Emily Rampling

PhD Title: Evaluating and enabling community governance for equitable conservation: a case study in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.

My PhD examines how community governance systems of natural resources can be evaluated and strengthened to enable more equitable conservation outcomes in Odzala-Kokoua National Park Republic of Congo. The research addresses key gaps in understanding governance dynamics, including gender and Indigenous dimensions, the role of local ecological knowledge, and community perceptions of ownership and agency.  

• Community governance systems and natural resource management
• Gender and indigenous dimensions in conservation
• Community monitoring and integration of local ecological knowledge
• Enabling conditions for effective conservation on community lands
• Community perceptions of ownership, agency and sense of place  

Supervised by Dr Stephanie Brittain and Prof Zoe Davies.