Lisel alamilla landscape conservation in belize
Lisel Alamilla is a conservationist and politician from Belize. In 2012, Alamilla was appointed as a senator and member of the Belize Cabinet as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development. She served until 2015. Alamilla won the 2012 Whitley Award for Inspirational Conservational Leadership.
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Early life and education
Alamilla was born in Belize City. As a child she lived in Belize City and Benque Viejo del Carmen. Alamilla earned a Master’s Degree in Conservation Social Science from the University of Idaho College of Natural Resources in 1995.
Conservation career
Alamilla served as Executive Director of the Ya’axché Conservation Trust from 2008 until 2012 where she worked to protect the Mayan Golden Landscape in southern Belize. Prior to her job at Ya’axché, Alamilla worked at Fauna and Flora International as Country Director for Belize. In 2012, Alamilla won the Whitley Award for Inspirational Conservational Leadership from the Whitney Fund for Nature.
Political career
In 2012, Alamilla was appointed as a senator and member of the Belize Cabinet as Minister of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development by Prime Minister, Dean Barrow. With new appointments by Barrow in November 2015, Alamilla is no longer a senator or Belize Cabinet Minister.