I am currently working as a Policy Officer for biodiversity research in the European Commission's DG for Research and Innovation (RTD). Our team helps to develop, manage and promote EU research policies, programmes and partnerships on biodiversity and nature-based solutions. In the past, I worked on various biodiversity issues, protected and conserved areas, and natural World Heritage sites in IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC).