Heydi María Herrera-Rosales is a Field Biologist (UNAN León - Nicaragua), with Master's studies in Conservation and Management of Wildlife (UNA Heredia - Costa Rica). She has been part of a specialized field consulting team on biodiversity, ornithology, and wildlife management (reptiles) for management plans of protected areas in southeastern Nicaragua and bordering protected areas to the south with Costa Rica and to the north with Honduras in the Bosawas Reserve. Her field experience in research, planning, and implementation has allowed her to teach courses on protected areas and their management challenges. She has participated in the development of management plans for various bordering protected areas with Costa Rica and the Biosphere Reserve of southeastern Nicaragua, as part of a professional, multidisciplinary field team. She has prepared research proposals, advised theses, and taught courses on biodiversity assessment and research methods. She has provided national and international training to park rangers from different protected areas and community field assistants in the areas where she has conducted research. She has organized international courses based in Nicaragua and collaborated with professors from international study programs. She participated in wildlife breeding projects in rural areas of Río San Juan (considering Building upon existing programs and projects in Costa Rica focused on iguanas, butterflies, and river turtles, these pioneering projects were community-led and implemented the regulations in place at the time. They also involved fieldwork collecting wildlife data in protected and unprotected wilderness areas for conservation purposes and to assess the provision of environmental services. She has participated as a visiting researcher in ornithology at Yosemite National Park and the South Sierra Research Station in the USA. She has also worked in Doña Ana National Park in Spain, focusing on public management of protected areas; in Manu National Park in Peru through the Office of Territorial Studies (OET); and in Celestún Reserve in Mexico, focusing on wetlands, communities, environmental education, and wildlife. In Costa Rica, she developed community-based environmental education programs that included wildlife management and interpretation of private wilderness areas. She has advised students on their research theses, is a member of the Costa Rican Ornithological Association (AOCR), is a certified assistant in bird banding and extraction by the North American Banding Council, and is a member of the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots Institute. She is a graduate of The Naturalism School and has received formal training in Environmental Leadership Development, approved by the University of El Salvador (USAL) in Argentina. She currently works with The Naturalism School, educating and sharing knowledge about nature with children, youth, and adults, using the field as a classroom. She has also received training in Inclusive Ecotourism Experience Design through the ENAC Continuing Technical Training program and in Inclusive Tourism in Chile. This training encompasses infrastructure design based on international standards, attitudinal development, and the interpretation and/or creation of inclusive materials accessible to all people, regardless of physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities. She has been responsible for interpreting trails adapted for visual and motor disabilities in Costa Rica.