I am passionate about the scientific underpinning of practical, innovative conservation biology solutions to local and global conservation challenges. I have contributed to ambitious landscape-level wildlife and conservation biology projects across three provinces in South Africa. I have either led or collaborated on 16 peer reviewed scientific articles related to restoration ecology, species conservation and identifying drivers of behavioural change in people. While these topics are broad, my research outputs have a common theme: promoting evidence-based solutions to prevalent conservation challenges. Using this evidence-based approach allows the translating of data into conservation policy and practice to ensure meaningful conservation outcomes via conservation planning. I completed my PhD in ecology through Witwatersrand University, South Africa, in 2018.