Olivier Nsengimana
Dr. Olivier Nsengimana: Founder & Executive Director of Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association (RWCA)
In 2014, Olivier designed a unique conservation project to abolish the illegal trade of the endangered Grey Crowned Cranes in Rwanda and won the Rolex Award for Enterprise which allowed him to start implementing the work. He established Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association in 2015 to build on the work with Grey Crowned Cranes and expand research and conservation efforts to other endangered and threatened species in Rwanda. As a National Geographic Explorer since 2015, Olivier has also been a finalist in the 2016 Tusk Conservation Awards, received the 2017 National Geographic Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation in Africa, winner of the 2018 Whitley Awards, the 2019 Future for Nature Awards and the 2020 McKenna-Travers Award for Compassionate Conservation. Olivier is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and has a Master of Veterinary Science, Conservation Medicine from the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Email: olivier@rwandawildlife.org
