Claudia Romero

Foundation in tropical ecology with emphasis on applied interdisciplinary research. Major focus on conservation and development tradeoffs related to land-use change and natural resource management. In-depth knowledge with extensive first-hand experience in Latin America, southern Africa, Indonesia, Australia, and Malaysia, with long-standing relationships with key actors in forest conservation. Expertise in the evaluation of conservation interventions informed by familiarity with regional and national policies as well as with regulatory issues including measures designed to tackle illegal resource use. Additional experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary research on the evaluation of incentives to enhance tropical forest conservation, improve local livelihoods, and minimize climate change threats.