David Wilfredo Torres Escobar

David Wilfredo Torres Escobar

  • Jr. Medrano Silva 165, Barranco 15063

    Peru

Personal profile

Professional profile

Research Associate at UTEC Amazon Sustainability Research Institute (ASRI). Forestry Engineer. For ten years he helped build an environmental consultancy firm, becoming its Peru Country Manager. David has been part of technical assistance teams of international cooperation agencies and multilateral development banks focused on Latin America. His work concentrates on the design and execution of projects related to biodiversity finance, deforestation-free production, protected area management, forest carbon, watershed management, and bioeconomy. David has also advised private sector companies in the management of their ecological footprint, environmental offset strategies and nature investments, through the cost-effective practice of REDD+, Water Funds, Habitat Banking, and EUDR.

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor, Forestry Engineering, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Award Date: 19 Nov 2014

Bachelor, Bachelor in Forestry Science, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Award Date: 31 Dec 1969

Master, Gestión Costera, University of California, Santa Cruz

Oct 2018Jun 2020

Researching Topics

  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem services
  • Management
  • Natural capital