facebook & Twitter along with the UNFF MGCY twitter and facebook. Below are introductions to some of the delegates (this will update as we get closer to Monday):
OSCAR CRESPO PINILLOS
Originally from Spain I am currently studying a Master in Environmental Management, specialization in Business and the Environment at Yale University, where I am the IFSA representative. Before; I worked in the forest industry and in biodiversity conservation projects. I studied forestry engineering in two Spanish Universities (Valladolid, Santiago de Compostela) with periods abroad in the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Maine. My main areas of interest are prospective financial incentives to promote sustainable forest management , rural development, forest health and wildlife. My passions are: hiking, wildlife photography and aged cheese. [Will be a key policy delegate assisting in the Major Group Children and Youth comments and interventions]
SALINA ABRAHAM
Hi everyone! I’m Salina and I’ve worked with IFSA for nearly two years now – first, as Head of the International Processes Commission, and, now, as the Statutes Councillor. I attended the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) Organizational-Led Initiative meeting in support of UNFF back in November on forestry indicators so I’m really excited to see what progress we’ll see at UNFF 12. For background: I am about to graduate with my B.S. in Environmental Science and Resource Management & Economics in June of 2016 (currently on a year long exchange at Tilburg University in the Netherlands). My bachelor’s research has been on corporate social responsibility impact at the first modern mine in Eritrea (my country of heritage) in land rehabilitation and rural women’s livelihoods. I am passionate about sustainable development policy, particularly as it relates to Africa. I am excited to lead our delegation, share the updates from UNFF 12 and I encourage you to engage with us as much as possible on here.
MAX WEBSTER
Max Webster is a Master’s student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. His current work focuses on aligning goals for community development and conservation by building creative partnerships between urban and rural areas. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Max has previously led conservation crews, worked in public affairs for city government and developed a number of community garden projects. [Will be reporting on the forestry and green jobs side event on Thursday hosted by UNECE and UN FAO]
STEPHANIE LEE
ETHAN MILLER
Ethan Miller is a first year Master of Forestry candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Ethan spends his time at the intersection of tropical landscape ecology, geospatial analysis, and stakeholder engagement. His research focuses on the question, “how can collaborative spatial planning and multi-stakeholder engagement improve landscape management in the neotropics?” Prior to starting at Yale, Ethan was a Research Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama where he studied how drones and aerial photography can estimate biomass and growth in small-scale timber plantations. He holds a B.S. of Environmental Science and a minor in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His work has taken him to the Yasuni National Park, the Galapagos Islands, the Panama Canal Watershed, and the Esri headquarters in California. Follow him @ethanfmiller.
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