Nicole Meier Email & Phone Number

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Lands and Resource Department

Panama

‑ Co‑creator and manager of an Indigenous‑owned projects dedicated to climate change mitigation, food security and youth empowerment.‑ Organized the documentation and planning strategies of the project for national and international funding applications and local Indigenouscouncil partnership.‑ Conducted literature reviews and provided scientific ground for the establishment of goals, necessities, and long‑term benefits for the participants,as well as the community and national/international climate mitigation goals.

Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

‑ Supported the CMN Research Project “Explore, describe and develop a methodology to best account for Indigenous perspectives on the valueof Land Guardianship in Mountain Regions and the contributions to the biodiversity and wellbeing of their Nations”, supervised by Norma Kassi.‑ Conducted meetings and interviews with First Nations Leaders, Traditional Knowledge Holders, Elders, Land Guardians, and Monitors acrossthe Yukon, BC, NWT and Labrador.‑ Assisted in decision‑making for the project’s management, organization and development.‑ Managed project‑specific schedules and team meetings.‑ Prepared presentations, speeches, interview questionnaires, consent forms and reports.‑ Arranged, recorded and transcribed interviews and audio recordings for analysis.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

‑ Organized the Sardinilla plantation experiment biodiversity database.‑ Performed multivariate statistical analysis with R on biodiversity and environmental data.‑ Supervised by Dr. Catherine Potvin, McGill University and Dr. Pierre Legendre, Université de Montréal.

Pedasí, Los Santos, Panama

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Analyzed and identified bat echolocation calls with Wildlife Acoustic’s software, Kaleidoscope. Contributed to the submission of reports to municipalities. Conducted research for environmental impact assessment projects. Assisted and participated in regional conservation forums to represent the institution.

Master Of Science - Msc, Biology, General

Bsc, Forest Conservation Science