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Valeria Tamayo-Canadass

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Valeria Tamayo-Canadas

Partnership Officer – Latin America and Caribbean

Valeria has worked for over a decade at the intersection of science and governance for conservation. Among some of her experiences are: protected areas, ecosystem restoration, coastal communities and sustainable fisheries, science communication, outdoor environmental education, citizen science, waste management, particularly plastics, and resilience to climate change. She worked on developing socio-ecological strategies for working with local communities, governments, and organizations. She has worked in Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, Mexico, Indonesia, American Samoa, Jamaica, Vietnam, Thailand, and Panama, and coordinated conservation in eight Amazonian countries. She got her master’s degree at the University of California Santa Barbara, specializing in managing coastal and marine ecosystems.