Profile

Cynthia Garland

Co-founder of gaia-liNc e.V. 

Frankfurt, Germany

cgarland@gaialinc.org

Areas of knowledge  

  • Landscape Management & Planning 
  • Ecology & Conservation
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Project management

Areas of expertise

M.Sc. in Sustainable Resource Management with over 10 years of experience in nature conservation. Successfully led a regional program, managed multi-country teams, and facilitated funding allocation for conservation projects in Latin America. Experienced in design and coordination of conservation and sustainable development projects, resource mobilization, and implementing social and environmental safeguards. Extensive field experience in community-level participatory approaches and capacity building of civil society.

Motivation

My motivation is to contribute to the conservation of critical ecosystems hand by hand with local communities.