Javier Gonzalez Rivero

Javier González is a student at the School of the Environment. His professional studies span from participatory decision-making processes in natural resource management all the way to capacity building at the local level, as well as ecological restoration and agroforestry systems. Prior to coming to Yale, Javier worked for 4 years in a conservation NGO dealing with forest conservation, climate change mitigation and carbon offsets. That experience convinced him that conservation is compatible with development only if people is brought into the picture, and long-term commitments by different stakeholders are adopted. He majored in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) and has specialization courses in Environmental economics, public policy and ecological urban design.