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Dr Claudia Romero

PhD, Ecology, University of Florida, MSc, Ecology, University of Florida, BSc Universidad de los Andes

  • Senior Research Fellow, Forest Research Institute
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SD-B-G-G.03
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Sunshine Coast
Claudia Romero

Claudia is a Colombian-born evidence-based researcher. She has foundation in tropical ecology with emphasis on applied interdisciplinary research. She complemented her training with skills-building in economics and impact evaluation. Claudia's major focus is on conservation and development tradeoffs related to land-use change and natural resource management. She has in-depth knowledge with extensive first-hand experience in Latin America, southern Africa, Indonesia, Australia, and Malaysia, with long-standing relationships with key actors in forest conservation. She has expertise in the evaluation of conservation interventions informed by familiarity with regional and national policies as well as with regulatory issues including measures designed to tackle illegal resource use. She has additional experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary research on the evaluation of incentives to enhance tropical forest conservation, improve local livelihoods, and minimize climate change threats.

Professional Memberships 

  •  Australian Evaluation Society
  • American Evaluation Association
  • Society for Conservation Biology -Impact Evaluation Working Group (Member)
  • Science Panel for the Congo Basin
  • Climate Science Initiative for the Congo Basin

Awards/Fellowships

  • Neil Mondy Fellowship -Graduate Women in Science, 2003
  • Compton Foundation, Tropical Conservation Scholarship 1996
  • Fulbright Scholarship for MSc Studies, 1995
  • Certificate of Award for Academic Achievement for International Students. University of Florida, 1966 & 2001

Research Grants

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Sylva Carbon, Gabon

C. Romero and F. E. Putz

 

 

2022-present

Improved tropical forest management

United States Forest Service -International Programs C. Romero and F. E. Putz   2021-2023 Options to optimise carbon outcomes from tropical forest management

Potential Research Projects for HDR & Honours Students

  • Impact evaluation of forest policies
  • Role of incentives and other policy instruments to promote conservation and development goals

Research areas

  • Tropical forest management policy and economic aspects
  • Policy evaluation/ analysis
  • Theory-based and process impact evaluation

Claudia is a Colombian-born evidence-based researcher. She has foundation in tropical ecology with emphasis on applied interdisciplinary research. She complemented her training with skills-building in economics and impact evaluation. Claudia's major focus is on conservation and development tradeoffs related to land-use change and natural resource management.

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