Our Board brings together Landcare people from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. Board members are elected each year at our annual general meeting.
Office holders
Dr. Nick Edgar
Chair · New Zealand
Nick leads NZ Landcare Trust as CEO and holds a PhD in applied freshwater management. He brings many years of experience supporting community-led care of land and waterways.
Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain
Vice Chair · Bangladesh
Tanveer founded Landcare Bangladesh in 2013 and has more than 25 years of experience in research and international organisations. He champions sustainable and organic farming for smallholder farmers.
Darryl Ebenezer
Secretary · Australia
Darryl is Executive Officer of Queensland Water and Land Carers, the peak body for more than 395 community groups. He lives on the Sunshine Coast and is active in local community organisations.
Clinton Muller
Treasurer · Australia
Clinton previously coordinated the Africa Landcare Network and Landcare International at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi. He has since completed an International Landcare Study and worked with Restoring Australia.
Board members
Te Ao o te Rangi Apaapa
New Zealand
Te Ao is a Mātauranga Māori Facilitator with NZ Landcare Trust. He brings Māori knowledge and perspectives to community-led catchment work in the Waikato.
Awadh Chemangei
Uganda
Awadh is a natural resources specialist with more than 20 years in Ugandan Landcare, especially on Mt Elgon. He leads the Kapchorwa District Landcare Chapter (KADLACC) and the Uganda Landcare Network.
Dr. Pamela Greet
Australia
Pamela is Principal of Future Ag Queensland and a leader in the for-purpose sector. Her work spans capacity building, engagement and advocacy for rural communities.
Assoc. Professor Kazuki Kagohashi
Japan
Kazuki is an associate professor at Nanzan University, specialising in environmental economics. He helped organise Japan’s first International Conference of Landcare Studies in 2017.
Assoc. Professor William Kerua
Fiji
William is Associate Professor and Head of Agribusiness and Extension at Fiji National University, where he leads the Landcare Fiji project. He has more than 30 years of teaching, research and development experience across Pacific universities.
Andrea Mason
Australia
Andrea is a sustainability and environment consultant and Founding Chair of the Bunanyung Landscape Alliance. She has chaired the Victorian Landcare Network and worked on landscape projects in several countries.
Simon Nyangas
Uganda
Simon is a retired agricultural officer and a founding member of KADLACC. He remains active with KADLACC and the Uganda Landcare Network.
Dr. Arnold Parapi
Papua New Guinea
Arnold is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Papua New Guinea, where he also coordinates the School of Humanities Open College programmes. He holds a PhD in Education from Cornell University and brings over 40 years of experience in agriculture, education and rural development as a teacher educator, curriculum developer and advocate.
Leo Soares
Timor-Leste
Leo is a researcher and socio-ecological worker in Timor-Leste. He works alongside local communities to care for the land and create a positive future for people and nature.
Dr. Joy Tukahirwa
Uganda
Joy is a natural resource management specialist with more than 30 years of experience supporting small-scale farmers. She is a founder and trustee of the Uganda Landcare Network and a champion of agroforestry.
Dr. Mubarak Yaqub
Pakistan
Mubarak is Executive Director of the Community Association for Rural Development and a leading facilitator of the Landcare Pakistan Program. His background is in soil science, agricultural research and community development.
Rob Youl
Australia
Rob is a retired forester, active in Landcare since 1981, and was Founding Chair of Australian Landcare International. He mentors Landcare groups and has worked in Africa, Jamaica and Japan.
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