Liliana Corzo Ramírez

Capacity Building Specialist – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Liliana Corzo supports countries in integrating spatial data into biodiversity policy and planning through the co-development of tailored ELSA data stacks, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. She works closely with national governments, scientists, and civil society actors to ensure country-driven approaches grounded in local priorities and informed by science. Her role bridges the scientific and policy teams within the Nature for Development Programme, contributing to the curation, management, and processing of both global and national datasets, and supporting technical workshops and training.

Since joining the Nature for Development Programme, Liliana has supported projects in Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa, and Cuba. Working in close collaboration with national counterparts, she helps guide participatory spatial planning, the co-creation of national roadmaps, and context-specific capacity strengthening aligned with the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. She brings a strong interdisciplinary background in biology, environmental management and spatial analysis, with over 15 years of experience working at the interface of science, public policy, and sustainable development.