Professor, researcher and professional specialized in environmental and climate policy. PhD in International Development from the Catholic University of Louvain and Sociology from the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences of Paris. With special emphasis on the Amazon, I have worked on adaptation and mitigation policies and programs, linked to the forestry sector, from a gender perspective, participation of indigenous peoples, and energy. I have been representative of the official Peruvian delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on five occasions, negotiating on the item of technology transfer and land use and change, coordinating the delegation in official activities in framework of the preparation of the Peruvian presidency of the UNFCCC. Previously, I have participated in official delegations and European civil society specialized in forest law, development and policy for the UNFCCC.