Mengjiao LI

Experience

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  Shanshui conservation center

  May 2011 - Dec 2015

  Project Officer

  2014/12-2015/12 社区保护地项目部 项目官员 负责岷山片区大熊猫栖息地内集体公益林创新管理项目，主要在平武与青川同相关政府合作伙伴与在地社区共同探索集体公益林生态保护与社区可持续发展的模式。促进林地区域的各权属方和利益相关方，共同合作创新管理模式，并推动成立省内首批省级自然保护小区-关坝自然保护小区的建立。Regional leader of non-commercial collective forest management program in Minshan region of giant panda habitat. Pushed forward to establish the first-round provincial authorized community-based protected area, set an innovative model for ecological forest management under complex land tenure.2012/10-2014/12 社区保护地项目部 项目协调员协调开展四川、甘肃和陕西大熊猫栖息地生态补偿项目以及生态公平产品项目的开展，利用参与式工具推动保护区周边社区开展保护和产业发展，成立社区基金，建立产业发展和保护的回馈机制。Implemented Payment for Ecosystem Service program and Eco-Fair Trade Product Initiative in giant panda habitat in Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi Province. Preparing work plans and budget, project implementation and fundraising.2011/7-2012/9 环贡嘎保护项目团队 项目助理负责协调甘孜州雅江县野生动物肇事补偿项目。联合政府、寺庙、社区和NGO多方建立人兽冲突补偿基金，对基金开展情况持续跟进反馈。同时，协助环贡嘎山区域珍稀濒危植物保护项目活动的开展。Stationed in Yajiang County-a small Tibetan county, in charge of the Human and Wildlife Conflict Project. Cooperated with local government, monastery, local communities and established the HWC insurance fund. Assisted the endangered plant conservation initiatives in Mt. Minya Konka Area. Show less

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  Conservation International

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Project Coordinator

  负责保护国际基金会中国项目办公室淡水项目以及团队管理，拓展新项目区域和合作伙伴关系建立。协助开展汇丰银行资助的山区无动力污水处理项目，主导开拓和管理雪佛龙公司资助的重庆开州市鲤鱼塘水库生态综合项目Acting Leader of Freshwater Conservation Team including project and team management. Exploited new project area and partnerships to launch the new Integrated Conservation Project on medium-sized reservoir.

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  The Paradise International Foundation

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Consultant

  Provided guidance and skill training to the staffs of land-trust protected area in Giant Panda habitat. Provide consultant to the local team on implementing the community-based conservation projects in the communities around the conservation center. And maintenance the relations with government and other related stakeholders.

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  Pacific Environment

  Jan 2019 - May 2021

  Project Officer

  Manage plastic pollution project in China. Develop funding strategy to support local grassroots environmental organizations and provide capacity building, in case to promote the plastic pollution topic momentum developing in China. Meanwhile, assist local NGOs funding management on public participation and pollution prevention project

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  The Nature Conservancy

  Nov 2021 - now

  Senior Project Manager

  - Provide strategic planning and technical support for community-based conservation projects of TNC’s southwest center program which aims to protect the biodiversity hotspot area through flagship and umbrella species conservation such as Giant Panda and Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey.- Coordinate with key stakeholders including government agencies, research institutions and local NGOs to achieve conservation goals.- Provide science advisory for the NGO-managed protected area management, and supervise professional staffs, with responsibility for performance management, training and development.- Grant management Show less