Muhammad Yaya Diallo

Muhammad Yaya Diallo has over four years of experience in environmental matters in Guinea and West Africa. He is the Executive Director of Guinée Ecologie and serves as the organization’s principal technical advisor on environmental law and communication issues. Muhammad Yaya Diallo is currently assisting in the development of a Guinée ecology project funded by GEF and focusing on chimpanzee’s conservation in the Fouta Djallon Highlands. Muhammad is also the national focal point in Guinea for IUCN/IIED’s Global Water Initiative (GWI). He holds a master’s degree in Environmental Law and Land-use Planning from Toulon’s University in France. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship(Africa), he plans to assist in the development of more environmental and natural resources conservation projects focused on species conservation, climate change, and environmental education.