Nik Steinberg

Senior Advisor, Climate Risk

Nik Steinberg is a climate risk and adaptation specialist with over a decade of experience in applied climate research. As part of the Climate Group at Chemonics, he delivers actionable, user-centric climate information while designing analytical…

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Nature-based Solutions for Scaled Impact

Luis Fernando Jara, Chemonics’ Chief of Party for the USAID Páramos and Forests Activity, explains how the project is supporting the Colombian government’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions 51% by 2030.
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Alejandro Arrivillaga

Chief of Party, Guatemala Biodiversity Project

Alejandro Arrivillaga is a biologist with more than 25 years of experience with complex, multi-country biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource management projects, in government and non-governmental settings. Alejandro has a proven scientific record and experience with…

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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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Greg Minnick

Managing Director, Environment and Natural Resources

Greg Minnick is a natural resources and environmental management and forestry specialist with more than 40 years of experience across a broad range of ecological zones, from the Sahel in Western Africa to the humid tropics…

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Reforestation Project

In Northern Haiti, deforestation and mangrove loss are putting communities, conservation efforts, and environmental governance at risk.
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David Fratt

Senior Director, Environment and Natural Resources, Asia Region

David Fratt is a senior director with more than 25 years of experience working in environment and natural resource management in Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the United…

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Carlos Quintela

Director, Land Innovation Fund for Sustainable Livelihoods

For over 30 years, Carlos E. Quintela has managed environment, climate, and sustainable finance programs. In 2020, he joined the Land Innovation Fund for Sustainable Livelihoods, established by Cargill and implemented by Chemonics. As a director…

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Natural Wealth Program

With its peace accord underway, the government of Colombia is pursuing conservation and sustainable rural development goals that will help achieve stability and lasting peace.
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Too Much, Too Little

On one of the biggest humanitarian projects ever launched in Haiti, USAID is helping the country deal with climate extremes, saving countless lives and precious farmland.
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