Protecting wildlife with local solutions: putting learning into practice
Insight, 10 November 2022
Olivia Wilson-Holt
Associate, Natural Resources research group
Experience in designing and implementing community-led and equitable approaches to tackling illegal wildlife trade and human-wildlife conflict. Other work has focused on the sustainable use of wildlife, poverty and conservation linkages, biodiversity mainstreaming and reducing unsustainable wild meat consumption.
Expertise
Illegal wildlife trade; human-wildlife conflict; community-led conservation; sustainable use.
Before IIED
Consultant researcher in the biodiversity team at IIED, 2018-23
Education:
- MSc conservation science at Imperial College
Current work
Currently working at Zoological Society of London as the human-wildlife coexistence projects manager.
Member of the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group.
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