Nicholas has over 20 years of professional experience and a passion for conservation which has taken him to work in environments as diverse as the Antarctic or the Tropics. Today, he offers A Rocha all-round support for our conservation work undertaking scientific research, developing and managing our programmes and projects, and fundraising.

Ed has a background is in disaster management and he spent the first ten years of his career in Africa, working mainly in war affected disasters. During that time he saw, time and again, the impact of a degraded environment on local communities. In 2008 he returned to England and spent the next 15 years working with the homeless. He set-up and ran Hope into Action – an award winning charity which enables churches to house the homeless. He has written two books, the first on his time overseas, the second one in which he has tried to capture how God has worked through the story of Hope into Action.

Born in Eldoret (north-west Kenya), Colin started A Rocha Kenya in 1999 after having worked for 3½ years with A Rocha Portugal. Colin provides vision and direction for the overall conservation work of A Rocha in Kenya, leading the team in its various projects and research. He is also involved in bird conservation at a national level, with the Kenya Bird Map.

A Rocha India’s National Director, Avinash’s primary focus is on Human-Elephant Co-existence, conservation and technology-based approaches to reducing human-wildlife conflict at Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore. He has experience in ecology and wildlife conservation, and a Masters in Wildlife Management and Conservation (University of Reading, UK).

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A Rocha Ghana’s National Director, Seth, has an MBA in International Business and is a Chartered Management Accountant. For ten years, Seth has been central to formulating A Rocha Ghana’s conservation model involving community-based conservation, education and research. Seth has served on national and international committees regarding various conservation protocols.

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Daryl is A Rocha Ghana’s Deputy National Director, and provides strategic direction to ensure the organisation’s sustainable growth. As its first field manager in Damongo, northern Ghana, Daryl contributed to the development of community-based, natural resource management projects around Mole National Park. He has earned several awards nationally and internationally.

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