Sandra Bessudo

Biography

Sandra Bessudo Sandra Bessudo Lion is a French Colombian marine biologist from the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE) in Paris. She is a professional diver and involved in the conservation of marine biodiversity and the environment. She is the founder and director of the Malpelo Foundation and served as a presidential counselor for environment management for Colombian president Juan Manual Santos. She is one of the few environmentalists in favor of fracking, She is highly committed, as an expert advisor, to promoting the method of extracting oil and natural gas from underground by injecting high‑pressure fluids in the Colombian Andes mountain range, the natural habitat of frailejones.

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