Diana Ruiz is a researcher at the Nature-Based Solutions Center at the Humboldt Institute in Colombia. She is a biologist with a Master’s degree in conservation and use of biodiversity, and is currently developing her PhD in environmental science and technology. Her work focuses on researching and proposing management guidelines that improve the incorporation of biodiversity and its ecosystem services in urban-regional planning, promoting co-creation, implementation, and evaluation of nature-based solutions in these contexts.