European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersFulanitoEditordaniaabdulmalak@uma.es+34 951 952 995Dania Abdul Malak is a senior environmental researcher and Director of the European Topic Centre at the University of Malaga (ETC-UMA). She has over 15 years’ experience in environmental assessment and management. Her research focuses on setting transferable guidelines to apply ecosystem-based management to nature conservation and biodiversity …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersAndreas LittkopfSenior AdvisorAndreas LittkopfSenior AdvisorAndreas Littkopf holds a degree in agriculture (terrestrial ecology) from the Humboldt University in Berlin (1986) and a degree in business management (2000). After working in a local environmental agency, he acted as Pre-Accession Adviser and residential Twinning Adviser in Poland and Slovenia implementing environment related EU …

María del Mar Otero VillanuevaSenior Specialist on Nature Based Solutions and Marine Conservation and ManagementMaría del Mar Otero VillanuevaSenior Specialist on Nature Based Solutions and Marine Conservation and Managementmar_otero@uma.es+34 951 952 909Maria del Mar Otero is a coastal and marine expert with long experience in the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia. She holds a PhD in Marine Science, an MSc in …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersHiba AbyabaPh.D researcher in Sustainable Development and Climate ChangeHiba AbyabaPh.D researcher in Sustainable Development and Climate Changehiba.abyaba@iusspavia.it— — —Hiba graduated in Human health – Neurosciences at the University of Mohammed V Rabat Morocco during which she invested two years’ in social entrepreneurship. She has honed her leadership skills by leading her …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersFarah MejriInterreg Volunteer YouthFarah MejriInterreg Volunteer Youth— — —— — —Farah Mejri is a recent graduate of the ISAMM Higher Institute of Arts and Multimedia Manouba in Tunisia, where she secured a degree in cinema and audiovisuals as director of photography. With a passion for environmental conservation, Farah has joined ETC-UMA …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersAmin AchiInterreg Volunteer YouthAmin aCHIInterreg Volunteer Youth— — —— — —Amin Achi is a young graduate in public administration by the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He has joined ETC-UMA in July 2022 as an IVY Programme volunteer to support the EU ENI CBC MED project ENSERES. His tasks include …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersSarra HihiPhD studentSarra HihiPhD student— — —— — —Sarra is a Geological and Environmental Engineer and is a PhD student in environmental remote sensing at the National Engineering School of Sfax in Tunisia.  She has been actively working on soil assessment for the projects “Drought impact on ecosystem health” (TU Dresden, …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersAmy DonnellyMaster InternAmy DonnellyMaster Intern— — —— — —Amy graduated with a science degree from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, specialising in Zoology and is currently undertaking a MSc degree in Global Change: Ecosystem Science and Policy. This multidisciplinary degree is shared between University College Dublin, Ireland, and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. It …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersChiara GaliotoInterreg Volunteer YouthChiara GaliotoInterreg Volunteer Youth— — —— — —Recently graduated at Politecnico of Torino, in Territorial, Urban, Landscape and Environment Planning, Chiara Galioto is a volunteer in the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) program. She has collaborated with the Politecnico of Torino’s European Documentation Centre on Nature Park and Planning …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersVirginia GarcíaRemote Sensing ExpertVirginia GarcíaRemote Sensing expertvirginia.garcia@uma.es+34 951 952 946Virginia’s field of interest is the protection and conservation of the environment, for which she finds remote sensing technologies useful for a quick and comprehensive overview of the health and dynamics of ecosystems. She has worked as a researcher in Canada, Germany …