Dr. Vera Horigue

Biography

Vera Horigue is an interdisciplinary scientist engaged in spatial planning management, particularly in the context of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). She employs various approaches and methodologies from coral reef ecology, fisheries, social sciences, and management sciences to address questions surrounding MPA design, planning, and governance. Vera completed her MSc degree in Water Coastal Management at the University of Cadiz, Spain, and the University of Plymouth, UK. She earned her PhD at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, Australia. Following her PhD, she worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) and the Marine Environment Resources Foundation (MERF). Vera's contributions included developing tools and capacity-building modules to support MPA design and fisheries management. She is currently a WIOMSA Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, collaborating on conservation projects in East Africa and supporting MPA network design in the Philippines.

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