Damas has MSc in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Water Resources and Environment Management from University of Twenty in Netherlands, is a well-trained Civil & Water Resources Engineer and Environment Expert. his expertise lies in areas of Hydrological Modeling, WASH, community-based natural resources management, institutional strengthening, GIS and Remote Sensing, governance, Integrated Water Resources Management, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Development of Land use and Forest Management plans, Stakeholders engagement in development process and Resources mobilization, Forest Landscape Restoration, Wetland mapping and monitoring, Project Monitoring and Evaluation and Design of hydro-meteorological monitoring stations. He possesses 12 years of progressive practical experience in the Water and Conservation sector in Tanzania. He has hands-on experience in planning, designing, managing, and executing Water Resources Management Projects as well as Conservation Programs. Damas has worked with various organizations including the Ministry of Water in Tanzania as Hydrologist he was involved in the development of Integrated Water Resources Development and Management Plan (IWRMDP) of the Lake Nyasa Basin Water Board, Songwe River Basin Management Plan (SRBMP), He has also been working with African Wildlife Foundation (AWF-International Conservation Organization) coordinating water resources management programs, and he is currently working with WWF as Program Executant WASH and IWRM. He is mainly responsible with coordination and delivery of Mara River Catchment Conservation (MRC) Project (USAID funded Project) and Mara Wetland Conservation Project (WetCoP) in the Serengeti - Mara sub-landscape of the Southern Kenya – Northern Tanzania (SOKNOT) Landscape.

Hello there! I am a UK-based bat conservation worker, with seven years experience in bat ecology work and bat care. Work at BCT includes working with roost-owners and contacts to prevent the disturbance and destruction of roosts, and improving negative perceptions of bats within the general public. I currently hold position of Special Point of Contact for the Wildlife Crime Project on the BCT Helpline, and aim to greatly expand my knowledge and experience in Wildlife Crime Prevention in this role. In my role as BCT Bat Care Network Co-ordinator, I have worked to improve the welfare of bats in rehabilitation by creating minimum standards for bat care on the network. I am also working on several smaller projects to improve bat welfare in rehabilitation, such as facilitating CPD training for veterinary professionals in bat care and improving and expanding resources available to bat care volunteers. I am on the committee for Avon Bat Group, regularly taking part in trapping and bat box surveys. I have some experience with African bats, having spent 2 weeks in Zimbabwe trapping bats at Imire Rhino Conservation Reserve as part of a research project. I have recently spent 4 weeks in Queensland, AU, volunteering at the Tolga Bat Hospital, which specializes in rehabilitating flying foxes. From this I have a special interest in flying foxes and would love to work promoting their conservation and changing beliefs about them, as well as working to find solutions to the biggest threats facing spectacled flying foxes in Queensland, including barbed wire fencing and tick paralysis. I have joined WildHub to take part in their Project Management course, to improve my working methods as a project co-ordinator in my current role and in potential future roles. I'm excited to join the community, meet some other conservationists and to utilise the resources that WildHub provide!

 I am an Ecologist by training. My research interests have focused on : Relations between protected areas and local communities; Wildlife conservation; Community Building; Environmental governance ; Conflict management ; Climate change.