I am a Mexican researcher based in Cambridge, currently working as an Associate Programme Officer in the policy team at UNEP-WCMC, where I contribute to projects on biodiversity policy, international environmental conventions, and national ecosystem assessments. In addition, I am contributing to the IPBES Second Global Assessment as a Fellow.
I recently completed a PhD in human geography at the University of Manchester, where my research examined how boundary organisations represent social dimensions such as livelihoods, justice, culture, and identity. I also explored how questions of expertise, legitimacy, and scale influence environmental knowledge production. I remain affiliated with Manchester as an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Environment, Education and Development.
My interdisciplinary background includes a BSc in environmental engineering from Mexico and a Master’s degree in international conservation from the Yale School of the Environment. Prior to transitioning into research and policy, I managed the WCS Latin America programme on illegal wildlife trade. My professional and research experience spans Mexico, Bolivia, Australia, Kenya, and Rwanda, where I have used qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to study environmental governance, biodiversity policy, and science-policy interfaces across scales.