Dr. Odeeth Lara-Morales, VoFG CI Programme Manager is also a Research Associate at the University of Waterloo, an Associate Fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) and a Project Officer with the United Nations Association in Canada. Dr. Lara-Morales is a Nahua Indigenous descendant from Mexico and her research interests focus on environmental studies such as sustainability and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on a local level and internationally through the study of education, social inclusion, civic engagement promotion, and the implementation of sustainable community plans. Her research also examines enterprises and sustainable tourism to support sustainable development for ecological and cultural protection, gender equality, and poverty reduction in Indigenous communities.