Professional experience

Roosevelt holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and a Master’s degree (MSc.) from the University of Missouri, Saint Louis, USA. He has extensive field experience conducting plant biodiversity inventories in remote regions of the Peruvian Amazon, Ecuador, and Guyana. His work has contributed to biodiversity studies supporting the establishment of new protected areas in indigenous territories, including in the Pastaza, Yavarí, lower Napo (Maijuna), and Yaguas-Cotuhé river basins. Additionally, he has expertise in assessing the environmental impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects in the Peruvian Amazon, such as roads, national energy grids, riverways, and hydroelectric dams.

Currently, Roosevelt is focused on developing strategies and field research to accelerate the creation of local bio-economies that link population incomes with biodiversity conservation. Previously, he has lead efforts on landscape forest restoration in areas impacted by gold mining in the Madre de Dios region, southern Peruvian Amazon. His research interests include landscape-scale forest restoration, environmental assessment and monitoring, and the application of advanced technology for conservation and sustainable resource use.

Previous Host Institutions

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

University of Michigan (UM), Ann Arbor, USA

University of Missouri, (UMSL), Saint Louis, USA

Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, (UNAP), Iquitos, Peru

E-mail: roosevelt.garcia(at)gmail.com