Team

Kathryn J. Jeffery is an Associate Professor at the University of Stirling and Montpellier University, affiliated with the AMAP laboratory in Montpellier. She has over 25 years’ experience in research and environmental management in Central Africa, particularly Gabon, where she is a key member of the Stirling team working with national partners on the 40-year Stirling–Gabon research programme. She has also played a significant role in supporting the Gabonese government’s engagement with UNFCCC REDD+ and results-based payment mechanisms. With over … Read more

Dom Spracklen explores how the terrestrial biosphere and atmosphere interact—and how those interactions are being reshaped by human activity. He is author of over 200 scientific papers spanning air pollution, climate change, forest fires, deforestation, and ecosystem conservation. His research has shown how tropical forests help regulate local climate through cooling their surroundings, providing reliable rainfall and maintaining clean, unpolluted air. This work provides clear evidence of the vital benefits that standing tropical forests deliver for local communities. He works with environmental … Read more

Emmanuel Abwe is professor of ichthyology at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the School of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the University of Lubumbashi (UNILU); in Lubumbashi, DRC. He is also Deputy Director in charge of research at the School of Fisheries and Aquaculture at UNILU. He defended his thesis in 2022 on fish diversity and conservation in the Kundelungu National Park at KU Leuven University (Belgium). He is a scientific collaborator at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium) … Read more