Jorge Ahumada

Background

About Jorge Ahumada

Senior environmental professional with more than 25 years of experience leading complex projects in ecology, environmental management, and wildlife conservation. Expertise providing technical advice, building capacity, and sharing knowledge across a broad range of stakeholders, including high-level government officials, protected area managers, private sector leaders, local communities, and non-profit organizations. Seasoned program manager and fundraiser for large-scale global wildlife monitoring projects. Strong track record of engaging with policy makers in major international fora and building partnerships to tackle conservation challenges, implement innovative global solutions, and achieve high-impact outcomes. Excellent publication record, with over 60 scientific papers - a third on wildlife ecology management. Led multiple studies and complex analyses of protected area management, wildlife trade, climate change and other environmental fields. Passionate about the environment; excels in multi-cultural contexts; enthusiastic communicator who thrives on sharing science-based conservation approaches with non-technical audiences. Fluent in English and Spanish, working knowledge of Portuguese.