A scientist by training, Nadia Bood is now a program officer with the World Wildlife Fund, where she focuses on marine science and climate change issues.
Bood is currently leading a project that spans the Caribbean coast of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. By working with local partners, the project aims to use scientific data to update or mainstream climate change policies for marine protected areas and coastal development plans
A lot of people depend on these areas for their livelihood so the research is also taking into account the existing human pressures on the natural environment, and how these can be alleviated to benefit from these ecosystems well into the future, Bood explained.