Research Interests:

My research centres on forest biomass assessment, focusing on integrating and harmonizing national forest inventory data with remote sensing-derived biomass information to improve carbon stock estimation for carbon accounting and greenhouse gas reporting. I specialize in forest and carbon inventories, assessing the uncertainties in biomass estimates, and understanding user-level needs to explore the extent to which remote sensing-based biomass data can be effectively used in national climate change mitigation strategies. My overarching aim is to produce scientific insights that support the development of mitigation and adaptation strategies within the Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. Currently, I also serve as a co-lead for biomass and emission factor estimation within the Research & Development component of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI).

Career:

2024 - Present: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Global Land Monitoring group of section 1.4 Remote Sensing and GeoInformatics 

2019 – 2024: PhD Candidate at the Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University and Research

2018 – 2019:  Emission factors consultant at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)                                                    

2012 – 2016: Carbon inventory specialist at the National Forest Conservation Programme for the Mitigation of Climate Change - Peruvian Ministry of Environment

2011 – 2012: REDD+ technical assistant at the Climate Change, Desertification and Water Resources Department - Peruvian Ministry of Environment

Education:

Ph.D. (2024): Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Dissertation on "Integrating National Forest Inventories with global biomass maps."

MSc. (2018): Technische Unitersität Dresden. Major in Tropical Forestry

Specialization (2013): University of California, San Diego. Terrestrial Carbon Accounting Certification Program

BSc. (2009): Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina (UNALM). Major in Environmental Engineering. 

Projects:

2024 – 2026: ESA BiomassClimate Change Initiative - WP 4, member 

2024: Transparent Monitoring in practice (IKI), member

2022 – 2023: Forest Carbon Monitoring (ESA), member