Alícia Pérez-Porro

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Alícia Pérez-Porro is a marine biologist. Her main fields of research connect the environment, gender equality and environmental diplomacy for a more fair and sustainable future. She is the Scientific Coordinator of the Catalan Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), and she is the representative of the Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (ECUSA) in the Network of Scientific Researchers Abroad (RAICEX), as its acting president. She holds a Master’s Degree and a Doctorate in Biodiversity, both from the University of Barcelona, and she is currently completing a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School (Tufts University). In 2018, she was selected to participate in the largest female Antarctic expedition, organised by the Homeward Bound organisation (HB). The same year, she and her Spanish HB colleagues (#ACCIONAteam) were awarded the Spanish Red Cross and Red Crescent Gold Medal for their work in promoting gender equality as a key element of climate action. In 2019, together with her HB colleagues, she co-founded the non-profit association Ellas Lideran (She Leads). She was selected as an Aspen Ideas Festival Fellow in 2019 and a Women inPower Fellow in 2018.