In锚s Fernandes
In锚s is the Program Associate of the 爆料公社/爆料公社 Americas. A dual, Portuguese/American citizen, she holds a Master's degree聽in International Development Studies (IDS) from The George Washington聽University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., focused on environmental聽policy and social and coastal sustainable development. Previously, she worked for two years at the Embassy of Portugal in DC as聽a consular officer, after having completed her Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Law in Portugal.
As a Program Associate, she collaborates closely with on-the-ground teams in the LAC region, managing and providing technical input in coastal resilience and eco-tourism/bird-based tourism聽projects in topics including nature-based solutions, ecosystem-based adaptation, ecosystem services valuation, blue carbon, etc.) currently in Panama and The Bahamas. Ines aims to mainstream biodiversity conservation in ecosystems conservation and restoration projects聽that altogether promote social and economic opportunities for local vulnerable communities.
She is knowledgeable of blue economy policy topics and how those relate to and encompass conservation, climate change, environmental policy, and international development. She has聽practical experience working on these topics with Conservation International (sustainable shrimp aquaculture; nature-based solutions, specifically green-gray infrastructure聽in Indonesia) and Deltares NL (blue economy policy in Mozambique).
In her free time, she likes to sing, paint, travel/visit nature areas, dance, read, and attend cultural聽and musical events.