Lynda Donaldson
Senior Conservation Scientist at RSPB
British living in the UK
Support Lynda in her fundraising campaign.
Lynda is a conservation scientist from the UK.
She currently works at the Centre for Conservation Science for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB); a nature conservation charity based in the UK. Her research involves species-focused conservation, mainly involving threatened species of shorebirds, and the restoration of wetland and coastal habitats. Prior to this, she spent 5 years at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), working on the science for a range of species recovery projects aiming to help secure the future for various wetland birds.
Lynda completed her PhD at the University of Exeter in Cornwall on the conservation of papyrus swamps and their avifauna in East Africa, exploring practical and effective ways to conserve wetland networks that consider the need for wetlands to support rural livelihoods as well as biodiversity. She continues to support this work through collaborations with in-country partners.
Lynda is committed to ensuring women are well represented and recognised in science, and strongly believes in the power of collaboration to tackle environmental challenges across the world. She is a keen traveller, and a fan of the great outdoors.
