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Nick Staite is the Operations Director for the Planet Earth Institute (PEI), an international charity and NGO working for the scientific independence of Africa. Having joined the PEI in early 2011 to establish the charity’s core private sector partnerships, with a background in business across Africa’s frontier markets, Nick also coordinates the PEI Partners Forumhttps://www.digital-science.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_458646737.jpg