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Hi All,
My name is Dileri Berdeja I am conservation scientist with a specific focus on biodiversity, animal welfare and invasive species. I have worked in the past years supporting governments, NGO’s and private companies to structure their projects related to biodiversity and in support of animal welfare. Currently, I support an NGO called Freshwater Life to take action to conserve freshwater ecosystems by eradicating and managing invasive species.
I am currently located in Mexico City, although I have lived in Canada for the past six years. I work for various institutions in Mexico, Canada, and the US.
I have enrolled in this course, because Mexico is a country that greatly relies on financial frameworks to supporting climate change initiatives and biodiversity, instead of using primarily scientific approaches. I’ve had challenges communicating specific goals for companies, as they are mostly interested in financial returns.
I am hopeful that this course will help me breach the gap between finance and science, by also helping me to enhance fundraising mechanisms for NGO’s that rely on external financing for their functionality.
My biggest passion during my free time is to practice all kinds of sports, specifically tennis, padel tennis and power lifting. Nice to meet you all!