Dr Charlotte Boyd
Regional Conservation Programme Manager
Charlotte.Boyd@birdlife.org.za
Charlotte is a spatial ecologist with a particular interest in understanding the dynamic distribution patterns of highly mobile marine vertebrates (especially seabirds, cetaceans and sharks) and identifying important sites for safeguarding species and ecosystems in the context of broad-scale conservation strategies. She holds a PhD in marine ecology from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle WA; an MSc in Conservation from University College, London; an MSc in Economics for Development from New College, University of Oxford; and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from New College, University of Oxford. She has 25 years of experience in marine science and international biodiversity conservation, with a long-standing focus on Africa and Madagascar. Prior to joining BirdLife South Africa, Charlotte served as Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) Expert at IUCN, co-leading development of the KBA training programme and building capacity for identifying and mapping KBAs around the world; and Africa Oceans Fellow at Conservation International, leading CI’s oceans work in Africa, with a particular focus on Mozambique and the Western Indian Oceans Region.