Jane Shuma is the Project Lead for the Faith4Restoration Project at WWF Tanzania, Arusha Office. She also serves as a social science coordinator and gender expert for the Northern Tanzania landscape. She works with faith leaders, communities, and government authorities to integrate faith-based approaches into rangeland restoration, climate resilience, and sustainable land management. Her work focuses on promoting inclusive governance, empowering women and youth, supporting sustainable pastoral and agricultural practices, and facilitating policy dialogue for equitable natural resource management. She also provides expertise in gender integration, social safeguards, behavior change interventions, and socio-economic research under the SOKNOT-UNGANISHA transboundary program. Before joining WWF in November 2023, Jane worked as a Behavior Change Manager at TRAFFIC East Africa Office (the wildlife trade monitoring network) under the USAID-CONNECT project. Over her 15 years of experience, she has worked with various donor-funded organizations in Tanzania in communications, advocacy, and project management, particularly in reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, and the health rights of children, adolescents, and women. Jane is a lawyer and social scientist by training, holding an MA in Development Studies from the Netherlands and an LLB from Australia. She is also a certified director with the Institute of Directors in Tanzania (IoDT).