Emma is the Foundation Coordinator at the Forest Healing Foundation in Sri Lanka. After eight years working on corporate sustainability strategies with multinational companies, she decided it was time to get into the action on the ground and headed to Sri Lanka to pursue her passion for biodiversity conservation. Emma has an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and is studying for a certificate in Tropical Forest Conservation and Restoration with the Yale School of Environment.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry came to a halt. And yet, communities quickly adapted, turning back to ancestral knowledge on agroforestry techniques. Read about this incredible adventure, recounted by the Forest Healing Foundation, who worked hand-in-hand with the villagers to set up this entreprise!
