Ana Lambert

Academic Year: 
2017-18
Direction: 
From Yale
Exchange Partners: 
University of Melbourne
Project Title: 
Protecting birds and landscapes in a social-ecological system: A case study of resilience and climate adaptation in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Ana’s research focuses on issues surrounding the importance of freshwater estuaries, their vulnerability in the face of climate change, and the international responses associated with migratory bird protocols. She is most interested in understanding how policies are developed considering the many competing social interests that are prevalent in multi-functional landscapes. Ana holds a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Instituto Tecnologico y Estudios Superiores del Occidente (ITESO), Mexico. She has extensive academic and working experience in Latin America, the United States, Africa, and Australia that spans the disciplines of social science, engineering, and wildlife conservation.