Senior Safeguards Specialist (Social), ADB Profile / Bio Profile / Bio Maria is an Indigenous Ibaloi who has worked extensively with Indigenous-led movements advocating for land rights, equal participation, and environmental and cultural protection in her youth. As a Senior Social Safeguards Specialist in ADB, she currently handles involuntary resettlement and Indigenous Peoples’ aspects for projects in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and the People’s Republic of China. She has over 15 years of experience in social development and social safeguards in 13 countries. Follow on Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Indigenous Peoples and the Circular Economy 18 June, 2025 Slides Environment Monitoring and Reporting: How Do We Know We Are Getting Results? 22 November, 2024 Slides Social Development and Protection Elements of Livelihood Restoration Planning 21 November, 2024 Slides Social Development and Protection SERD: Building relationships with Project-Affected Indigenous Peoples – SERD experience 18 September, 2020 Slides Social Development and Protection