Joe Langley

Originally from Cheshire, north-west England, I made the move down south in 2017 to undertake my bachelor's degree in Geography at the University of Exeter, UK. During my degree I undertook a six-month placement as a conservation and research assistant in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa, where I learned how to undertake fieldwork effectively and safely in natural environments. My undergraduate dissertation, built on a Panthera camera-trap survey that I managed in Phinda, explored the interactions between leopards and ecotourists in the reserve. I am now studying for an MSc in Conservation at University College London and have experience using GIS and SPSS.

Though my passions are extensive, I am particularly interested in re-wilding, tropical forests and peatland ecosystems. Alongside Cassie Dummett (UCL) and Joseph Kanyama (University of Kisangani), I hope to apply my interests in the Democratic Republic of Congo in June where we will undertake an ambitious research project in the peatlands of the Congo Basin.

April 2022