We are pleased to announce three new researchers have joined the Wildlife Trade Futures team as of May 2021.
Joseph Mbane Ogoonoum
CIFOR, Cameroon
Joseph Mbane is a Biodiversity Conservationist and holds a Masters degree in Conservation Biology and a second Masters in Project Planning and Management from The University of Nairobi and The Catholic University of Eastern Africa respectively. Joseph Mbane has a wide range of experiences in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management in Africa, including forest, wildlife and fisheries, among others. Before joining CIFOR-ICRAF, Joseph worked for the African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) at the University of Dar es Salaam in project management and value chain research to inform policy decision making for sustainable development on the continent. Currently, he combines his duty at CIFOR-ICRAF with his PhD studies in Environmental Governance and Management from the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental studies at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Jonas Kakule Muhindo
CIFOR, Democratic Republic of Congo
Jonas Kakule is a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and holds a BA in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation from the University of Kisangani (UNIKIS) since 2009. Jonas Kakule has been working on Bushmeat in the Kisangani area since 2014. Currently, Jonas Kakue is working with CIFOR as Researcher focusing on the socioeconomic aspects of bushmeat and its impacts on wildlife in Yangambi Landscape.
Jonas Kambale Nyumu
CIFOR, Democratic Republic of Congo
Jonas Kambale is a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He holds a Masters degree in Natural Resources Management from the University of Kisangani (UNIKIS). He is currently enrolled for a PhD in wildlife management at UNIKIS. Jonas Kambale’s research focuses on local depletion in socio-ecological hunting systems. He has special interest in Pangolin Conservation after participating in an 18 month US Fish and Wildlife Service/Zoological Society of London Fellowship program known as the MENTOR-POP (Progress on Pangolins) Program which focused on building capacity for the conservation of pangolins in Central Africa. Today, Jonas is working with CIFOR as Researcher focusing on the socioeconomic aspects of bushmeat and its impacts on wildlife in Yangambi Landscape.
