ABOUT THE WRITER
Pablo is a Principal Scientist at CIFOR based in Bogor, Indonesia. He is the Team Leader of "Value Chains, Finance and Investments" at CIFOR, and coordinates Flagship 3 "Sustainable Value Chains and Investments" under the CGIAR Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA). He holds a PhD in Geography from the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, a Msc in Agricultural Economics and a BA in Sociology. His main research areas comprise the human dimensions of global environmental change, implications of trade and investment for forests and people, land and forests governance, landscape and agrarian change, regional development and land-use change in the tropics, and public-private governance arrangements for sustainable and inclusive value chains.
BY THIS WRITER
Analysis
- 3 Aug 2017
The long and winding road to sustainable palm oil
Finding a way forward for profits, people and the planet
Analysis
- 23 Mar 2017
Decoding deforestation in Brazil and Bolivia
Analysis
- 17 Mar 2017
Improving sustainable cattle production in the Brazilian Amazon
Why slowing deforestation is only the first step in the transition from a zero-deforestation model to one of territorial sustainability
Analysis
- 10 Jan 2017
Illegal logging: A Russian nesting doll
A new report peels off the layers of complexity surrounding illegal logging, clarifying where and when interventions are needed
Analysis
- 10 Jan 2017
Illegal logging: A Russian nesting doll
Analysis
- 17 Mar 2016
Why ‘zero deforestation’ is only one piece of the sustainability puzzle
Lessons from the Brazilian Amazon show it’s important to shift toward more sustainable land uses and look for ways to intensify beef production.
Analysis
- 7 Jan 2016
Zero deforestation in Indonesia: Pledges, politics and palm oil
Corporations and government share the goal of sustainable economic development but each faces its own challenges – so which rules should apply?
Analysis
- 25 Sep 2015
One wicked problem, three major challenges
How to stop deforestation while boosting benefits for smallholders and meeting market demand?
Analysis
- 25 Sep 2015
One wicked problem, three major challenges
Feature
- 17 Oct 2013
Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
The complexities of a sustainable biofuel economy reveals the need for improved land and forest governance across diverse scales.
Feature
- 17 Oct 2013
Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate