Prior to joining CNF in 2021, Lia worked as short-term consultant in various projects mainly focused on eco-tourism and environmental issues. Before that she worked in WWF’s Eco-corridors Program. Before that she worked for the Agency of Protected Areas as an Eco-tourism specialist. Lia has a diploma in Eco-tourism Management from Ilia State University, Georgia and a Conservation expert certificate from International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle Vilm, Germany.