Amélie Heuër worked for SEED from 2009 to 2016 as Head of Research. Before joining SEED Amélie worked for several years on marine conservation and coastal resources management in the Philippines, where she conducted and managed several socio-economic and livelihood research projects. While working for the NGO Coral Cay Conservation, she was also in charge of community development and initiated a few livelihood development projects.

Previously she worked in London as Deputy Manager for the Author’s Licensing and Collecting Society to protect and promote the rights of authors. 

Amélie has a Masters Degree (MSc) in Human and Development Geography, which she studied at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the University College of London (UCL).