Careers in Conservation with Lina Valencia

Dr. Lina M. Valencia is the Andean Countries Coordinator at Re:wild, an international non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and restore biodiversity.

Dr. Valencia is a researcher and conservationist with more than fifteen years of experience who focuses on expanding Re:wild’s program in the Tropical Andes by developing collaborative, inclusive and community- based conservation initiatives with local and indigenous communities, NGOs and government institutions. Dr. Valencia currently leads the development of national strategies to protect 30% of terrestrial ecosystems, and leads a conservation strategy for the most endangered amphibian group in the world, the harlequin toads. 

Dr. Valencia is originally from Colombia where she got her Bachelor’s in Biology and then moved to Austin to pursue her Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology at UT Austin.