Carolina Figueroa-Arango

Bogotá

Carolina Figueroa is a political scientist, founder of SELVAR, a think-and-do tank advancing nature-based solutions in cities across Latin America and the Global South, and Director of Protected Areas for the city of Bogotá. Her work focuses on biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, and the integration of nature into urban planning and decision-making across Latin America and the Global South. She has led interdisciplinary projects on urban wetlands, ecological restoration, and nature-based solutions in collaboration with communities, governments, academia, and international organizations. Carolina is also co-lead of the Urban Conservation Strategies Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and author of the book Integrating Nature-Based Solutions in Cities from the Global South.