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Xenya Cherny Scanlon


Born and raised in Moscow, Xenya Cherny Scanlon is now enjoying the sunny side of life in Nairobi, Kenya. Her background is in international relations and communications, and she holds a Master’s Degree from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations. Xenya has worked for a range of environmental organizations in Russia, Switzerland, Australia and Kenya, including WWF, IUCN, Clean Up the World, and most recently UNEP. She has also tried her hand at journalism, reporting on environmental issues for global news agencies and small scientific magazines alike. She is fluent in Russian, English, French and Serbo-Croatian, with some conversational Spanish and Italian.
Xenya Cherny Scanlon is no longer affiliated with IISD.