Christy Bragg is an environmental communicator, researcher, and conservation professional with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development, ecology, and natural resource governance.
Bragg brings a unique blend of field-based science, strategic programme leadership, and science communication, bridging the worlds of rigorous research and accessible storytelling.
Bragg’s career spans major roles in conservation NGOs, academic supervision, policy development, and public engagement, including contributions as a freelance writer to Africa Geographic, Daily Maverick, Sunday Times, People’s Post, TimeOut and others.
Bragg says: “Women play a pivotal role in creating partnerships and building connections. These are often undervalued skills but are critical for effective nature-based solutions and community-based conservation.
“Women often see the whole picture. They see that beyond the scientific facts; there are ways to capacitate people to co-create projects and impact. These are often soft skills with no tangible output except the effective delivery of a project, and thus are sometimes undervalued in project proposals.”
