Aida holds an MSc in Environment & Development from the London School of Economics and is the Programmes Officer at IUCN SSC Phylogenetic Diversity Task Force and at On the Edge where she provides support and development of conservation and science. Aida used to work as the Global Policy Safeguards Officer at BirdLife International and as the Coordinator of the Energy Task Force with the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA).