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'm a coral reef ecologist who's left academia and now runs a video production company in London. Our work spans films of all kinds but our main passion and focus is in creating documentary film and meaningful visual stories for charities, projects and people that are trying to make the world a better place. We've spent the last 5 years working on some amazing projects from a BBC World documentary following the miraculous recovery of an 80 year old explorer from COVID, who then went on to climb Cornwall's largest mountain. More recent projects include a week long trip to the mountains of Portugal where we were following the work of a local NGO who's fighting the rising wildfires through the planting of native woodland and trees.  I'm open to speaking with and collaborating on projects across the world to use our skills to help tell stories that matter. 

Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) was founded in 1948, thus being the oldest environmental NGO of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a national scope and a background intrinsically connected to some of the major landmarks of the portuguese modern environmental history, such as the creation of the only national park in the country and several natural parks. LPN has also co-chaired the creation of Castro Verde’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and is currently part of its management board, being the only NGO with a similar responsibility in Portugal. In its more 72 years of existence, LPN has been distinguished with many international awards (e.g., Land for Life Award, UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Best LIFE-Nature Projects 2008 and 2013) and some of national most prestigious honours. LPN aims to contribute to Nature’s conservation and to the environmental protection, by having the sustainable development definition as a guideline and the desire to assure a quality of life to the present and future human generations. Some of its major projects include LIFE-funded projects to preserve the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) and the stepparian birds of Alentejo, among others. In Castro Verde, a southern municipality in some of the portuguese most beautiful but also less-favoured regions, LPN has been implementing an award-winning project for 20 years that connects biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation with local socioeconomic empowerment through a close work with farmers and the stimulation of ecotourism. Besides this, LPN has also a focus on environmental citizenship, education and training. There is a constant and ever-increasing effort on initiatives and projects that allow to escalate the ability to reach and sensitise people, from every age group. From forest literacy to ocean literacy, passing to the creation of different teaching resources, LPN ensures to take its message to thousands of people every year. Teachers are one of the most common targeted audience since they can easily increase the outreach and directly implement new strategies and test new resources and ideas with their students. With this in mind – and looking for a professional continued training and knowledge transfer capacity –, LPN created a training centre, certified by the national authorities to develop an annual programme of courses, covering a wide spectrum of topics, always with a solid technical and/or scientific basis.

I'm from Badajoz, a little city near Portugal at Extremadura, Spain. I love my region because is plenty of wild nature, birds, forests, rivers... but is endangered too. I have a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Biodiversity Conservation. I have more than 15 years of experience in Environmental Education with school kids and the general public. I'm interested in all related topics about ecology, conservation and all living creatures and their relationships, that makes possible the life on Earth.  I have worked in Paraguay granted by University of Salamanca and UNESCO Chair "Education for Sustainable Development: Strengthening lines of research in the area of ​​biodiversity and the link with society". My duties were teaching experiments design and basic biostatistics at UNA (Universidad Nacional de Asunción); doing a biodiversity's bird research at the San Rafael National Park (the major Atlantic Forest patch remaining), ringing birds and teaching young students how to carry out a basic research; and doing environmental education with young child and population living at the natural park influence area.  I stayed at Madeira (Portugal) working on two LIFE projects, one to protect the endemic sparrowhawk "Furabardos" and the other to take care of marine birds. The LIFE projects are the UE tool to support and fund the conservation on their territories.   Later I have devoted to natural ecotourism at Extremadura (Spain) and scuba diving tourism at Sharm el Shaik (Egypt), in addition to environmental education, or little research and consultancy tasks. I have a  youtube channel  to outreach environmental issues and my own talks. Is in Spanish, but if you want you could take a look at it.  Currently, I have a job at an environmental consulting at Extremadura (Spain), working about the compensatory measures to take during and after the construction of photovoltaic plants. I take care of bird nests, mitigation and prevention of bird and bat mortality at the high voltage lines, soil restoration, reforestation, etc. I'm glad to carry out this work because I'm sure I'm doing the best to protect the nature while the construction of renewable energy plants are trying to reduce the climate change.  In addition, I take part from two NGOs: Fauna&Vida, a environmental conservation and education organization from Paraguay, where I'm currently the Education and conservation programs Director, and SEO/BirdLife, the ornithological society to protect birds, where I coordinate the volunteer group in my city. 

Hi, I'm Paul Chinyama a dedicated conservationist with a profound love for nature and a strong commitment to preserving biodiversity. My journey in conservation began with my passion for exploring wildlife, which has since evolved into a career focused on habitat restoration and species protection. With over four years of experience and a Bachelor of science in wildlife conservation and natural resource management, I have developed expertise in designing and implementing effective conservation programs. My work at African Parks leads me to a significant increase in native bird populations through habitat restoration efforts. I'm excited about the opportunity to contribute to preserve wildlife and continue making a positive impact on the environment.

Hello everyone. My background has been mostly in wildlife surveying and monitoring techniques, and human dimensions in conservation among others.  I am passionate about sharing the limited knowledge that I possess with my students. It gives me greater satisfaction to see them becoming professionals in the field of wildlife/conservation. I love outdoor activities in particular camping with limited resources.  Looking forward to learning from all. 

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. 

My name is VImbainashe Eunick Chitauro, a conservationist from Zimbabwe specializing in Conservation education. From a young age, I have been passionate about working with wildlife, and as I progressed in my career, I have come to understand the crucial link between wildlife and communities. My goal is to educate and equip the next generation with the knowledge and skills to become future custodians of biodiversity, carrying forward the important work already being done. With over 4 years of experience in the conservation field, I have had the privilege of educating over 5000 children and community members on conservation matters. I am eager to connect with conservationists from around the world to make a significant impact together. I believe that through collaboration, we can make a difference in preserving our planet's wildlife and natural resources.