About

Forest Engineer ,
GIZ

Summary

Mr. Luna holds a M.Sc. in Forest Sciences from the University of Göttingen, Germany, with a specialization in Forest Policy in the tropics and subtropics; and a B.Sc. in Forest Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He has more than 25 years of professional experience with more than 12 years of international long term assignments developing and implementing projects in Latin America, Africa and Oceania. From November 2014 onwards Mr. Luna has been assigned as the Coordinator for the EU-GIZ Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Programme. Other former assignments include as the Chief of Party to the MexicoREDD+ Project, in Mexico; Program Manager at USAID/BOLIVIA; Coordinator of the regional office of CIFOR for Latin-America in Belem-Brazil, Forest Program Coordinator and Scientific Advisor for South America under IUCN in Quito, Ecuador, and as a Forestry Advisor under the GTZ/DED/KfW-funded Social Forestry Project in Lesotho, Africa.

Qualifications and credentials
Magister Scientae, 1990-1992, Completed, Universität Göttingen
B. Sc, 1980 - 1983, Completed, Universidade de São Paulo
Economic tools for conservation, August 2010, Completed, Stanford Universtiy
- Acquisition & Assistance Courses to become a Cognizant Technical Office, March 2008, Completed, USAID
Information Requirements for the sustainable management of natural renewable resource, September 2006, Completed, Centre for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.
Spanish, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
English, Excellent, Excellent, Good, Excellent
German, Excellent, Excellent, Good, Excellent
Portuguese, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Work experience
Knowledge management specialist
GIZ, Programme Coordinator EU-ACSE, Fiji
Strategic planning, Conservation International, Consultant, Mexico, Strategic Plan