Fernande is Co-Executive Director and Program Manager at Inter Pares.
Fernande studied law specializing in international and comparative environmental law and holds a PhD in Applied Social Sciences from the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO). For more than 18 years, she has worked to advance climate and environmental solutions grounded in the experiences, knowledge, and priorities of marginalized communities.
Her work focuses primarily on biodiversity governance, inclusive approaches to nature conservation, agroecology, environmental economics, the resilience of agriculture and food systems, climate adaptation, gender and Indigenous peoples’ rights.
Fernande also has extensive experience in interdisciplinary research, public policy development and analysis, as well as the coordination and management of research centres. Throughout her career, she has also worked as a research centre coordinator, served as an expert for several international development organizations and taught as a lecturer at Canadian universities.
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613-563-4801 ext. 1147