Diana Burbano

Diana Burbano obtained a Master’s in Ecology from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, and a doctoral degree from the Department of Geography at McGill University, Canada. She was a post-doctoral fellow with the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University’s Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Memorial University. Her work focuses on understanding the human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. Diana has engaged in interdisciplinary projects across various regions of Ecuador. For the past 16 years, Diana has worked on issues related to small-scale fisheries and the interaction between tourism, biodiversity conservation, and resource-based livelihoods (fisheries and farming) in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. In the last three years, she has concentrated on the human dimensions of marine conservation in Atlantic Canada and Brittany, France. Using case study research and a mixed-methods approach, Diana investigates stakeholders’ attitudes and perceptions of marine conservation, evidence-based decision-making,  public participation in consultation processes, collaborative governance, management and conservation of marine protected areas (MPAs), environmental justice, and social equity.