About Okala
Our people
people across science, technology and field operations
offices in London, Stirling, Libreville and Nairobi
publications
countries where we have delivered consulting
organisations use NatureCube in 35 countries
Leadership
Dr Robin Whytock
CEO & Co-Founder
Kenny Monteath
Business Head, NatureCube
Project & Client Services
Róisín-Caitlin Bonucchi
Project Administrator
Anna Macklin
Project Manager
Vivienne Mayo
Project Administrator
Ruchi Dua
Client Services Associate
Biodiversity & Ecology
Dr Jeremy Cusack
Head of Science
Dr David Lehmann
Gabon Country Head
Dr Joe Huddart
Lead Nature Consultant
Dr Natalie Imirzian
Senior Ecological Data Scientist
Cristóbal Salamé-Cano
Senior Data Scientist
Carbon & Sustainability
Innes Christison
Climate and Sustainability Lead
Mili Arora
Deputy Manager, Climate and Sustainability
Nancy Grover
Deputy Manager, Climate and Sustainability
Shruthi James
Social Impact & Performance and Communications Manager
Nature Technology (NatureCube)
Dr Adam Varley
Head of Technology
Dr Edward Salakpi
Senior Remote Sensing & AI Engineer
Field operations
Offices in Libreville and Nairobi, with field teams delivering surveys across Africa.
Patrice Essone
Africa Logistics Manager
Fabrice Mezeme
Field Operations Lead, Gabon
Yannick Fouty
Field Operations Manager, Gabon
What our clients say
"We had a fantastic experience working with Okala, who supported us with camera trap surveys, including survey design, image processing and data analysis. They were extremely professional and communicative, delivering tagged images and access to their expert dashboard within a short space of time. We look forward to working with them on future projects."
"We have had a great experience working with Okala. The process has been constructive and efficient. We have appreciated the collaborative nature of the work and the level of expertise from the Okala team. It has been great to work with a like-minded team who share our values."
"We greatly appreciated Okala's ability to adapt to the specific demands of the mining industry. Their flexibility and responsiveness enabled the timely delivery of key project components. The dashboard training session was very well received by our client, and the platform itself has proven to be an effective tool for visualizing the results of camera-trap monitoring. We look forward to continuing and expanding our collaboration with Okala."
"This was an ambitious project where we could put AI to the test at very large scales. Okala's data platform allowed us to verify AI outputs and rapidly interact with the data using the intuitive interface."
"Okala's expert gap analysis and guidance have greatly advanced Fura's progress towards reaching our sustainability goals. Their professionalism and insight into biodiversity and carbon management exceeded our expectations."
"Okala delivered cutting edge biodiversity, carbon and social baselines to understand how a 300,000 ha forestry concession in Gabon could be managed for sustainable development."
"Minimising biodiversity impact is an increasing challenge for our sector. Okala provided unrivalled transparency and reporting for our early-stage industrial project in Rwanda."
"Okala delivered high-quality biodiversity baselines in just six months using eDNA, bioacoustics and camera traps. Their work will allow us to calculate the biodiversity value of the forest to inform land-management."
