Ms. Lain is the current Director of Forgotten Parks ASBL (FP-DRC) with over 15 years of work in DRC (in and around protected areas) collaborating with park management and communities. She also has over 12 years of experience with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-NL) with a focus on communities and resolution of conflicts in and around natural resources; keen interest in the protection of environmental defenders and environmental justice.

Director Forgotten Parks Foundation USA

Founding member and Technical Director of the Forgotten Parks Foundation, Kevin leads on the design and installation of conservation technologies focussed around digital telecommunication and surveillance systems. He also manages the Foundation’s US office and Technical Support Unit (TSU), which assists partner conservation organisations by developing technical capability and conducts research and development of conservation technologies for the benefit of all. Kevin is a UK SPecial Forces veteran, Conservation Technologist and Wildlife Biologist with a Masters in Science degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.