Juan-Carlos has worked in global change and conservation for more than 12 years. He has a record of accomplishment research, developing, and capacity building, contributing to projects with UN bodies, governments, NGOs, academia & civil society in Latin America.

His areas of expertise include land-use and land-cover change, ecosystem services, optimization, geographic information systems, remote sensing, modelling, support on REDD+ processes, the role of biodiversity and ecosystems in climate change adaptation, and capacity building.
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Juan Carlos holds a M.Sc. in Management and Conservation of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity, a B.Sc. in Geography, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Forest Economy and Forestry Planning, in which strength his abilities in risk management through forest management optimization in front of climate change disturban