Mariam Weston Flores

Programme Officer

Mariam Weston is Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group, where she coordinates global capacity-strengthening programmes to support practitioners and decision-makers in managing human-wildlife conflict and promoting coexistence.

She is an Engineer in Sustainable Development with an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge. For more than 10 years, she has designed and implemented community-based conservation initiatives that promote coexistence between people and small wild cats in Mexico and El Salvador. She also coordinates the Ocelot Working Group, supporting collaborative conservation, research, and knowledge exchange across the species' range. Her experience includes community engagement, interdisciplinary conservation planning, grant-making, and project design and management. She is passionate about developing practical, evidence-based solutions that integrate ecological and social dimensions, empowering local communities to achieve lasting conservation outcomes and foster a future where people and wildlife can thrive together.