation. His primary interests lie in biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, environmental conservation, research, and community development. Swithin holds a bachelor’s degree in wild
Lameck Mkuburo, a Tanzanian biodiversity conservationist, is a results-driven professional with over a decade of hands-on experience. His deep-seated passion for conservation and the environment has been the driving force behind his career in biodiversity conservation. Lameck possesses exceptional leadership sk
Yannick Ndoinyo is the co-founder and Executive Director of Traditional Ecosystems Survival Tanzania (TEST). He has over 20 years of experience in natural resources management, land management and defending human rights. He is passionate about nature and the livelihoods of local people. Yannick is trained in na
Moeumu Uili, a conservationist by profession, has joined the team of conservationists at the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) since 2021 as a Threatened Species Conservation Officer. One of the few local non-profit organisations in Samoa, SCS is committed to advancing the cause of conserving Samoa’s biol
Kelly Caichihua is an Ecotourism Engineer currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Forest Resource Conservation at the National Agrarian University La Molina. She is the founder and general director of the non-profit organisation GEOYACHAQ in Peru. With four years of experience in public and private inter-
Moses Kerry is a passionate biologist and conservationist. He is the founder and Director of the Mauberema Ecotourism Nature Conservation Education Research and Training Center, a community youth-led organisation in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea. The organisation’s primary mission is to promote
Rachel Ikemeh is a Nigerian conservationist working to protect some of southern Nigeria’s most highly threatened forest habitats and primate populations. For example, Rachel’s determined efforts have helped to bring back a species from the brink of extinction – the rare and critically endangered Niger Del
