Consuelo is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the Sustainable Minerals Institute of The University of Queensland.  Her PhD research project is interdisciplinary and aims to understand the main socio-environmental issues associated with lithium extraction in the Lithium Triangle (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia) and, through case studies, to analyse whether existing socio-environmental impact assessment instruments are adequate to manage these issues and to provide recommendations for better processes.    

Qualifications

Consuelo holds a master’s degree in environmental management from The University of Queensland. Previously she completed a bachelor’s degree in engineering, a graduate diploma in project management and a certificate in conflict prevention and sustainable social management.

Industry

Consuelo has 8 years of industry experience in socio-environmental management in the mining industry in Peru and Australia. She has worked on socio-environmental impact assessments, compliance, environmental monitoring and reporting, permitting for exploration and operation projects, community participatory processes, risk assessments, and mine closure plans. As part of a consultant company, she was involved in the preparation of socio-environmental impact assessments (EIA) and various permits for relevant mining projects in Peru owned by BHP, Anglo America, Rio Tinto and Glencore.