

ABOUT THE WRITER
Yoly serves as Senior Regional Communications Specialist for Latin America and Caribbean and content editor for Forests News in Spanish. She joined CIFOR in 2014 and is based in Lima, Peru. Yoly has covered several global conferences on climate change, biodiversity, and restoration in the Americas, co-authored a CIFOR publication on indigenous rights to land and leads the editorial decisions for publications in Spanish. She is fluent in Spanish, English and can communicate in Portuguese.
BY THIS WRITER
Photo Essay
- 3 Mar 2020
Bringing back mangroves: Scientists in Mexico restore degraded ecosystems
Lessons learned and applied to rejuvenate coastal ecosystems
Quiz
- 31 Jan 2020
They are critical for fighting climate change but . . . do you really know the importance of tropical wetlands?
Take the World Wetlands Day quiz!
10 Oct 2019
Award recognizes CIFOR’s Terry Sunderland for landmark research defining forest-food nexus
Leading scientist receives 2019 IUFRO Scientific Achievements Award
Interview
- 1 Jul 2019
Governing our “greater good” in challenging times
17th IASC Global Conference : Chair, Anne Larson, on a commons approach…
News
- 5 Feb 2018
In the rush for landscape restoration goals, let’s not forget about biodiversity
Five experts share considerations for biodiversity in Forest Landscape Restoration
Event Coverage
- 13 Sep 2017
Ecological restoration, an unprecedented opportunity for nature and people
Five powerful messages from the seventh World Conference on Ecological Restoration
Video
- 9 Aug 2017
For secure land rights, indigenous forest communities need more than just titles
While securing a land title may be a key step for forest-dependent communities, it is not sufficient to ensure legal rights and improve livelihoods, study...
Interview
- 15 May 2017
Peru: Leveraging peat to beat the heat
Recognizing the potential of Peru’s wetlands in tackling climate change
Interview
- 15 May 2017
Peru: Leveraging peat to beat the heat