Gabriela supports the benchmarking work within Preferred by Nature. This includes comparing the performance and assurance system requirements of various certification schemes, including the Preferred by Nature Certification programme, as well as international and national public and legal frameworks and requirements. In addition, she support the delivery of Harmonitor and FOLUR projects, as well as the development of risk assessments.
Sustainability in production systems has been the guiding principle for my education and career path. I am excited to work at Preferred by Nature, where I can contribute to a team that is making a meaningful impact on the environment and society.
Benchmarking support includes coordinating, conducting and supervising benchmarking process for specific benchmarks. Gabriela benchmarks the Sustainability Framework against other relevant standards and documents with sustainability criteria, the assurance systems of various schemes to the Preferred by Nature assurance evaluation framework.
As part of her duties, she also collects and analyses results as well as conducting maintenance of related tools.
Gabriela joined Preferred by Nature in 2024.
- Bio-environmental Systems Engineering
- Agroforestry
- Tropical Forestry and Forest Livelihoods
- Environmental management
- Entrepreneurship
- Carbon Project training
- International experience in: Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Nepal, Peru, and Taiwan
- Fluent in Spanish, English, German and Mandarin Chinese
