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Salamatu Fada was a Nigerian-British conservation scientist and educator. Her work examines vegetation change and climate impacts in West and East Africa. She also collaborated with conservation organizations in Nigeria on biodiversity and community-based environmental projects. [1] [2]
Fada was born in the Balanga Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria, and later moved to Bangor, Gwynedd, in North Wales. [3] She studied at the University of Jos, where she completed undergraduate and postgraduate degrees before earning a PhD in Conservation Biology from Bangor University. She later became a Research Fellow at the Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation at Bangor University. [4]
Fada has held academic and advisory positions in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. She has served as a member of Bangor City Council in Wales [5] and as Vice Chair of Adult Learning Wales, where she also leads the Learner Experience Committee. [6] [7] She is a member of the Advisory Committee for Wales at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) [8] and acts as an ambassador for Climate Cymru, a Welsh environmental coalition. [9]
In Nigeria, Fada is part of the Expert Assessment Group for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List, contributing to conservation project evaluations. [10] She convened the Coalition of Biodiversity Conservationists in Nigeria, which promotes collaboration among conservation professionals and institutions.[ citation needed ]
Fada is the chief executive officer and founder of Tallafi UK, an organisation that supports and promotes educational and sustainable development initiatives between the United Kingdom and Africa [11] [12] Fada convened the Coalition of Biodiversity Conservationists in Nigeria. [1] She also established the North Wales Africa Society, which promotes cultural exchange and cooperation between communities in North Wales and African countries. [13] [14] [15] [16]
She is a member of the CEEDER Review College within the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. [17]
