Ana Elia Ramon Hidalgo

Ana Elia Ramon Hidalgo (Spain) is a co-founder of CEHDA, an organisation working in northern Ghana and in Catalonia (Spain) to promote environmental and social justice awareness as well as to support marginalised Ghanaians in Ghana and Catalonia. She is a trained experiential facilitator, Net-Map consultant and PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in the Forests and Communities in Transition lab (FACT). Drawing from feminist political ecology theory, her PhD investigates the importance of gender, ethnicity, social capital and social networks to conserve forests and empower rural communities. Ana Elia holds a Master of Science in Forestry and Society (2010) from the University of British Columbia, a Bachelor of Science in Forest Engineering (2006) from the University of Lleida and a Technical Engineering Degree in Agriculture (2003) from Barcelona-Tech.