Dr Irene Amoke is a landscape ecologist with over twenty years of practical experience in conservation. Her work focuses on developing and implementing strategies for sustainable coexistence between humans and wildlife, particularly in ecologically fragile ecosystems. With expertise spanning conservation science and policy, strategic leadership, and programme management, she has worked across academia, government, and the private sector in Kenya, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

As Founder and Director of ConserveAbility Pathways Ltd, a Kenyan-based consultancy, Irene partners with conservation organisations and foundations to translate strategic vision into effective, measurable implementation. She is also Nature and Biodiversity Lead at Acclimate and an Advisor at Nature’s Pitch, where ConserveAbility Pathways is a formal strategic partner.
Irene formerly served as Executive Director of the Kenya Wildlife Trust, where she led strategy formulation, programme design and management, strengthened partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and oversaw fundraising to enhance the organisation’s conservation impact and sustainability.

She holds a PhD in Spatial Ecology, an MSc in Environmental Assessment & Management, and a BSc in Zoology. Irene is a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), an Eisenhower Fellow (2022, Africa Climate Change Programme), and a Women in Environment Fellow (2023). She serves on several conservation boards and is a mentor and facilitator supporting the development of conservation leadership across Africa.