Dakar Greenbelt Team
The work of Dakar Greenbelt wouldn’t be possible if not for the dedicated efforts our our exceptional team.
Senegal Steering Committee
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Col. Maj. Babacar Dione
Lead Advisor from the DEFCCS
Director at Senegalese Department of Forestry, Water, Soil Conservation and Hunting (DEFCCS)
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Deborah Goffner, PhD
Co-Founder and Project Coordinator
Research Director at French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) - Retired
City Counselor Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Cpt. Amadou Diarra
Senior Advisor and DEFCCS Coordinator
Forest Engineer at The Senegalese Department of Water, Forestry, Hunting and Soil Conservation (DEFCCS)
Deputy Head of the Reforestation and Soil Conservation Division at DEFCCS
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Robert Levinthal
Co-Founder and Senior Program Manager
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at The University of Calgary, Canada
PhD Candidate, City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
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Amadou Hamath Diallo, PhD
Outreach Coordinator and Social Science Lead
Lecturer and Researcher in Anthropology at Cheikh Hamidou KANE Digital University
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El Hadji Abdou Karim Kebe, PhD
Senior Advisor and Urban Planning Lead
Senior Expert in Geomatics & Urban Planning at Directorate of Urban Planning and Architecture (DGUA) within the Ministry of Urban Planning, Local Authorities and Territorial Development (MUCTAT)
Visiting Professor at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD) and Amadou Makhatar Mbow University of Diamniadio (UAM)
PhD in Geography at UCAD
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Birane Cisse, PhD
Senior Advisor and Geography Lead
Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Geography at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
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Sidia Diaouma Badiane, PhD
Senior Advisor and Biogeography Lead
Associate Professor of Biogeography Cheikh Anta Diop university, Dakar -Senegal
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Momath Diankha
Senior Advisor in Climate Science
Climate Data Scientist at Senegalese Department of Forestry, Water, Soil Conservation and Hunting (DEFCCS)
PhD candidate, Natural Resource Management and Climate Change at Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
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Ndeye Fatou Thiam
Program Manager, Translator, and Outreach Coordinator
Climate Justice Advocate at Climate Linguere Club
Gener’Action CDN (Nationally Determined Contribution) Youth Expert Fellow
Masters' in Environmental Governance and Public Policies at Dakar Science Po x Centre des Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (CEDS)
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Alioune Badara Gueye
Youth Coordinator and Keur Massar Nord Lead
National Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Youth Focal Point for Senegal (UNESCO)
Head of Planning, Natural Resources, and Sustainable Development for Keur Massar Nord Municipality
Coordinator of GYBN-Senegal Chapter
President of SenOxy Citizen Initiative Association
PhD Candidate in at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD)
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Aminatou Ndiaye
Junior Program Manager and Administrative Assistant
Engineer in Territorial Governance and Sustainable Development
Project Manager at Enda LEAD Francophone Africa
Ph.D. candidate in Sustainable Development at Alioune Diop University in Bambey, Senegal
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Cpt. Moctar Bocar Sall
Co-Founder and Dakar Forest Specialist
Forest Engineer at Senegalese Department of Forestry, Water, Soil Conservation and Hunting (DEFCCS)
Technical Assistant, Ecosystem-based Adaptation (AbE) Project (Ferlo Site)
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Sgt. Bakary Diatta
Urban Canopy and Afforestation Specialist
Manager of the Dakar Forest Nursery at Senegalese Department of Forestry, Water, Soil Conservation and Hunting (DEFCCS)
International Collaborators
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Ellen Neises, RLA
Regional Planning and Landfill Conversion Specialist
Associate Professor of Practice in Landscape Architecture at University of Pennsylvania
Lori Kanter Tritsch Executive Director, PennPraxis
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Sierra Bainbridge, RLA, ASLA
Comprehensive Design and Landscape Diplomacy Specialist
Senior Principal, Landscape Architecture at Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS Design Group)
Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University
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David Gouverneur
Urban Planning and Informal Settlement Specialist
Associate Professor of Practice in Landscape Architecture / City Planning at University of Pennsylvania
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James Kitchin, CEng MICE
Engineering and Ecological Performance Specialist
Director of the Abundant Futures Design Lab at Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS Design Group)
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Joseph Bondi
Landscape and Outreach Specialist
Landscape Designer at Field Operations
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Stephanie Streb, DNP, MHS, PMHNP-BC
Public Health Specialist
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, USA
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Chris Streb
Ecological Engineer Specialist
Senior Ecological Engineer, Biohabitats Inc, USA
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Brianna Parsons, VMD, MSEd
One Health Specialist
Co-Founder of FAIR Farms Gambia
One Health Program Manager at Penn Vet School
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Sulay Camara
One Health Specialist
Co-Founder of FAIR Farms Gambia
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Maria Fairchild
Landscape Designer
Landscape Designer at Field Operations
Special Thanks to Students + Research Assistants:
University of Pennsylvania:
Maria Fairchild, Joseph Bondi, Clarasophia Gust, Devon Burzzone, Maggie Chen, Yucheng Feng, Chaowu Li, Saw Yu Nwe, Minzhi Tang, Qiyu Wang, Xinyun Xie, Cassie Zhuang, Brianna Belo, Christian Butts, Sylvanus Narh Duamor, Hailey Hyun, E Chin Li, Mariya Lupandina, Maho Sakuma, Claudia Chrier, Viva Wan, Yaohan Xu, Shihang Yan, Neve Zhang, Sierra Caley, Robin Jia, Priyanjali Sinha, Kelvin Vu
University of California, Berkeley:
Sophia Bono, Alex Burgaud, Fernanda Loyola Cardoso, Leah Hong, Aidan Kurtz, Mitchell Lawrence, Sara Ann Mottley, Samuel Rodriguez, Romi Sadlik, Nathan Shuppert, Yidan Tang, Michelle Tran, Brant Zhao, Jacqueline Zhao
Harvard University:
Jake Geitner, Rimshi Agrawa, Nicholas Cook, Carson Croom, Ananya Dhandapani, Jeremy Dvorak, Peiwen Huang, Xin Huang, Cynthia Liu, Guangzhao (Sophia) Zhang