Godfrey Mtare has 19 years of working experience in the field of ecology and wildlife conservation; including transboundary conservation. He has always demonstrated convincing passion and great zeal to significantly contribute towards biodiversity conservation. He joined Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) in 2006, and had a unique opportunity of working at Hwange National Park for 7 years as both an ecologist and senior ecologist. In 2013, Godfrey joined Zimbabwe’s Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) Programme as the Coordinator for KAZA TFCA on secondment to the KAZA TFCA Secretariat, working with Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe governments and stakeholders alike. He was further elevated in 2019 to be the National TFCAs Coordinator for Zimbabwe (6 TFCAs), a position he is currently holding and encompasses regional work at SADC level.

His responsibilities involve leadership and coordination of the National TFCA Programme for Zimbabwe, which includes KAZA, Great Limpopo, Greater Mapungubwe, Chimanimani, ZIMOZA and Lower Zambezi – Mana Pools TFCAs.

Godfrey obtained his BSc (Hons) degree in Wildlife and Rangeland Management in 2005 (Zimbabwe), before enrolling for the Post-Graduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice at the University of Oxford (WildCRU) in 2009. Further, he completed his MPhil in Conservation Leadership at Cambridge University in 2012, with support of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship. He is currently in the final year of his DPhil at the University of Oxford (Department of Biology – WildCRU) and his research focus is on the nexus between landscape connectivity and wildlife economy.