Master in Animal Biology, with a deep interest in biodiversity conservation, restoration and climate change. Former collaborator of CoalitionWILD and the Global Rewilding Alliance. Former Coordinator of Actions and Partnerships at Plant-for-the-Planet Brazil and Co-Director at Youth Climate Leaders, currently working as a Climate Change Specialist at WWF-Brazil.
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Great to have you on my profile on WildHub.
I am Brenda, a passionate primatologist, artist and wildlife conservationist. I graduated from the MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University, where I specialised in the behaviour of colobines (leaf-eating monkeys) and conservation education.
Drawing has been my state of being for as long as I live. I've applied my illustrations in a whole range of settings, whether it be for decoration, education or activism. Soon after my graduation I became a self-employed illustrator and writer, mainly working for nature conservation NGO's, which I do for 5 years now.
This September I started a new adventure as a PhD researcher and teacher at Leiden University in The Netherlands. I am looking into the evolution of symbolic cognition and will study four species of primates (among which one hominid). I will continue my conservation art projects along with this.
If my profile sparked your interest for whatever good reason, please do not hesitate to drop me a line!
I am passionate about primates, felids and large mammals, conservation education and outreach.