TANYA CONLU has over 15 years of development work, with over 12 years focused on conservation, from species to ecosystems level, using participatory and community-based approaches. She has a strong background in sub-grant management and building partnerships, environmental campaigns, technical writing, and project management, with experience in organizational management, field research, and information, education and communications (IEC). Her academic background is on Environment and Natural Resources Management from the University of the Philippines (UP) and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the Ateneo de Manila University. She is currently the Conservation and Resource Management Coordinator of NTFP-EP.