Isis Alvarez is a biologist from Colombia with a Master of Science in environment and resource management who is currently working for the Global Forest Coalition as senior gender adviser and Unsustainable Livestock Campaign coordinator. She is experienced in working with different local and international environmental NGOs in Latin America, Europe, and Africa, involved in projects dealing with biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, nature and poverty, social and environmental justice, gender equality, and sustainable development, to name a few.