Antonio Mijail Pérez, Ph.D

Antonio Mijail Perez, is a Doctor in Sciences, Mention in Biology from the University of the Basque Country, Spain, where he previously got a Master in Biology. Prior to that Dr. Perez had a specialty in Conservation Biology, in the Academy of Sciences, in Cuba, and a Bachelor of Biology, in the University of Havana. Dr. Perez holds two Post Doctorates, one in Ecotoxicology, in Spain, and a second one in Biodiversity-Based Modeling in Holland.

Dr. Perez is a Senior Specialist on Ecology and Biodiversity with more than 25 years of experience on data analysis, application and training of Biostatistics, Biology, Ecology, and Research Methods, as a University Professor and Consultant/ Researcher. He has a strong background in planning and conducting biodiversity and social assessments, among others. Dr. Perez also has significant experience related to leading diverse professional groups involving both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Mr. Perez has extensive experience in developing reports, scientific articles, books and other educational materials. He has published more than 60 papers of which 25 are peer-reviewed. Dr. Perez has international field experience in Central America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean and Spain. Mijail speaks native Spanish, is fluent in English and speaks and reads basic French.