Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla

Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla "is a Chilean forest economist. His work focuses on economic policy analysis and governance issues in the forest sector of developing countries. He is a former Senior Natural Resources Economist at the World Bank in Washington, and the Principal Economist at the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development in Geneva In the past, he also held senior positions at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome and the United Nations Development Programme in Geneva. Dr. Contreras-Hermosilla's experience spans a number of countries of Latin America and Asia as well as analytical work on global governance issues. His most recent areas of research include the study of government policies to combat illegal activities, corruption and crime in the forest sector, decentralization, and emerging innovative policy approaches to improving governance in the forest sector. He holds a PhD degree in forest economics and a MSc. Forestry, both from the University of Minnesota and Forest Engineering and MSc degrees in Agricultural Economics from the University of Chile."


 * Fellow, Forest Trends