Dr. Henriette is a Conservation Biologist with a passion for nature. She is a Seychellois Docteur du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris (2011), who specialised in ecology at the ‘Institut d’Écologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité’ (Conservation des espèces, restauration et suivi des populations; UMR 7204). She also holds a Masters degree from ‘Université de la Réunion’ (2008) and a BSc degree from the University of East Anglia (UK).

She has worked with the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in the UK, and for many years in Seychelles as a conservation biologist and practitioner with the Seychelles Ministry of Environment and later as an independent consultant with private islands, the Seychelles National History Museum and local NGOs. She has worked as coordinator of the Environmental Science BSc degree development at the University of Seychelles. She is also a member of the Reintroduction Specialist Group and a collaborator of the Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN. She has authored or co-authored the book on the management of alien invasive species (2015), a variety of scientific publications, popular articles and technical reports on birds, plants, corals, invasive species and wildlife in general.

Her main interest is research and conservation of the biodiversity of tropical ecosystems with the aim of addressing biodiversity loss through practical measures for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and biological resources, provision of biodiversity information for decision-making, filling gaps in knowledge and contributing to the understanding and appreciation of nature. She has expertise in biodiversity inventories, restoration/rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems including burnt forest lands, mangroves and coastal forests; restoration and population recovery of Endangered island bird populations and restoration of their habitats. Dr. Henriette secondary interest is Conservation Education with the aim of finding ways to communicate science to the people and engaging them in environmental issues to build ecological awareness and an appreciation of their local environment. She also has a general interest in natural history. Her hobbies are: photography and filming, hiking, cycling, gardening and most of all ‘lev kazye’ i.e. recreational fishing using fish traps.