Since 2015, Candy has been dedicated to biodiversity conservation in the Amazon region of Peru, working from the Center for the Development of the Amazonian Indigenous – CEDIA, an NGO where she holds the position of Head of Interinstitutional Relations. From there, she has contributed to the establishment and management of protected natural areas, as well as to the recognition of the territorial rights of indigenous peoples. Based on her training as an anthropologist and with a participatory conservation perspective, she has contributed to the coordination of different multi-stakeholder spaces for the protection of indigenous territories and forests in Peru, achieving important milestones such as the establishment of the Sierra del Divisor National Park and the inclusion of the Matsés National Reserve in the IUCN Green List. She has an executive master’s degree in Development practices and policies and additional training in indigenous peoples’ rights and interculturality.