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Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Kigali, Rwanda

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Supports species strategy development and implementation within WWF (three examples below). Develops key avenues for the mitigation of species impacts from global drivers and presures; maximises opportunities for best species conservation delivery from external opportunities.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

- Co-led for WWF the design, developement and implementation of the WWF / TRAFFIC Illegal Wildlife Trade Campaign- Led for WWF the design of the subsequent WWF / TRAFFIC Wildlife Crime Initiative, a more programmatic approach intended to capitalise on the momentum achieved with the campaign.

Rome, Italy

- Programme development and implementation support (including strategy design and monitoring and evaluation for the overall WWF global species programme)- Securing conservation outcomes through species policy (IWC, CMS, CITES, CBD)- Driving special initiatives on priority topics e.g. building scientific and political pressure within the International Whaling Commission to address climate change impacts on cetaceans and recommend necessary adaptation measures, particularly in the Arctic (see 2 example reports below); employing a ‘macroeconomics’ approach to a wildlife issue (human wildlife conflict) in order to generate policy recommendations that truly resonate with the intended audience, government staff in the agricultural sector (see example report below.)- Support and drive campaign implementation (e.g. minimising the impact of oil and gas development on the critically endangered Western Grey Whale.)- Foster internal and external networks

Woking, United Kingdom

- Programme development and implementation support- Securing conservation outcomes through species policy (IWC, CMS)- Driving special initiatives on priority topics e.g. fostering internal lessons learning on human wildlife conflict mitigation.

London, United Kingdom

Led the EIA Bear Campaign, with highlights including;- Sucessful campaign to secure an European Union wide ban on the import of grizzly bear hunting trophies from British Colombia, Canada, which remains in place today.- A global campaign against Fairmont Hotels, opposing their construction of a business convention centre in critical bear habitat within a World Heritage Site (Lake Louise, Alberta.)Supported the EIA Cetacean Campaign.

Cameroon

Tested the efficacy of an environmental education initiative in a range of different villages in Cameroon through a series of semi-structured interviews.

Cameroon

- Supported the government in the establishment of a new national park (Mefou) including GIS mapping and community outreach- Managed a wildlife sanctuary based in the park, including gorillas, chimpanzees, small primates and other fauna.

Biology, General

Dissertation thesis published in the journal Behavioural Ecology

Highest Marks In The Uk For Biology A-Level