Hello there
I am Esther and I'm the conservation manager for Fire Island Conservation.
I joined WildHub this month after registering for a Project Management for Wildlife Conservation training course with WildTeam. I am keen to meet like-minded conservationists and network, possibly finding new partners.
My main responsibilities with Fire Island Conservation are the establishment and management of a variety of community upliftment and marine conservation projects. Our main focus is to protect the turtle populations and vulnerable marine life around Ilha do Fogo. The island itself is based in the Zambezia Province of Mozambique, but we have a hospitality partner and also manage conservation efforts around the locations of their properties in both Mozambique and South Africa.
I'm hoping to make connections with conservationists and researchers also involved in the marine environment. Although I have worked in marine conservation for many years, I have only been involved in very specific projects and my knowledge is limited. I want to expand my learnings and find out how better to manage the projects to see them to their full potential. I also hope I can help others to learn more about what's happening in southern Africa, and maybe give them scope to expand some of their own projects to this biodiversity wonder of the world.
Fire Island Conservation projects aim to empower communities with alternative income & protein sources to poaching. As conservation manager, I'm working to bring marine researchers to the island to establish studies that link to our conservation efforts and enhance community projects. I also manage social media content and write blogs for the projects.
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Welcome Esther, we are glad to have you in our community. It's nice to hear that you have enrolled in one of our training courses. Now that you are here it will be nice to check out other courses as well, like the stakeholder engagement, project planning, grant writing for conservation projects. These will help you do more in your career. You can also make use of catalyst program to tell your conservation journey. Also join us in our monthly socials 3rd Wednesday of every month to share your experiences with us.
Thank you @Eberechi Cecilia Osuagwu, wildhub advocate
A warm welcome to WildHub, Esther! Great to have you join us.
Which partnerships are you looking to make?
We have a unique little island that's unexplored so keen to find researchers who want to consider projects there on the coral reef species or megafauna. To continue fund the efforts to make it a safe haven for turtle populations, we offer SCUBA retreats on the island, which researchers etc can also use as a base.
Thanks for sharing Esther!
@Helen Pheasey : possibly of interest to you/your students for next academic year :)
Welcome to WildHub, Esther. I hope you enjoy the project management course!
Thank you @Lara Reden
Hi Esther! Welcome to the Wildhub Community
Thank you @Chrissy
Hi Esther, you're welcome. I'm interested in the outcome of how your Organization follows up on communities empowered with alternative income and protein sources to poaching; do you have data on the success rates?