Dr. Odeeth Lara-Morales
Dr. Lara-Morales is a Research Assistant at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, an Associate Fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), and a Project Officer with the United Nations Association in Canada. SheÌýholds a Ph.D. in the discipline of sustainable development and tourism and has taught management courses at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School (LAIBS) in Cambridge, UK.
Odeeth is a Nahua Indigenous descendant from MexicoÌýand 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 implementation of sustainable community plans,Ìýcivic engagement,Ìýand market-based approaches.ÌýHer research also examines enterprises and sustainable tourism to support sustainable development for ecological and cultural protection, gender equality, and poverty reduction in Indigenous communities.