Luis Fernando Jara

Chief of Party, USAID Páramos and Forests Activity

Luis Fernando Jara is a forestry and climate change expert with 40 years of experience in project design and management, capacity building, and development of the forestry sector across the climatically diverse regions within Colombia, Costa…

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Final Report: USAID Regional Program for the Management of Aquatic Resources and Economic Alternatives

The USAID Regional Program for the Management of Aquatic Resources and Economic Alternatives strengthened coastal-marine resource management and biodiversity conservation while improving the livelihoods of local populations.
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Inclusive Program Design for Indigenous Communities in Colombia

Staff from the USAID Colombia Natural Wealth program and the Colombia Rural Finance Initiative discuss how each project designed their activities to be inclusive of indigenous communities.
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The Story Behind Honey Production in Northern Colombia

In Northern Antioquia, Colombia, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/Colombia) is implementing an ambitious honey production program to improve the livelihoods of more than 300 families in five mining municipalities.
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Carlos Morales

Chief of Party, Guatemala Biodiversity Program

Carlos Morales has over 20 years of experience implementing USAID and other donor funded projects in Latin America. He worked for over than ten years in the Guatemalan food industry, developing an exhaustive understanding of the…

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Contract Completion Report: B+WISER

USAID’s Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience Program was implemented between December 2012 and December 2018. Through the program’s conservation reforms, substantial accomplishments occurred including transformations in how the Philippine government manages forests at both national and local levels.
Resource - Project Report

Final Report: Resilience in the Limpopo Basin (RESLIM) Program

The USAID-funded Resilience in the Limpopo Basin Program (RESILIM) contributed to significant advances in water management, biodiversity, and climate change adaptation across an area of Southern Africa.
Resource - Project Report

Philip DeCosse

Senior Director, Evidence & Learning

Philip DeCosse leads development and implementation for Chemonics’ applied research, evaluation, and learning agenda in the U.S. An agricultural economist, he brings 30 years of substantive experience as a development professional. In recent years, Philip led…

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News: Chemonics at Global Innovation Week

During Global Innovation Week on September 27 and 28, Chemonics announced its commitment to innovation in global development and USAID awarded Digital Development Awards to two Chemonics-implemented projects.
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Brian App

Senior Climate Services Director

Brian App is an international natural resource management specialist with over 20 years of experience working in the climate and environmental sectors. Brian currently serves as a Senior Climate Services Director in Chemonics’ Climate Group where…

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Kule Chitepo

Director

Kule Chitepo, formerly the chief of party on a transboundary cooperation for resilience-building project in Southern Africa, is a leading expert in the development of world-class policy and practice for transformative integrated natural resource management. With…

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Final Report: Southern African Regional Environmental Program

USAID’s Southern African Regional Environmental Program worked with partners and stakeholders related to the Okavango River Basin, to forge relationships that allowed a large portion of the people of the basin to have better lives, now and in the future.
Resource - Project Report