Andrea Sánchez is a Research Assistant in the Multifunctional Landscapes team at Bioversity International, based in Paraguay. Her research focuses on understanding how diversified farming systems can be beneficial for biodiversity and farmers, promoting sustainable food production. As part of the WLE Sustainable Foods through diversity-based practices project, Andrea is currently conducting two global meta-analyses aiming to quantify the impact of diversified farming systems on biodiversity and the costs of transitioning from simplified to diversified farms.