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Robyn is committed to building and sharing knowledge to strengthen conservation. She gained broad expertise conducting research with the Centre for International Forestry Research in Indonesia, teaching natural resource management at the University of Queensland, participating in global research projects on conservation and protected areas, and leading the development of conservation management plans with the Australian Government. Since joining The Nature Conservancy in 2010, Robyn led the development of protected area networks and managed several successful community based conservation projects in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Robyn currently serves as Melanesia Conservation Director and is focused on working with women to strengthen their role in natural resource decisions and management. (Interviewed by Manuel Mejia, September 2016.)