All over the world, forests are being cleared to make way for agriculture, often unsustainably and illegally. Together with the impact of climate change, this deforestation has led to a decline in the livelihoods of local communities. In many cases these forests are under the management of indigenous communities. Join representatives from WWF-Mexico, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship (IKEA-SE), Enuma, New Ventures and local communities to explore how community-led-enterprises have improved livelihoods biodiversity conservation in Mexico. We will discuss the potential to scale such projects and connect the local communities who lead them with new market opportunities.
Biodiversity and Finance Coordinator, World Wildlife Fund Mexico
With a career spanning the public and NGO sectors in Latin America, Lucía works for WWF Mexico as Coordinator for Biodiversity and Finance and has over ten years of work experience on biodiversity policy design and conservation finance. In her current position, she develops projects to empower…
Founder and CEO of Enûma, a Strategic impact consulting firm specialized in the development of impact driven projects. We develop social impact assessment, impact investment strategies, social risk assessment, ESG parameters and sustainable development projects.
A passionate communicator for social good. I have worked in public, private and the philanthropic sector for over 20 years using the power of communication to trigger a positive change.
I now lead the communications for IKEA Social Entrepreneurship.
My name is Blanca Sánchez, I am of Zapotec origin and was born in San Miguel Suchixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. I studied Rural Development Planning at Centro de Estudios para el Desarrllo Rural (CESDER), in Puebla, Mexico. I am the co-founder and President of Mbis Bin AC, a community conservation…
Armando Laborde joined New Ventures in May 2016 as a Managing Partner, an organization dedicated to catalyzing businesses with social and environmental impact in Latin America. Armando was the Associate Vice President for Social Initiatives at the Tec de Monterrey. From 2006-2015, he…
