European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersYaiza JiménezData management, GIS and Remote Sensing specialistYaiza JiménezData management, GIS and Remote Sensing specialist— — —— — —Yaiza has a degree in Geography and territorial management by the University of Málaga, Spain. She has a wide postgraduate training in GIS, specialised in remote sensing, photogrammetry of satellite and drone images …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersGabriel MartorellData management, GIS and RS specialistGabriel MartorellData management, GIS and RS specialistgabrielmg@uma.es+34 951 952 685Gabriel graduated in Geography at the University of the Balearic Islands. He has joined ETC-UMA as part of his master’s degree in GIS and Remote Sensing, where he supports the collection, development and analysis of digital …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersNelly BourlionInternational project managerNelly BourlionInternational project managernelly.bourlion@uma.es+33 6 27 28 62 52Nelly Bourlion is a biodiversity expert from France with an engineering diploma in Agronomy and a MSc. in Economy. She has been working in international project management for several years. She works as a consultant for the FAO FLRM providing technical …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersAlina VeraInterreg Volunteer YouthAlina VeraInterreg Volunteer Youth— — —— — —Alina is working at ETC-UMA as part of her Master’s degree until July 2021. She has joined as an assistant to the Interreg Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Community project led by ETC-UMA. Her areas of work will help address particularly marine pollution, …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersDavid MedinaBiotechnologist and Communication AssistantDavid MedinaBiotechnologist and Communication Assistant— — —— — —I am biotechnologist, graduated by the Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain) in summer 2017. After that, I have developed technical assistance and Research and Development roles in Istanbul, Turkey. Also, I have experience as scientific communicator in some …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersAmeer AbdullaSenior Advisor on Marine BiodiversityAmeer AbdullaSenior Advisor on Marine Biodiversitymarine.programme@uma.es— — —Ameer Abdulla is Associate Professor in Marine Conservation Science with the Global Change Institute and the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science at the University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Abdulla is a marine scientist by training and holds a …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersMarco TrombettiEnvironmental scientist and GIS specialistMarco TrombettiEnvironmental scientist and GIS specialistmarco.trombetti@uma.es+34 951 952 909Marco graduated in Forestry and Environmental Science in Bari (ITA), holds a MSc in Geoinformation Science from Wageningen University (NL) and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Basilicata (ITA). His main interests are in the …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersManuel SánchezGIS and IT supportManuel SánchezGIS and IT support— — —— — —In summer 2010 Manuel finished a Formative Cycle in Computer Systems Management (Málaga). I started studying the degree of Geography and Territory Managementin the University of Málaga (UMA). In 2013, I studied at Lisbon University with an Erasmus scholarship …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersCarlos GuitartEnvironmental policies specialistCarlos GuitartEnvironmental policies specialist— — —— — —Marine Sciences, PhD (multidisciplinary). I performed as a senior scientist, scientific consultant and advisor in world leading ocean research institutions, government agencies and international organizations (ULPGC (ES), UPC (ES), CSIC (ES), IAEA(MC), PML(UK), CEFAS (UK), WHOI (USA), IEO(ES), UN Environment/MAP (GR). …

European topic centre – university of malagaMeet our team membersDavid RodríguezSenior researcherDavid RodríguezSenior researcherdavidrr@uma.es+34 951 953 102David Rodríguez-Rodríguez holds a European-mention PhD in Conservation Biology, an MSc in Ecological Restoration, two BScs: in Biology and in Environmental Sciences, and one University Specialist Degree in GIS and Remote Sensing. He is author of 37 indexed articles, 6 books and 4 book …