Leida BUGLASS

As a native of the Caribbean, Leida has always been attracted by colours and sound. The colours and sounds of nature. The colours and sounds of people. The chatter of tropical birds and frogs. The song of humpback whales and the beat of Salsa and Son. Leida loves nature and people, so you can say she is a nature lover and a people person. 
That is why she works in the sustainable management of natural resources in unison with local people to facilitate their engagement with their natural environment and improve their livelihoods. Leida has an MSc in Landscape & Environmental Planning (Germany) and over twenty-five years of professional experience working on intergovernmental and not-for-profit sectors' sustainable and social development issues. She also delivers hands-on consulting in land-use planning, civil society strengthening, sustainable livelihoods, gender equity and respect for cultural and ethnic diversity, empowerment and skills training for grassroots groups with and for international development and conservation. Most recently, her focus has been on biodiversity protection and sustainable livelihoods on the marine-terrestrial interface, sustainable tourism practices, coastal and marine management and climate change mitigation.