Tiphaine Leménager is an agronomist and holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Management Science. For over 20 years, she has been working on gaining an understanding of issues linking biodiversity and societies. Concerned by the difficulty in linking development issues and the preservation of the environment, she joined Agence Française de Développement in 2008, where she facilitates financing for projects that are conducive to biodiversity conservation in countries in the South.