Stephen Mwangi is a researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) since January 2023, focusing on locally controlled forest business with particular attention to forest enterprise and value chain development in Africa. Previously, as a Business Development Manager at ClimeTrek Ltd from August 2022 to December 2022, Stephen was responsible for identifying and onboarding carbon development partners across Africa. Stephen's career at Gatsby Africa spanned from November 2016 to July 2021, starting as a Forester and advancing to Senior Facilitator for Private Investments, where collaboration with stakeholders was emphasized for inclusive growth in the Kenyan commercial forestry sector. Additionally, Stephen served as a Project Manager for NJOCOMAH from February 2012 to March 2015, leading a European Union-funded conservation and alternative livelihood project in Mau East Forest. Educational achievements include a Master's degree in Natural Resources Management from Egerton University, a Master's in Tropical Forestry from Bangor University, and a Bachelor's degree in Forestry from Moi University.
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The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a global leader in sustainable development. Our mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others. As an independent international research organisation, we are specialists in linking local to global. In Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Pacific, we work with some of the world's most vulnerable people to ensure they have a say in the policy arenas that most closely affect them — from village councils to international conventions. Through close collaboration with partners at the grassroots, we make our research and advocacy relevant to their needs and alive to their realities.