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Agripina Cletus

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Frankfurt Zoological Society

As a wildlife conservationist, I am deeply committed to nature conservation, community empowerment, and wildlife research in Tanzania. I've actively engaged in community-based projects, passionately advocating for integrating local communities into conservation.

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Karibu to the WILDLABS East Africa Community!

Why WE Exist

The East Africa community is the first WILDLABS regional hub. Started in 2022, it provides a space that creates opportunities for members to build their knowledge, skills, expertise, and reach. The idea behind creating the East Africa community spanned from the need to foster connections and collaborations of conservation and technology players in East Africa. We seek to make a genuine positive impact by tailoring resources and opportunities that will help solve conservation challenges in the region.

Follow Our Progress Since 2022

All we do at WILDLABS is firmly grounded on the community we serve and hope to serve! As part of this commitment, we dedicate time and resources to ensure that this platform is a reliable and credible resource to advance one’s knowledge and skills and be a step toward solving some of the most pressing conservation issues we face in East Africa.

We exist to fulfil the needs of conservation technology players in East Africa through resources and opportunities, to add value to their work, to inspire innovation and collaboration, and most importantly, to contribute towards making the world a better place!

What We Hope To Achieve

Purposefully designed to connect conservation technology practitioners and experts based in East Africa, the WILDLABS East Africa community is a great space to access and share conservation technology resources, ask and answer questions unique to the region, collaborate, and generate new, innovative ideas.

We encourage members to fill in knowledge and skills gaps by sharing their work and other resources to reduce and/or eliminate replication, leading to more streamlined and effective solutions. Through the conversations taking place within the community, members are able to connect with each other and get advice to advance their work, careers, and innovative ideas.

We hope to see interactions that generate new ideas that solve regional challenges, encourage innovation, introduce members to new applications of tech in conservation, and spark new questions on conservation tech in East Africa.

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The WILDLABS team is dedicated to making conservation tech resources accessible to the whole community in a strategic and equitable manner. With a myriad of engaging events, programmes, conversations, and opportunities, the East Africa community will be a great virtual place to build one’s skills, knowledge, and networks. Growing a vibrant and diverse community is made possible by the collaborative efforts of all members through their interactions and their active participation in regional activities organized and supported by WILDLABS.

Some of the resources that will give you a feel of Conservation technology tools and systems implemented in East Africa include:

How To Get Involved

Are you keen on getting involved and understanding the intersection of conservation and technology in East Africa? This community offers an exceptional space to learn, share, collaborate and support one another on matters regarding conservation technology in East Africa. From posting articles, engaging in discussions, attending virtual and in-person events, to supporting, applying or taking part in programmes and opportunities in the community, these are some of the ways for you to get involved. The first thing you can do when joining our community is to attend our regular community gathering every other month. View the 2024 event calendar here.

The East Africa community exists because of each of you, and we hope you are happy to join and use the platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking. You can join the community and interact with other members here. Get in touch with Agriphina Cletus and Cathy Njore, our WILDLABS East Africa Group Leaders.

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@Agripina
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Frankfurt Zoological Society

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@planet

Project planet is working to mitigate conflict between farmers and forest elephants in Gabon, Central Africa.

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@Benedicta
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My name is Ninying Benedicta a PhD student under the Department of wildlife resource management in Cameroon. I love learning about wildlife and their habitats. I also love working with communities surrounding the forests, learning on Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

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@nicoboenisch
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Co-Director FOS Europe, Conservation Strategist and Technical Advisor to the Miradi Software Team, Improving Conservation through Adaptive Management and Evidence-based Learning

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@Kimaru

I am a budding engineer doing Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering and I am passionate about innovation and technology and how I can use it to make an impact in society.

