Jacobo Arango

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Senior Scientist, Tropical Forages Program

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Description

Jacobo Arango is Senior Scientist of the Tropical Forages Program at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and leader of the Forages Environmental Biology as of 2012 to present. He is from Manizales, Colombia. Has a graduate in Biology from the Javeriana University, Colombia, and holds a Ph.D. in Plant Science from the Freiburg University, Germany. His field of specialization is on nitrogen and carbon cycling processes in tropical forage-based crop-livestock systems.

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)