I am a conservation biologist whose main interests are in bird, mammal and forest conservation worldwide. Since 2007 I run my own NGO Quercus Sonora, aimed at protecting Atlantic forests and their biodiversity. As a postdoc researcher with the International Bird Conservation Partnership (IBCP) I develop several conservation projects in West Africa, including Afro-Palearctic migrant birds. I am very concerned about capacity building in West Africa, by empowering local people to do conservation.