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Nyawira Muthiga
Program director
Nyawira Muthiga is a Conservation Zoologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, as the program director she oversees the running of activities at the Mombasa office. Activities that she is involved in include research and conservation programs on coral reefs, sea turtles, sea cucumbers and other threatened species and ecosystems. She liaise with the government and communities associated with marine resource use and management and play other coordinating roles including leading the regional coral reef task force.
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Tim McClanahan
Senior conservation zoologist
Tim McClanahan is a Senior Conservation Zoologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he has worked for the past 17 years. He works on the ecology, fisheries, climate change, social-ecological systems, and management of coral reefs and also enjoys interdisciplinary research with a view to solving broader conservation and science issues. During the past 25 years his research has evolved from a focus on prioritizing the effects of human disturbance on coral reefs, the role of marine protected areas, developing theoretical and simulation models of coral reefs, practical means to restore degraded reefs through manipulation of the food web and management, and understanding human organization around resources and management. Most recently he has been investigating the interaction between climate change, coral reef management and human adaptive capacity.
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Austin Humphries
Associate researcher
Austin's research investigates how fishing impacts coral reef ecosystems. Specifically, he is interested in the different responses and vulnerabilities of coral reef fishes and how this affects herbivory and coral-algal dynamics. His background is in both freshwater and estuarine reef systems and he has worked on ecological dimensions of resource management in the USA, Mexico, Caribbean, Kenya, Seychelles, South Africa, and China.
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Caroline Abunge
Research officer
Caroline Abunge is a Research Officer at WCS Western Indian Ocean Marine Program. She assists with fisheries management programs. She graduated in the year 2003 with bachelors in Sciences –Botany and Zoology from Allahabad University India. Her main interest is to study the impact and resilience fishing communities to change in resource conditions, Projects she is currently involved in are fishers perceptions towards management options, Evaluation of Ecosystem services, Fishers in Space and Participatory modelling of well being tradeoffs in coastal Kenya'. Her main strength lies in her dedication and sincerity in whatever she does.
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Emmanuel Mbaru
Intern
Emmanuel Kakunde Mbaru is research associate for the Coral Reef Conservation Project (CRCP) since July 2010. He is currently pursuing his Msc at the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science (DIFS), Rhodes University South Africa. He coordinates the Fish Trap Project (FTP).
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James Dena
Office janitor
James Dena is the office janitor. He is in charge of the office security, cleanliness, office maintenance. He is also in charge of the office hospitality details.
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James Mariara
Dive Officer
James Mariara is the Dive Officer for the for WCS Mombasa office. He assists in the logistical aspects of field work. His responsibilities include creation and maintenance of dive and field equipment, training and safety aspects of field operations, field surveys, and data entry. He is an ex-Navy diver and have >30 years experience in marine underwater work.
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Jesse Kiprono
Research Assistant
Jesse Kiprono serves as Research Assistant at WCS.
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Joshua Cinner
Research associate
Dr Cinner's research explores how social, economic, and cultural factors influence the ways in which people use, perceive, and govern natural resources, with a particular emphasis on using applied social science to inform coral reef management. His background is in human geography and he often works closely with ecologists to uncover complex linkages between social and ecological systems. He has worked on human dimensions of resource management in Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mauritius, Seychelles, Indonesia, Mozambique, and the USA. His research has had impacts on policy and on-the-ground conservation, including: developing strategies to integrate marine science and customary taboos in Papua New Guinea; helping Kenyan fishermen's organizations (known as Beach Management Units) co-manage fisheries; and the banning of beach seine nets in Tanga, Tanzania. His recent research has been covered in the New York Times, CNN, and other major news networks and his career has been highlighted in Science (http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2010_06_18/caredit.a1000061). Josh began his work on the human dimensions of marine conservation while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica in the mid 1990s. He has since completed a Master's degree from the University of Rhode Island and a PhD from James Cook University. He is now an Associate Professor at James Cook University and holds a five-year Australian Research Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC). He is based in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
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Maxwel Azali
Assistant Research Scientist
Azali holds a BSc. Coastal & Marine Resource Management (first class honours) degree from Kenyatta University. His research interests include coral reef fisheries, their recovery, sustainable exploitation as well as contribution to the wellbeing of coastal communities. He is tasked with carrying out statistical analyses and is currently coordinating the training of Kenyan coastal communities on coral reef monitoring.
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