Charles Karangwa
Regional Lead for Forests, Landscapes and Livelihoods Program for Africa at The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Charles Karangwa is a Regional Lead for Forests, Landscapes and Livelihoods Program for Africa at The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN and serves as Country Director for Rwanda Office since 2016. Charles has led IUCN Work on land restoration in Africa as part of the Bonn Challenge and AFR100, he engaged both Governments and Non-States actors to bring Africa’s commitments to land restoration up to speed since 2016. Charles recently joined the COP26 High Level Champion team as the lead for land restoration in Africa and works to engage private sector and other Non-State Actors for an ambitious climate action to Race to Zero and Race to Resilience by 2050 He focuses his work on Climate Change, sustainable agriculture, forest landscape restoration and sustainable finance. Prior to Joining IUCN, He worked for UNHCR, Oxfam, Care International and Wildlife Conservation Society. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from African Leadership University School of Business (ALUSB) with focus on conservation finance, a MSc. in Poverty Reduction, Policy and Practice with a Focus on Environmental Policies from University of London (SOAS).