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Helen Gichohi
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Helen Wanjiru Gichohi is a Kenyan ecologist who was President of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) from 2007 to 2013.
Quotes
I often get asked, ‘Why are you being such an activist? Because I understand and believe that our continent must develop, but we must do it responsibly in order to secure the iconic wildlife species of Africa.”
Gichohi said during a recent discussion with students from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES). “
The disappearing forests, the overgrazed rangelands, and conversion to crop agriculture of grasslands and wetlands that had served as drought refugia … all have diminished the resilience of the system.
External links
Category:Kenyan environmentalists
Category:Living people