Anays is a Mexican naturalist from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico who recently graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration. She has worked in the Sonoran-Arizona border’s Sky Islands region through research grants. She has been involved in developing conservation projects with both governmental and non profit agencies. She is passionate about the environment and aims to help find solutions that integrate both business and conservation in the environmental management field. “I currently reside in Hermosillo, Sonora and am lucky enough to be a BRN intern. The opportunity that BRN has given me to be a part of their team, is remarkable to me, since these are the kinds of opportunities that allow me to go deeper into this subject that I am so passionate about, and design solutions to manage, conserve and restore our precious shared environment.”