João Paulo de Matos Lopes

João Paulo de Matos Lopes is a physical geographer with a career dedicated to nature conservation and protected area management. He currently works with African Parks at Iona National Park in Angola. Throughout his professional journey, he has led multidisciplinary field teams, coordinated species and habitat monitoring programmes, and contributed to strategic planning and the sustainable management of protected landscapes. His work reflects a long-standing commitment to biodiversity protection and to supporting the development of local communities.