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Munira is the Kenya Programme Director at The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

She has more than 20 years’ of experience in wildlife conservation, community development and tourism.

Previously, Munira worked as the director in charge of community wildlife department at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) where she managed and implemented corporate social responsibility projects (social, health and water) for communities who live in wildlife areas, approval and payment of human wildlife conflict cases (death and injury), and was a member of the government gazetted task force charged with the review of the Wildlife Act of 1989 that eventually led to the enactment of the current Wildlife Act of 2013, which recognises community conservancies.

In 2008, Munira was awarded the Head of State Commendation for championing communities’ benefits from wildlife conservation.

Since then, Munira continues to work with communities to improve their livelihoods through nature-based businesses and preserve the country’s wildlife.

Munira has a Master in Tourism Administration and Management from the University of Cracow in Poland.

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Charles is a natural resources management, conservation, climate change and rural development specialist with over 18 years’ of experience.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources Management and a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship degree.

He is skilled in project management, policy analysis and design, strategic planning, business design and research methodologies.

His breadth of professional experience include careers with the Ornithology Society of Kenya as a field assistant, Rural Development Specialist with Pact Inc, Biodiversity and NRM specialist at USAID/Kenya and a Programme and Policy Strategy Advisor on Environment, Land Policy and Community within USAID-US Embassy/Nairobi office.

In 2012, he joined The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as the Country Programme Director and in June 2013, he was appointed TNC’s Africa Director of Field Programmes with purview over seven countries, namely Gabon, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya, Seychelles, Mozambique and Tanzania.

Charles is a highly-accomplished strategist, manager, researcher and facilitator with a number of successful and outstanding achievements.

He is currently a member of the Board of Management of NEMA, a passionate diplomat, public speaker, writer, traveler and development commentator.

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Kathryn is a conservationist, ecologist, artist and photographer.

CEO of Soysambu Conservancy and Co-founder of the Rift Lakes Conservancies Association, Kathryn has over a decade of wildlife management experience.

Educated in the U.S., Kathryn has worked in various conservancy spheres, including developing large conservancy areas by incorporating dual land use of wildlife and agriculture.

She serves in the Kenya Lakes System World Heritage Site technical committee and is also a member of the Nakuru County Conservation and Compensation Committee.

A KWS Honorary Warden, Kathryn previously worked as the Project Director at Rhino Rescue Trust Kenya.

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Anne is the Assistant Director, Community Wildlife Service Department (Devolution and Community Service Division) at Kenya Wildlife Service.

She previously worked as an Assistant Director of the Southern Conservation Area and Central Rift Regions. She has also worked as a senior warden at Aberdares National Park and Lake Nakuru National Park and an area warden at Hell’s Gate National Park.

Anne holds a Bachelor in Zoology degree and a Master of Science in Zoology from Pune University, India.

She has also undertaken international courses in crisis management, negotiation skills for conflict management in protected areas and strategic leadership development.