Dr Samuel Ojelel is a Conservation biologist with a strong academic background and over a decade of experience in teaching, research, and practical conservation. His expertise spans plant ecology, ethnobotany, biodiversity conservation, vegetation surveys, environmental and social impact studies (ESIA). He held both academic and leadership positions, demonstrating his commitment to ecologically sustainable and climate responsible development. He has actively participated in redlisting of plant taxa on the IUCN redlist. At present, Dr Ojelel serve as the national Assistant in the Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) project (2022-2025) between Makerere University in Uganda and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, United Kingdom. The projects aims at identifying Important Plant Areas (IPAs) for Uganda to ensure targeted conservation efforts. I am open to collaboration in plant ecology, biodiversity conservation, ethnobotany research and consultancy.
