Frida Bryson is a graduate of the University of    Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Applied Geosciences, she possesses skills in community engagement, assessing soil and other factors for successful mangrove restoration and project monitoring. She manages the community mangrove restoration projects and supervises data collection in feasibility studies for blue carbon credit projects. In the summer of 2022, she participated in the Researching Social Theories, Resources, and Environment International Summer School (ResTore) 2019 at the University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland where she sharpened her community engagement skills and pathways to a more circular economy and climate mitigation. She looks forward to gaining more experience through interacting with actors within and outside Tanzania.