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 natural resources management and has facilitated community-based conservation initiatives in and around the Serengeti ecosystem for over 20 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in land use planning and natural resources management from the University of Dar es Salaam. He is studying for a Master of Science in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.