Mollie Ogden

Operations and Strategy Director

Mollie Ogden is a Masters-qualified Zoologist operating at the intersection of conservation science, environmental policy, and business strategy. She brings a multidisciplinary foundation integrating environmental project management, field zoology and ecology, agricultural practice, and policy analysis to support rigorous, evidence-based decision-making across complex landscapes.

A graduate of the University of Exeter, Mollie specialises in reconciling diverse perspectives across conservation, sustainable land use, and the environmental policy frameworks that underpin them. Her work is defined by an ability to translate scientific evidence and legal structures into practical, operational strategy. Applying an interdisciplinary lens, she addresses environmental challenges through creative, lateral processes that generate innovative, grounded solutions capable of delivering measurable ecological and social outcomes.

Wildlife crime research forms a central pillar of Mollie’s academic focus. Her work explores the structural drivers of the illegal wildlife trade, the interplay of socio-economic and regulatory factors that enable and escalate it, and the role of legal mechanisms in strengthening biodiversity protection and enforcement effectiveness. She is currently undertaking a Master of Laws (LLM) in Environmental Law, with particular emphasis on leveraging environmental law as a tool for sustainable land use, regulatory innovation, and long-term ecosystem resilience. Her research examines how legal frameworks can be operationalised to translate policy into implementable practice, including enabling regenerative land-based models within regulatory systems not yet fully adapted to such approaches.

Mollie is also leading the development of the Journal of Regenerative Coexistence: Land, Life & Law, an interdisciplinary scientific publication dedicated to understanding, evaluating, and redesigning the systems through which human and non-human life share land and shape one another’s futures. The journal advances regenerative approaches that move beyond harm reduction toward restoring ecosystems, strengthening communities, and transforming the legal and institutional frameworks that govern land, life, and their interdependence. Through this initiative, she fosters cross-sector dialogue between scientists, legal scholars, land practitioners, and policy innovators to reimagine coexistence at structural scale.

International field experience underpins her scientific expertise. Mollie has conducted ecological research in South Africa, contributing to studies on the Nile Crocodile and Cape Giraffe, gaining practical insight into species monitoring, habitat dynamics, and conservation management within complex socio-ecological systems.

Alongside her consultancy and conservation work, Mollie operates as an ethical travel specialist, curating carefully vetted wildlife experiences, eco-adventures, and culturally immersive journeys. This strand of her work complements her conservation practice by translating policy, ethics, and scientific principles into tangible, real-world engagement. Through responsible travel design, she supports wildlife protection, strengthens local economies, and promotes meaningful, accountable interaction with natural systems.

Mollie combines operational leadership with scientific integrity and legal literacy, ensuring that strategy, governance, and delivery remain aligned with ecological evidence, ethical responsibility, and long-term sustainability.