Wildlife conservation has always been close to my heart since young, therefore, I pursued a Bachelor degree in Zoology and started volunteering for several NGOs and social enterprises that focus on wildlife conservation, which both were instrumental to landing me my first job in the field as a naturalist at The Datai Langkawi. As a naturalist, as well as the supporting member of Wildlife For The Future, a pillar under The Datai Pledge to conserve the flora and fauna around the resort, I had the opportunities to deeply understand the environmental issues on Langkawi island, and have been able to participate in initiatives such as the installation of artificial hornbill nest box and camera traps, as well as engage with the local authorities and NGOs for collaborations. However, my experiences in the field have also instilled a deep understanding in me that sustainable conservation of wildlife involves not only the protection of wildlife, but also working plans that include the sustainable practices, protection of habitats and ecosystems, engagement of local communities, partnerships with local authorities and increasing the awareness amongst the community, especially the youth. Therefore, I am eager to assume my new role as The Datai Pledge manager. The Datai Pledge is a private trust under The Datai Langkawi. As a manager, I strive towards ensuring the vision and missions of the trust are embodied and displayed in all projects running under the four pillars: Youth, Pure, Wildlife and Fish for the future. We aim to improve the wellbeing of the surrounding nature, flora and fauna, and local community through a wide array of progammes involving our local NGO and social enterprise partners. I believe this training course will be of much use to horn my management skills, allowing me to manage the projects more effectively and efficiently.

I'm Liane, and I am a WildLearning Specialist at WildTeam! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all! For the last few years, I've been working in Seychelles, focusing on island and marine conservation efforts, particularly coral restoration and turtle nesting monitoring. If you ask me questions about coral, be prepared for me to get very nerdy about it! Prior to that, I was managing a project in Northern Thailand, where I worked closely with a local community to set up ethical elephant experiences in their village. In my free time, I love running and hiking, and being anywhere in nature. I have also learnt to freedive in the last few years and enjoy doing that when possible. I'm really interested in talking to different people and learning from them and their unique experiences.

Hello! I'm Léa and I'm a WildLearning Specialist with WildTeam UK. I help create, design and deliver training courses. I love getting to know all the participants and learning from them :) Previously, I was working with BirdLife International on forest governance issues and in my previous life I worked in the development sector in the United States. Education-wise, I have studied economic development, international relations as well as tropical forestry in the past.  Hope to catch you in a WildHub social!

I am a WildLearning Specialist at WildTeam with a PhD in Conservation Biology.

I'm a biodiversity consultant working mainly in the corporate space. I work with large companies to help them figure out their nature-related impacts, dependancies, risks and opportunities, then use this information to create biodiversity strategies. 

I work for WildTeam UK, helping to deliver training workshops, write conservation best practice manuals and share them as widely as possible. Previously a Writing Fellow working with various conservation organisations across India. Background in research, particularly behavioural ecology. Bird nerd.

My background is mainly in species conservation, education and capacity exchange. I researched mother-young interactions in gorillas and chimpanzees, in captivity and the wild. After that, I worked for three years in Indonesia, where I developed and implemented youth ambassador and community engagement programmes on local and regional scales. I co-founded WildHub, a community of nature conservation professionals, in 2020 and work as their Community Lead. I am furthermore on the Advisory Board of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent where I obtained my PhD on capacity development for conservation in 2022.