{"id":968,"name":"Mar\u00eda Mej\u00eda","url":"","description":"Urban practitioner turning nature and community into cities' superpower. Maria has worked with game-changing initiatives across Latin America, Asia and the European Union enabling systemic change in cities. Coordinator of IDB's top-ranked Urban Nature: Platform of Experiences [embedded link https:\/\/repository.humboldt.org.co\/handle\/20.500.11761\/9300] (2016), BiodiverCities by 2030 [embedded link https:\/\/proyectos.humboldt.org.co\/biodivercitiesby2030\/\/] (2022), and Ciudad Humedal [embedded link https:\/\/www.ciudadhumedal.org\/en\/home\/] (2025). Dual degree in Economics and Political Science; with a Minor in Architecture & Cities and MSc in Global Change Ecology. Recent passion projects include \u2018Nairobi Nature Icons\u2019 photo exhibition and TEDxNairobi Talk: \u2018What Protects Urban Nature? Sometimes it\u2019s a Tent\u2019. Proud to also serve as TNOC's Regional Curator for LATAM.","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/author\/mariamejia\/","slug":"mariamejia","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"media_id":50123,"full":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot.jpg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-96x96.jpg","160":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-160x160.jpg","25":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-25x25.jpg","74":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-74x74.jpg","60":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-60x60.jpg","32":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-32x32.jpg","125":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-125x125.jpg","24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-48x48.jpg","250":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot.jpg","192":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-192x192.jpg","64":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MejiaHeadshot-64x64.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}