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Adriana Patricia Yepes Quintero

Latin America Cluster REDD+/NFM, FAO

REDD+ & Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) expert

Description

Adriana is a Forest Engineer and Master of Science in Forests and Environmental Conservation. She has worked since 2015 in the FAO and is based in Colombia. She is a REDD+ & Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) expert - Latin America, and has been coordinator to several Sustainable Forest Management processes. Actually, she is supporting Technical Assistance for the UN-REDD Program in LAC and the GCF Colombia REDD+ Results-based Payments for results project as a Chief Technical Advisor.

GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)