Fernanda Jimenez

Costa Rican living in Philadelphia, USA.

Fernanda Jiménez is a Costa Rican lawyer specializing in environmental and international law. Passionate about the development and implementation of environmental policy, she has worked as a legal advisor and consultant for international organizations and companies, promoting the integration of environmental considerations into regulatory frameworks and business decision-making. She has participated in a range of international policy-making forums, with a particular focus on biodiversity and ocean conservation, addressing key issues such as the regulation of protected areas, the use of genetic resources, and the management of transboundary ecosystems. Fernanda holds an LL.M. in Environmental Law and Policy from Stanford University and served as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently leads the environmental law practice at the Central American law firm TACTIC Legal and serves as a visiting lecturer at the UN-mandated University for Peace. In her free time, Fernanda enjoys reading, writing, and spending as much time as possible in nature. She lives with her husband in Philadelphia, USA