André Faria, Environmental Sciences

André Faria has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Forest Engineering from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Brazil. His research in the past has looked at sustainable forest management, operational research, planning and optimization of forest harvesting, and forest growth and yield modelling. His research interests included Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), adaptive management and governance of complex social-ecosystems, community-based forest management in Brazil and environmental justice.