Salima Mahamoudou

Research Associate II

Bio

Salima is a Research Associate for Africa Forest team within the Food, Forest and Water program. She helps conduct research and assists the Central African Regional Offices in updating their Forest Atlases, as well as reformatting them to be published as a website.

Prior to WRI, Salima interned with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Nature Conservancy where she assisted research projects on soil degradation in drylands and land restoration using remote sensing technologies. She also gained some environmental policy and advocacy experiences while working for Earth Day Network and the Vermont Natural Resources Council.

Salima graduated from Green Mountain College, in Vermont, where she received a dual B.S degree in Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Business.

Even though originally from Niger, Salima considers herself to be a “global citizen” after growing up in different African countries including Benin, and Egypt; and spending 12 years in Ethiopia with her family. During her free time, Salima enjoys playing tennis, watching documentaries and skiing.

Blogs

The Road to Restoration: 3 Steps For Transforming Landscapes
by René Zamora Cristales, Salima Mahamoudou, Ruchika Singh, Will Anderson, Peter Ndunda, Mariana Oliveira, Katie Reytar, John Brandt and Marcelo Matsumoto - October 01, 2020
With proper planning, government restoration pledges to the Bonn Challenge, Initiative 20x20, and AFR100 can turn into high-impact work. Although every landscape and country is different, these three steps to land restoration can help avoid pitfalls and accelerate success.
Radio Helps Niger Farmers Bring Life Back to Their Land
by Lucas Toh, Salima Mahamoudou and John-Rob Pool - August 07, 2018
Nigerien farmers struggle with land degradation. Now, they're tuning in to a new radio program for tips on restoring their fields.

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