2021 ACLIE CO-ORGANISERS
Lourens Leeuwner
Wildlife and Energy Programme Manager, Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
Sarah Chiles
Landscape Infrastructure Advisor, Ewaso Lions & Grevy's Zebra Trust, Kenya
Wendy Collinson-Jonker
Wildlife and Transport Programme Manager, Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa
Research Associate: South African Research Chair in Biodiversity Value & Change, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa
2021 ACLIE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Members of the ACLIE Advisory Council are professionals of various backgrounds and expertise, drawn from multiple sectors and regions across Africa and the international community. Members provide advisory support on ACLIE’s regional and sectoral engagement, as well as advise on key issues for discussion at plenary level which are Africa and policy relevant. They actively promote ACLIE within their networks and advance the conversation on linear infrastructure and ecosystems in Africa in the run up to the conference and after its conclusion.
Kishaylin Chetty
Senior Environmental Advisor
Eskom
South Africa
Lucy Waruingi
Executive Director
African Conservation Centre
Board Chair
Conservation Alliance of Kenya
Kenya
Glyn Maude
Founder
Kalahari Research and Conservation
Botswana
Stellah Ndiwa
Senior Environment Officer
Kenya Railways Corporation
Kenya
Kwame Ababio
Senior Programme Officer
African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
South Africa
Edith Kahubire
Principal Social Development Officer
African Development Bank
South Africa
Sheila Ashong
Deputy Director
Environmental Protection Agency
Ghana
Sophie Kutegeka Mbabazi
Chief of Party
CONNECT Programme, IUCN
Uganda
Josie Stokes
Principal Ecologist
WSP Australia
Australian Museum Research Associate
Herpetology
Australia
Tiana Andriamanana
Executive Director
Fanamby
Madagascar
Chris Dengate
Engineer
Balmoral Engineering
Australia
2021 ACLIE Scientific Review Committee
Members of the ACLIE scientific review committee are drawn from the international community of scientists and practitioners in fields related to linear infrastructure and ecology. The committee ensures that ACLIE upholds scientific best practice. Members review abstract submissions, present on research-informed best practices, and develop and deliver technical training workshops where relevant.
Manisha Bhardwaj
Postdoctoral Researcher
Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
USA/Sweden
Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud
Principal Environmental Scientist
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency
Nigeria
Rob Ament
Senior Conservationist
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Road Ecology Program Manager
Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
USA
Edson Gandiwa
Director Scientific Service
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Zimbabwe
Gabriella Teren
National Biodiversity and Business Network Manager
Endangered Wildlife Trust
South African
Fernanda Zimmerman Teixeira
Post-doctoral Researcher
Graduate Program in Ecology, Road and Railroad Ecology Group, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Bibi Linden
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lajuma Research Centre
South African Research Chair in Biodiversity Value & Change
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Venda
South Africa
Edwin Tambara
Director of External Affairs
African Wildlife Foundation
USA
Samantha Nicholson
Science Officer: African Lion Database Coordinator
Endangered Wildlife Trust
Member of the African Lion Working Group and the Lion Management Forum
South Africa
Tobias Nyumba
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Development Corridors Partnership Project, African Conservation Centre, and Institute for Climate Change Adaptation, University of Nairobi
Kenya
Willem Maartin Strauss
Senior Lecturer
Department of Environmental Science, University of South Africa
South Africa
2019 COMMITTEE
Wendy Collinson
Project Executant: Wildlife and Roads Project, Endangered Wildlife Trust
Field of Expertise: Wildlife and Transport, Animal-vehicle Collisions, Ecology
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 11 372 3600
Email: wendyc@ewt.org.za
Website: https://www.ewt.org.za/
Lazaros Georgiadis
Biologist and Environmental consultant
Member of the Infra Eco Network Europe (IENE) Steering Committee
Field of Expertise: Large Carnivores, Mitigation Measures, Environmental Policy, Nature Conservation, Education
Country: Greece
Phone: +30 697 264 00 62
E-mail: lazgeo36@gmail.com
Dr Fraser Shilling
ICOET / Road Ecology Center, University of California Davis, USA, Director, Road Ecology Center, University of California, Davis
Field of Expertise: Transportation Ecology, Aanimal-vehicle Collisions, Sustainable Systems
Country: USA
Phone: +01 530 752 7859
Email: fmshilling@ucdavis.edu
Website: https://roadecology.ucdavis.edu/
Professor Daniel Parker
University of Mpumalanga - SAWMA, RSA, Associate Professor
Field of Expertise: Large (and Small) Mammals, Biodiversity, Terrestrial Ecology
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 13 002 0223
Email: daniel.parker@ump.ac.za
Website: https://www.wrmrg.co.za
Sandra Jacobson
Wildlife Biologist, Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Davis, California, USA
Country: USA
Email: sjacobson@samarapdx.com
Dr Ali Halajian
Senior Researcher: Department of Biodiversity, University of Limpopo
Field of Expertise: Wildlife Diseases, Parasitology
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 718321739
Email: ali_hal572002@yahoo.com
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali_Halajian
Dr Aliza le Roux
University of the Free State-Qwaqwa campus, RSA
Field of Expertise: Behavioural Ecology, Mammalogy, Animal Cognition, Acoustic Communication, Road Ecology
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 58 718 5327
E-mail: lerouxa3@ufs.ac.za
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aliza_Le_Roux
Constant Hoogstad
Senior Manager: Industry Partnerships, Endangered Wildlife Trust, RSA. Chair UN CMS Energy Task Force.
Field of Expertise: Wildlife and Energy Enteractions, Conservation, Wildlife Management, Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Business.
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 823344176
Email: constanth@ewt.org.za
Website: https://www.ewt.org.za/
Lourens Leeuwner
Programme Manager: Wildlife and Energy Programme, Endangered Wildlife Trust, RSA
Field of Expertise: Wildlife and Electrical Infrastructure Interactions, Conservation, Renewable Energy
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 21 7998459
Email: lourensl@ewt.org.za
Website: https://www.ewt.org.za/
Bibi Linden
Manager Academic Programme, Lajuma Research Centre, RSA
Field of Expertise: Conservation Biology, Animal Behaviour and Ecology
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 71 1058117
Email: bibi@lajuma.com
Website: www.lajuma.com
Andre Botha
Programme Manager: Vultures for Africa, Endangered Wildlife Trust
Field of Expertise: Vulture and Raptor Biology, Human-Wildlife Conflict and Wildlife Poisoning Intervention, Conservation Training, Conservation Action Planning
Country: South Africa
Phone: +27 08 9625725
Email: andre@ewt.org.za
Website: https://www.ewt.org.za/
Dr Rodney van der Ree
ANET / Director and Principal Ecologist, Ecology and Infrastructure International / Adjunct Associate Professor, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
Country: Australia
Phone: 0412562429
Email: rvdr@unimelb.edu.au
Website: www.ecologyandinfrastructure.com
Elke Hahn
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Department of Roads – Planning and Environment
Member of the Infra Eco Network Europe (IENE) Steering Committee
Field of Expertise: Environmental Impact Assessment, Mitigation, Wildlife and Roads
Country: Austria
Phone: +43 1 71162 655385
E-mail: elke.hahn@bmvit.gv.at
Website: Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Kishaylin Chetty
Senior Environmental Advisor, Environmental Management, Eskom, RSA
Country: South Africa
Email: chettykc@eskom.co.za
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