Dr Susan (Sue) Snyman is the Director of Research at the African Leadership University School of Wildlife Conservation. Having completed coursework at the University of Goteborg in Sweden, the focus of her PhD research (through the University of Cape Town, School of Economics) measured the socio-economic impact of high-end ecotourism in remote, rural communities adjacent to protected areas, based on over 1,800 community surveys in six southern African countries including Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Sue is currently leading on a project looking at the wildlife economy across Africa. Her overall research and work focus is on promoting sustainable, diversified wildlife economies in Africa, encouraging investment in conservation and related wildlife economy activities and ensuring equitable benefit-sharing for local communities.