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London, England, United Kingdom

Making the MSC Fisheries Standard more accessible for a wider range of fisheries.

London, United Kingdom

-Coordinating the MSC Pathway to Sustainability, a strategy for the MSC to engage with fisheries before their certification, specially for small-scale fisheries and developing countries-Managing Fish for Good, an initiative for small-scale fisheries improvements in Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa funded by the Dutch Postcode Lottery

Ciudad De México Y Alrededores, México

• Developed the new area of Institutional Development at COBI • Implemented a community-based sustainable financial strategy for the long-term viability of fisheries improvement projects• Created new commercialization channels between sustainable small-scale fishers and buyers (from restaurants to retailers)• Obtained social microcredits for sustainable fishers’ cooperatives from El Buen Socio• Co-funded the Mexican Alliance for Biodiversity and Businesses (AMEBIN), member of the CBD Global Partnership• Developed new fundraising strategies including own resources generation, fundraising events and individual donations campaigns• Fundraised with international foundations and international development entities• Participated in the strategic planning of the organization• Supported COBI’s General Director to strengthen and diversify the Board • Defined and executed communication plan to spread results and projects to several types of targets• Represented the organization in national and international events

Mexico City And La Paz, Baja California Sur

• Planed and managed marine resources conservation and small-scale fisheries communities’ development activities in Baja California• Approached and selected new fishers partners for the implementation of community based marine no-take zones• Managed the “best choice” ranking of the Mexican Yellowtail Amberjack small-scale fishery by the Seafood Watch Program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium• Defined and followed-up the budget of the Program • Created and maintained public relations with national and international stakeholders

Mexico City And La Paz, Baja California Sur

• Coordination of marine resources conservation and coastal communities’ development activities in Baja California• Organization of participatory sciences events between national and international academics and small-scale fishers’ coops from Baja California• Link to national and international preferential seafood markets for sustainable products from small-scale fishers’ coop in Baja California• Planning of the first sustainable coastal village in Isla Magdalena, Baja California Sur, as an alternative livelihood for the community, in alliance with ¡Échale a tu casa! • Business plans for economic alternatives to traditional fisheries (awarded in the international business plans competition Fish2.0, 2013) – article in NatGeo• Public relation at national and international levels with donors, government, academic institutions, fishers’ coops, NGOs and consultants

Mexico City

• Coordinated the Vaquita Marina project with Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza in the Upper Gulf of California• Developed business cases and business plans as alternative to the fisheries in the Upper Gulf of Baja California • Selected, evaluated growth potential and connected SMEs with potential investments opportunities• Organized the first Impact Investment Latin American Forum in Mérida, Yucatán, February 2nd to 4th of 2011• Organized business plans seminaries for sustainable and/or community based entrepreneurs

Nicargua

• Executed the agrarian diagnostic methodology of the in a 300 km² area • Led field interviews (open and semi-open) and data process• Developed a typology of the actors according to their uses of the forest resource

Master'S Degree, International Agro-Development

Specialization: Finance of development projects Principal axis: International business

Bachelor'S Degree, Tropical Agronomy

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology

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