This is a highly competitive Master’s programme with a sub-regional dimension, which aims to create experts capable of engaging at an international, regional, sub-regional, national and local level in science-policy interfaces such as IPBES. The programme has been very rich in terms of experience, allowing me to be in contact with experts involved in the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services both in Africa and internationally.
I had the opportunity to take part in workshops reviewing IPBES documents, in particular in 2021 the scoping documents for the Business and Biodiversity Assessment; the thematic assessment of the links between biodiversity, water, food and health; and the thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, drivers of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity.
With its interdisciplinary approach that links theory and practice through internships, case studies and field visits on the one hand, and the translation of research results into decision-making tools and policies on the other, the programme is a significant asset for achieving my professional goals.
A Guinean by nationality, I am currently working as a consultant in charge of biodiversity for mining companies operating in our country, as well as for a project financed by the World Bank on behalf of our Ministry of Mines and Geology and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.