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@Brian_Gachiri
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Experienced Web and Mobile Application Developer with a passion for climate and environment conservation. I aim to have every keystroke a step toward a more sustainable and greener future. #TechForGood #EcoInnovation

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@tsgouvea

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@fmnrandrew
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I hold a PhD in terrestrial ecology (2010) and am an Adjunct Research Fellow at Charles Sturt University. I also work with World Vision Australia as Monitoring Coordinator for a project called "Scale Up FMNR" which is short for "Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration"

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@sheilaotuko
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering student with passion for green energy and climate action.

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@APendael
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Amos Pendael is a renowned conservation and research specialist with extensive experience in the field of Management Oriented Monitoring Skills (MOMS), remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). With a M.Sc in Natural Resources Assessment and Management.

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@Netty_Cheruto
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@Gody
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Godfrey Nyangaresi, a dedicated Protection Manager with 12+ years of wildlife conservation experience. Skilled in technologies, administration, and law enforcement, he leads protection efforts at STEP, ensuring the sustainable conservation of elephants in southern Tanzania.

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@SueWachia
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A marine environmentalist with diverse experience in collaborating on multidisciplinary & community-centred marine research focused on: fisheries management, blue carbon strategies, seagrass ecosystems, & ocean literacy.

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Reasonable price for drone pilot (south africa)?	Hi, I have used a commercial company for drone work for my PhD and they were willing to give me a significant discount for research purposes. One thing to consider is that in SA a...	+2	Drones, East Africa Community	1 year 3 months ago
Information to the young who are the future	Thank you for this! Will take a look.		Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Geospatial	1 year 4 months ago
Presentation opportunity: Text analysis for conservation (NACCB 2024)	Hi folks! Happy 2024 and thanks in advance for your patience in case I over-used tags. If you’re using any form of natural language...		AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Ending Wildlife Trafficking Online, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Open Source Solutions, Software Development, Wildlife Crime, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT)	1 year 4 months ago
Discover Digital Earth Africa	Digital Earth Africa are doing fantastic work to make Earth Observation data free and accessible, delivering decision-ready products to the...		East Africa Community, Geospatial	1 year 7 months ago
ConTechAfrica: Alina Peter Daati's new initiative to bridge conservation issues to tech solutions	Alina has been a longtime friend of WILDLABS, and has been incredibly generous about sharing her knowledge as a Tech Tutor, an expert...		East Africa Community, Protected Area Management Tools	1 year 8 months ago
Seedbank Project on iNaturalist	Am helping a conservation project use iNaturalist for their work in bio-diversity monitoring and also citizen science, STEM program with...		Community Base, Citizen Science, East Africa Community	1 year 8 months ago
East Africa Community Monthly Catch ups: Share your ideas!	Lovely to hear from you Kylie :) Thanks so much for contributing your thoughts and ideas towards this.		East Africa Community	1 year 9 months ago
As an East African woman in the field of Conservation Technology, what resources have been the most useful for you?	Conservation Training Programs:Tropical Biology AssociationTraining conservation leaders and giving them the skills and support they need to be effective on the ground. TBA...		East Africa Community, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT)	1 year 9 months ago
How are the Arts intersecting with Conservation Technology in a rapidly changing world?			Climate Change, Community Base, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Software Development	1 year 9 months ago
Interested in being part of the Enduata Emaa CBO's Green Planet Ambassadors Project in Amboseli?	@richardturere Hello :) and a warm welcome to WILDLABS! Here is the link to @Lekato Samuel Lekato - Founder and Chairman, Enduata Emaa CBO. Sam is interested in conservation...		Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Human-Wildlife Conflict	1 year 9 months ago
River Monitoring Sensors	Ben Letcher from the comment below will be able to provide much more in-depth info, but feel free to email me at eric.greenlee.96@gmail.com		East Africa Community, Sensors	1 year 10 months ago
Any questions you'd like answered in our Tech Tutors session: 'How do I create an aerial survey flight plan for wildlife monitoring?'	Hey everyone,On Thursday 11th May, Howard Frederick from Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute will be covering a Tech...		Community Base, East Africa Community, Protected Area Management Tools	2 years ago

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