Maria Esther Guevara

Maria Esther Guevara is an Ecuadorian passionate about the interaction and dependency between the social and biological sciences. Prior to coming to F&ES, she was involved in the writing of several books that explored domestic and international matters. Maria worked as research assistant for four different projects that ranged from the historical background of Ecuador to current environmental issues to the international implication of social minorities. Moreover, she worked with two former Ecuadorian presidents in social projects. Maria interned at the World Wildlife Fund in Washington D.C. with the forest team. During her time working there, she completed three projects regarding FSC certification and good forest practices in Latin America and Southeast Asia. Maria is now at her second year of the Master in Environmental Management. She will be graduating soon and she aims to generate feasible conservation strategies that intersect with responsible natural resources management and supply chain.