Coralie D’Lima has completed her doctorate through James Cook University in Australia. Her academic interests include sustainable natural resource management in marine and coastal social-ecological systems, and understanding human-wildlife interactions. She is an interdisciplinary scientist, focusing on the interface between social sciences, environmental economics, and natural sciences to improve conservation and management outcomes, and contribute to the development of policy. She currently works for WWF-India as Senior Programme Coordinator, and is based in Goa, India.