{"id":9955,"date":"2021-12-25T12:26:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T12:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enova-wp.dynamiclayers.net\/importer\/team-classic2-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-09-23T11:17:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T11:17:44","slug":"dr-sam-kanyamibwa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/?page_id=9955","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Sam Kanyamibwa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9955\" class=\"elementor elementor-9955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bebc970 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bebc970\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28097f8\" data-id=\"28097f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5f36f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef5f36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/38295811574_419995850a_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/38295811574_419995850a_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/38295811574_419995850a_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/38295811574_419995850a_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/38295811574_419995850a_c-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c706808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"c706808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-c706808\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>Founder and Chief Executive Officer<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\r\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t>Dr. Sam Kanyamibwa<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Dr Sam Kanyamibwa is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) since 2009. Sam is a professionally qualified conservationist, with over 30 years of experience in conservation at international level and particularly in Africa.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821416f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"821416f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-821416f\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>In August 2022, ARCOS announced the change of the title of Dr Sam Kanyamibwa from Executive Director to Chief Executive Officer, a title he was holding since 2009. This resolution by the ARCOS Board of Directors was unanimously endorsed by the General Assembly after considering the growth and portfolio of the organisation.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1f7d5\" data-id=\"6f1f7d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff69517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"ff69517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-ff69517\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>He led the development of research and monitoring at Nyungwe Mountain Forest with Wildlife Conservation Society in early 1990s. He then moved to Cambridge in the UK to head the Africa Programme at UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, before coming back to Africa in 2000 as Regional Representative of WWF for the Eastern Africa Region, and later became the Deputy Director for WWF-Africa and Madagascar Programe until 2007 and was the Regional Director for AWF during 2008\/2009. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4586a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"9a4586a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-9a4586a\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Sam has long experience working with governments, NGOs, and private sector at local, national and international level, and has been involved in several policy processes at international level. Sam has led the organisation to receive an International Award for Creative and Effective Institutions (MacArthur Foundation 2012). With over 100 staff today, ARCOS is one of the leading organisations actively shaping biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration as well as community development in the Albertine Rift region, and the Hub for Sustainable Mountain Development in Africa. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1919247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"1919247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-1919247\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Sam did his undergraduate studies in Biology at the National University of Rwanda and his Masters in Evolutionary Ecology  at the Universit\u00e9 des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc (USTL), Montpellier in France, where he also completed his PhD in \u201cEvolutionary Ecology and Natural Population Dynamics\u201d.  In 2003, Sam obtained a Certificate in Advanced Management and MBA at Ashridge Management College, UK. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sam Kanyamibwa Dr Sam Kanyamibwa is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) since 2009. Sam is a professionally qualified conservationist, with over 30 years of experience in conservation at international level and particularly in Africa. 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