ANCORS PhD Students

Jane Rowena Mbendo

Jane has previously worked with WWF-Eastern African Regional Programme Office as a policy officer for the Eastern African Marine Ecoregion and based in Tanzania. Her work involved implementation of policy initiatives in accordance to WWF conservation strategy geared towards sustainable utilisation of coastal and marine resources. In this regard she engaged with the governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique in fishery related policy issues and also environmental impacts of oil and gas exploration in the region. She was involved in advocacy for regional cooperation of these coastal States in tuna management and participation with the Indian Ocean tuna commission. The research for her doctorate addresses "options for the sustainable management and utilisation of tuna resources under Kenyan jurisdiction."

Prior to her engagement at WWF Jane served as a fisheries officer for the government of Kenya where she was involved in setting up a programme for conservation of sea turtles and dugongs. She was also involved in managing aquaculture projects particularly for women and the youth in propagation of oysters and prawns.