Dr. Edd Brooks
Edd brings a rare combination of practical knowhow, scientific expertise, entrepreneurial vision, and nonprofit leadership – exactly the mix required for a venture that aims to create sustainable environmental, social, and economic outcomes for communities and wildlife. A farmer by birth, Edd fell in love with Africa working on farms and in lodges in Zimbabwe in the 1990s. With a PhD in Marine Biology, and a career spanning marine research, conservation, and sustainable development, Edd has spent decades translating science into action. As part of the early cohort designing and building The Island School – a non-profit organisation dedicated to conservation science, sustainable engineering, and educational reform – Edd went on to serve as its COO and CEO. Edd also launched ventures in renewable energy and tourism. A recent returnee to Africa, Edd has spent the last four years learning from Kenyan giants of conservation, and is in the unique position to be able to learn from successes and failures of the past, yet able to approach these unique conservation problems with fresh eyes and a global store of experience.
The Manda Projects
Director
Kenya
https://themandaprojects.com
