Thandeka Ndlela is the current Research Administrator for the Eswatini Hub. She is a researcher and budding academic who holds an MSc degree in Environmental Resources Management, with a Land and Water Resources Management specialization. She has worked for the Eswatini National Trust Commission, an organization tasked with overseeing a number of nature reserves in Eswatini. During this period, Thandeka worked with rural communities, traditional authorities and private land private landowners to strengthen and/or assist in establishing nature conservation areas. She also has technical experience in environmental/developmental projects such as wetland protection, invasive plant species management and sustainable land management. Her goal is to produce scientific information that be reported back to communities so that they might benefit from the insights gained, and that such insights may be converted to practical, community-oriented conservation practices by the people directly involved and affected.

More about Thandeka:

www.linkedin.com/in/thandeka-ndlela-eswatini

Twitter: @ThandekaVNdlela