Rubén Perez-Peña Sanchez

Ruben will support national and regional policy teams in developing CI's REDD+ nesting efforts and designing policy frameworks to facilitate the development and delivery of high-quality natural climate solutions (NCS) credits. He will also engage with governments as they design processes for participating in carbon markets. Ruben has expertise in the implementation of REDD+ initiatives at the local level, natural climate solutions applied science, payment for ecosystem services and climate financing.

Before joining Conservation International, Ruben was a Natural Climate Solutions Applied Scientist at The Nature Conservancy. Prior to that, he worked at the Inter-America Development Bank’s Climate Change Division in Mexico, where he promoted the mainstreaming of sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation across all sectors. He also supported dialogue with the federal government, private sector and civil society stakeholders. He has a degree in natural resources engineering from the University of Guadalajara and a master’s degree in environmental law and public policy analysis from the University of the Environment (Universidad del Medio Ambiente), both in Mexico.