Heidi Kretser

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Heidi Kretser is the director of WCS’s Rights + Communities program.

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An Indigenous Mbuti hunting group inside Okapi National Reserve. Photo ©️ Brent Stirton/Getty Images.jpg

Protected areas in Africa are vital but local perceptions vary (commentary)

Heidi Kretser, Diane Detoeuf, Michelle Wieland, Jessica L’Roe 19 Dec 2025

After failure, reflection: effective conservation requires regular assessments (commentary)

David Wilkie, Heidi Kretser, Kara Stevens, Matthew Carr, Richard Margoluis 7 Apr 2022

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Rainforest in Brunei in 2025. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler

Mangroves on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

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