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Cecilia Fischer

Speaker: Cecilia Fischer

Presentation: “Introducing ShellBank – the World’s first Marine Turtle Traceability Toolkit and DNA Database"

Bio: Cecilia Fischer is responsible for coordinating ADB’s commitment to combat illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. She is also a consultant for the World Bank, exploring the development of a regional coordination platform for donors and partners working on counter-IWT projects across Asia. She co-authored Philippine conservation action plans on marine turtles and dugongs and has a certificate in Wildlife Forensic Sciences and Conservation.