Marcia Moreno Báez

Marcia Moreno-Baez is a Research Professor in Geospatial Technology at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She also serves as an associate advisor to Andanza LLC, a consultancy supporting individuals, groups, collectives, and institutions in increasing environmental and human well-being. She is a collaborating professor at the NIPPON Foundation Ocean Nexus and the board secretary of Maine Big Night, a non-profit organization committed to protecting and studying amphibians. Marcia is the co-founder and advisor of dataMares, an initiative to facilitate access to scientific knowledge and data, and the co-founder of Watershed Management Group, a non-governmental organization focused on developing community-based solutions for environmental prosperity. With over 25 years of experience in geospatial technology, she has worked in government, the private sector, NGOs, and academia. Her expertise includes facilitating the practical use of science and technology to create a spatially literate workforce and supporting scientific research and policy in the US, Mexico, and Latin America. She is a member of the Center for the International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP), the Climate Policy Lab, and the Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Marcia earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She teaches classes on geospatial technology, focusing on developing methods for applications such as human security, economic development, humanitarian assistance, climate change, and natural resource management worldwide.