Background
April is responsible for strategic management and development of the programme. Prior to joining CLP, April led projects and a programme dedicated to forest conservation and restoration, non-state actor involvement in forest governance and working to influence the global agenda on advancing forest landscape restoration to support people, nature and the climate. She has always been passionate about nature and conservation, with a career focused on multiple landscapes ranging from wetlands to fisheries and aquaculture to forests, but always working with local stakeholders to ensure natural resources are managed well for everyone’s benefit.
She is an experienced, strategic lead, with over 13 years’ managing multi-stakeholder partnerships and grants programmes. She has a PhD in Zoology and has previously worked for the Wildlife Conservation Society, BirdLife International and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
