Cécile Chauvat

Cécile Chauvat is a naturalist at the Natural History Institute of Northwestern Iceland, and the Coordinator of Environmental Education at the Natural History Department of the Icelandic Seal Center. She received her Master’s degree in Coastal and Marine Management from the University Center of the Westfjords, where she wrote her thesis on seal watching management. Her main research interest is interdisciplinary, combining social sciences and ecology to study environmental education. Cécile is interested in educating visitors of wildlife watching activities about tourism impacts, as well as in creating curriculum teaching youth about learning in local nature. She enjoys drawing and illustrating in her free time.