BIO
Mayra Elena Mendoza (Mexico) has a Degree in Marine Biology from the Technological Institute of the Sea Nº6 in Mexico.
She worked for 13 years on the management of protected natural areas, with ties to projects related to the conservation and management of natural resources, biodiversity and the effects of natural phenomena in marine-terrestrial areas. She has also been an environmental education teacher.
Since 2009, she has been working on the Protected Natural Areas System of Guanajuato for the planning, implementation, evaluation and oversight of projects related to protected natural areas in the State for the sustainability of rural communities.
As part of her master’s degree, she completed an internship at the Garajonay National Park on the island of Gomera (Canary Islands).