Dominant will pursue a Masters of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at Sokoine University of Agriculture. His research will focus on the uses and trade flows of pangolins in Serengeti, Tanzania, particularly the differences between the magnitude of local uses and international trade. Understanding this aspect will help in resource prioritization in pangolin conservation agenda in Tanzania, which hosts three out of four African pangolin species. He was nominated by Dr Laurie Marker, Founder and Executive Director of Cheetah Conservation Fund.
Awarded a WCN Conservation Scholarship.
Location: Tanzania
University: Sokoine University