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Littledean, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Specialist in Protected and Conserved Area, Community Conservation, Terrestrial Mammals and Large-Scale Complex Social-Ecological SystemsSupporting private natural resources advisory company with bid proposals and implementation of consultancy projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

London, England, United Kingdom

Specialist in Protected and Conserved Area, Community Conservation, Terrestrial Mammals and Large-Scale Complex Social-Ecological SystemsSupporting private natural resources advisory company with bid proposals and implementation of consultancy projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ennedi Natural And Cultural Reserve, Chad

Director of Conservation Department in newly designated UNESCO protected area covering 5m haResponsible for strategy, planning and implementation of conservation activities. High level collaboration with tourism, community and law enforcement departments. Oversaw financial management, budgeting, procurement, performance reviews and recruitment.Managed and develop 12 projects. Awarded highest marks in Park-scale external audit for departmental performance and compliance… Show more Director of Conservation Department in newly designated UNESCO protected area covering 5m haResponsible for strategy, planning and implementation of conservation activities. High level collaboration with tourism, community and law enforcement departments. Oversaw financial management, budgeting, procurement, performance reviews and recruitment.Managed and develop 12 projects. Awarded highest marks in Park-scale external audit for departmental performance and compliance within 3 months of commencing employment. Show less

Zambia

Founding Director of NGO supporting local-level initiatives for wildlife based land uses and livelihoods.Supported environmental education throughout 12 schools in rural communities bordering Kafue National Park with library materials and IT equipment.Capacity building for support with wildlife-based land uses and community development.

Uk And Zambia

Awarded full bursary for applied PhD focusing on impacts of human pressure on wildlife conservation within the Zambian component of the KAZA Transfrontier Conservation Area.Integrated in situ quantitative and qualitative data with remote sensing and novel understanding of human pressure to determine wildlife dispersal areas and connectivity between Kafue National Park and adjacent Wildlife Managed Areas bordering Namibia and Botswana.Key outputs:• Generated novel data on… Show more Awarded full bursary for applied PhD focusing on impacts of human pressure on wildlife conservation within the Zambian component of the KAZA Transfrontier Conservation Area.Integrated in situ quantitative and qualitative data with remote sensing and novel understanding of human pressure to determine wildlife dispersal areas and connectivity between Kafue National Park and adjacent Wildlife Managed Areas bordering Namibia and Botswana.Key outputs:• Generated novel data on occurrence and distribution of 31 terrestrial mammal species throughout a c.1.5m ha landscape-level linkage;• Provided high-resolution human footprint pressure mapping over c.5m ha;• Delivered key analyses of novel and priority areas for landscape-level connectivity between Kafue National Park and the broader Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area;• Data incorporated in wider landscape-level land use planning for KAZA TFCA.Teaching:Taught undergraduate seminars and lectures covering following modules:• Tourism and Conservation;• Communities and Conservation;• Survey and Monitoring for Biodiversity;• Human-Wildlife Conflicts and Resource Competition;• Spatial Analysis: Principles and Methods. Show less

Uk / Namibia / Zambia

2012-13: Zambian Wildlife Authority Training workshops for Wildlife Authority Police Officers and Community Game Guards in field research and monitoring of large carnivores throughout Greater Kafue System2010-11: Namibian University of Science and Technology Freelance Lecturer in Bayesian Modelling and Conservation Biology at Undergraduate level.

Kafue National Park

Operationalised Greater Kafue Ecosystem field research site for integration into boarder multi-system study of large carnivore conservation throughout Zambia. Undertook fundraising, field studies, capacity building, wildlife capture and translocation, anti-poaching, and stakeholder collaborations from local communities through to Traditional Authorities, the commercial tourism sector, NGO’s and State actors.

Windhoek And Fieldbased

Developed, funded and operationalised interdisciplinary project to study and provide solutions to complex conservation challenges surrounding Namibia’s African wild dog population in context of broader Regionwide and International priorities.Partnered with commercial, communal and indigenous communities to provide holistic understanding of nuanced conservation approaches required to maintain and expand the mosaic of wildlife managed areas for African wild dog and their… Show more Developed, funded and operationalised interdisciplinary project to study and provide solutions to complex conservation challenges surrounding Namibia’s African wild dog population in context of broader Regionwide and International priorities.Partnered with commercial, communal and indigenous communities to provide holistic understanding of nuanced conservation approaches required to maintain and expand the mosaic of wildlife managed areas for African wild dog and their prey.Delivered local, National and Regionwide conservation strategies, and implemented environmental education and wildlife tourism initiatives in partnership with State and bi-lateral stakeholders. Show less

London

Event development, management and fundraising

South Africa

Safari guide and hospitality management for Londolozi Private Game Reserve.Developed Community Outreach projects with Shangaan communities.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Biodiversity Management

Landscape Connectivity / Large Carnivore Conservation / Human Footprint Pressure

Master Of Science (Msc), Conservation Biology, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity Management

B(Eng) Hons, Engineering, 2:1

Education record