About Abdul is a PhD student in Applied Science at Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) where he is currently researching and working on environmental stewardship in small-scale fisheries in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Abdul has a background in marine ecology, conservation, and fisheries, having previous completed a...
About Dr. Tony Charles is a professor at Saint Mary’s University where he works in both the Sobey School of Business and the School of the Environment. Tony’s work focuses on the governance, socio-economics and sustainability of environmental systems and natural resources. He is known particularly...
About I was born in the touristic city of Cancún, Quintana Roo but when I was 6 years old, my family moved to the community of Leona Vicario, Quintana Roo. There in my family learned how to work farming and got close to the rainforest. During...
About Dr. Arce-Ibarra received her B.S. from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS, Fisheries Biology, 1986); a M.S. from the CINVESTAV-Mérida (Marine Biology, 1990), and a Ph.D. from Dalhousie University (Interdisciplinary Studies, 2007). From 2001 to 2012 she participated in the Steering Committee of the UNDP-Community...
About Ivett Peña Azcona is a proud Zapotec indigenous woman and a graduate in Biology from the Technological Institute of the Valley of Oaxaca (ITVO). She made specialty studies in "Epistemologies of the South" at the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). Ivett has a...
About Derek Armitage is Associate Professor in the Department of Environment and Resource Studies at the University of Waterloo where he leads the Environmental Change and Governance Group (http://ecgg.uwaterloo.ca) and is a Senior Fellow and was the past Working Group Leader of the Oceans Management Research...
About Dr Natalie Ban is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria's School of Environmental Studies. Having obtained her PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies at the UBC Fisheries Centre, and Master's in Geography at McGill University, her interdisciplinary research seeks to identify options...
Frejhan Jn Baptiste is a fourth year Environmental Science honors student currently attending Saint Mary’s University (Halifax, NS.). Her honors research focuses on the resilience of beaches in her island home of Saint Lucia (W.I.) and their capacity to respond to various stabilization methods in...
About I grew up in India/Sri Lanka of Dutch parents and studied development sociology at the Free University in Amsterdam. My first fieldwork was on the social organization and history of a fishing village in northern Sri Lanka, and brought me into the fisheries field. A...
Ecology Action Centre (EAC) is Atlantic Canada’s oldest and largest environmental organization, working at the local, regional, national international level to help build a healthier and more sustainable world. EAC works on a variety of issues, including sustainable transportation, energy, forestry and wilderness, built environment, food,...
About Nathan J. Bennett is currently cross-appointed as a research associate in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington and a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Nathan graduated from the University...
About I am a PhD student with the Environmental Change and Governance Group at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Originally from rainy Vancouver, I completed a BSc in Natural Resources Conservation at the University of British Columbia before moving east to Waterloo, Ontario in pursuit of a...
About Dr. Fikret Berkes, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, holds a PhD in Marine Sciences from McGill University, and works at the interface of natural and social sciences. He has devoted most of his professional life to investigating integrated social-ecological systems, and to examining the...
About Amy Berry is from Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia. She has a BA in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University, and her Honours thesis was on sustainable community-based surf tourism in Ghana. She spent the third year of her degree program studying abroad and interning with Black...
About Meriem Bouamrane is an environmental economist, programme specialist in the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Man and the Biosphere programme since 2001. She is the coordinator of the EuroMAB Network, the oldest and largest network of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (52 countries...
ABOUT Mauricio Castrejón. Mexican; Marine biologist; PhD candidate. I am a former Associate Researcher at the Charles Darwin Research Station (2004-2008) and consultant for World Wildlife Fund (2008-2010) at the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Currently, I am a doctoral candidate at the Interdisciplinary PhD Program of Dalhousie...
About Cheryl Chan is originally from Hong Kong, but was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She studied biology and education concurrently at Queen’s University, completing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in 2009, and a Bachelor of Education in 2010. The idea of working abroad piqued Cheryl’s interest...
About Cathy is a Professor of Geography at Saint Mary’s University, and is the founder and Research Coordinator of the Community-Based Environmental Monitoring Network (CBEMN). Cathy’s background is in geography, environmental studies, and fluvial geomorphology, and her current research is in watershed management, water quality, and...
About I was born and raised on Vancouver Island, B.C. Having grown up on the coast, I have a deep reverence for the land and sea; the livelihoods and the traditions associated with coastal living. I have a double major in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from...
About Libby Dean is a community-based researcher and facilitator who works with a wide variety of groups, communities and projects. Libby is currently a research assistant with CCRN (2018-19) and was a research assistant with CCRN’s work with the Innu Nation in Labrador (2015-16). She has...
About Dr. Alfonso Cuevas Jiménez is interested in the assessment of the coral reef ecosystem and the adaptability of coastal communities to the effects of climatic changes. He is working in the Mahahual community, Quintana Roo, México and dealing with recreational tourism which depends on coral...
About Philip Dearden is a Full Professor at the University of Victoria where he leads the Marine Protected Areas Research Group. His research is focused on biodiversity protection with a particular interest in protected area planning and management in the coastal tropics. Research interests range from...
About Bruce Downie is a consultant in conservation and protected areas planning and associated recreation, education and tourism activities. His professional experience includes planning positions with Parks Canada and the parks agencies of Ontario, BC and Yukon. Bruce extended that experience to a development context in...
About I graduated from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil in 2012 with a four years degree in Biology. I also hold a degree in Biology Education from the same University (2015). Through my years of studying, I became fascinated by the research field in Applied...
About Erica Escobar is a 4th year Bachelor of Environmental Studies student with a minor in Geography at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Erica has completed a college degree in the Veterinary Technician program from Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. After a brief time...