I am a researcher and project management professional specialising in biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and the biodiversity economy. My work focuses on understanding how natural resource governance, finance, and policy frameworks can support both ecological sustainability and community livelihoods, particularly in African contexts. With over a decade of experience in environmental research, programme coordination, and stakeholder engagement, I have worked on initiatives that integrate biodiversity conservation with economic development, climate resilience, and sustainable resource management. My expertise includes biodiversity finance, environmental governance, ESG integration, and the application of nexus approaches to complex sustainability challenges. I am currently pursuing doctoral research on Biodiversity Economy and the Sustainability Nexus: Assessing Namibia’s Conservation Model in the Global Policy Framework. My research explores how conservation systems, wildlife economies, and policy instruments interact to shape sustainable development pathways.

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.