Linda is a lawyer who discovered Animal law during the early years of law school at the University of Zimbabwe. In 2017, she began volunteering at the university`s student chapter founded by Speak Out for Animals. Upon graduation and admission as a legal practitioner, Linda was actively involved in fighting for Animal rights in her country and abroad. In 2018, she participated at the Global Youth Biodiversity Network workshop in Kenya where represented her country`s environmental interests whilst exchanging ideas with other like-minded young people around the globe.
In 2019, Linda was a delegate at CITES COP18 among other young environmentalists who were fighting against wildlife trafficking and illegal wildlife trade. She has worked with various courts across Zimbabwe monitoring animal law cases, assisting the National Prosecution Authority and developing content in that area. Linda was appointed as the Legal Officer for the Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe (EMA). The latter is the statutory body responsible for ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and protection of the environment, the prevention of pollution and environmental degradation, and the preparation of Environmental Plans for the management and protection of the environment.
As of 2023 till date, she is an alumni of the Charles R Policy Fellowship hosted by UNEP and Africa Wildlife Foundation (Kenya). In the latter program, Linda has been trained on multi environmental agreements and negotiator skills and as a result had the opportunity to participate in the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN 2023) in Ethiopia. In 2024, she was accepted into the Land Youth Negotiations Program for the United Nations Conventions on Combating Desertification (UNCCCD) and will participate as a youth negotiator at the UNCCD COP 16 in Saudi Arabia. Her interests are in biodiversity law (Environment and Animal Law), policy negotiations on MEAs, human rights and corporate law. She is also interested in contributing towards sustainable development goals. Linda has also been awarded the Global Ambassadors Award under Lewis and Clark and her project will focus on producing a policy brief on plastic pollution and its effect on animals in Zimbabwe.