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I am a conservation professional with 15 years of experience in diverse landscapes across Africa.  My interest in environmental issues is informed by my personal and professional experiences. I was born and brought up near a forest in the Kenyan highlands. It was because of the waters flowing from this forest that I did not have to walk for long distances to fetch water - a task expected of girls in my community. This forest and its critical watersheds was protected by elders through the application of Indigenous Knowledge Systems. 

 

I am a firm  believer in the application of Indigenous Knowledge in the furtherance of just conservation and community livelihoods. Over the course of my career, I have worked towards the integration of natural and cultural heritage into a concrete whole. I have  had the privilege of working with and learning from the following communities:

 

• The Turkana, Abagusii, Agikuyu, Iteso, and Abasuba peoples in Kenya; 

• The Warangi in Tanzania; 

• The Iteso in Uganda;

• The Chewa in Malawi;

• The San in South Africa;

•  and, Aboriginal Australians. 

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Their individual and collective philosophies have influenced my thinking on the practice and application of conservation. 

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Recent work: Executive producer of the film 'A Canopy of Hope: The Legacy of Wangari Maathai'

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