Dr Abrehet Kahsay is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Germany's Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries. She holds a bachelor's degree in Fisheries, Wetlands, and Wildlife Management from Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia, as well as an MSc in Fisheries and Wetlands Management and a pre-doctoral diploma in Biology from Ghent University in Belgium. She earned a PhD in wetland ecology from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium in 2023.. Abrehet has worked at Bahir Dar University for 11 years, holding roles such as graduate assistant and lecturer, where she taught undergraduate students and conducted scientific research.