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Brigitte Baptiste in conversation with Roberto Zariquiey

Arequipa 2023, Saturday 11 November 2023

The Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award gives away £20,000 every year to two authors who are in the process of preparing a book about the Americas, and also offers them privileged access to the Americas Collection at the British Library. On this c, we present Brigitte Baptiste in conversation with Roberty Zariquiey, introduced by Catherine Eccles. Brigitte Baptiste is one of Colombia’s most eminent scientists, an expert in matters related to the environment and biodiversity. She is a Biology graduate from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, has a Master’s degree in Tropical Development and Conservation, and a doctorate in Environmental Management from the Instituto Universitario de la Paz. She was General Manager of the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resource Research Institute and is now the Rector of EAN University. In conversation with Roberto Zariquiey.