María is an environmental sciences professional working in ISRIC since 2013. Her current work involves supporting ISRIC as a remote sensing and GIS specialist in ongoing digital soil mapping, capacity building and land degradation projects. 

María holds an Environmental Sciences Degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems and Cartography Professional Master from the University of Alcala. She started working in 2000 for WWF/Spain in capacity building and restoration of degraded areas. After that, she worked in SM GEODIM as a technician in irrigation water management and SMART Viticulture projects.

María speaks English and Spanish.