Luis E. Fernandez
Research Professor, Wake Forest University | Senior Fellow, Sabin Center | Co-Founder & Executive Director, CINCIA
- Role
- Executive Director and Co-founder at Centro De Innovación Científica Amazónica - Cincia
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Luis E. Fernandez
Global expert on mercury linked to illicit gold mining in the Amazon, with an emphasis on how mercury moves through ecosystems, supply chains, and governance systems.My work combines field research, laboratory analysis, and policy-relevant assessment to support decision-making on mercury exposure, gold traceability, and environmental crime in complex frontier contexts.I am a Research Professor at Wake Forest University’s Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Centro de Innovación Científica Amazonica - CINCIA, an independent nonprofit research center based in the Peruvian Amazon.Over the past two decades, I have led and supported applied research and institutional partnerships across Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and the broader Amazon region, working with governments, Indigenous organizations, multilateral institutions, and enforcement-adjacent actors.My work prioritizes decision-grade science that informs policy design, regulatory action, and practical interventions to reduce mercury exposure, restore degraded landscapes, and disrupt illicit gold and mercury supply chains.
Experience
Executive Director and Co-founder
Centro De Innovación Científica Amazónica - Cincia
Mar 2016 — Present · Puerto Maldonado, PE
Education
Hofstra University
B.A., Computer Science
1985 — 1992
The City University of New York
M.S., Environmental Science
1992 — 1995
Hofstra University
B.S, Biology
1985 — 1992
University of Michigan
Ph.D., Natural Resources and Environment
1995 — 2003
Skills
- International Environment
- Gis
- Landscape Ecology
- Policy
- Public Policy
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Remote Sensing
- International Affairs
- Negotiation
- Latin America
- Biofuels
- Government
- Environmental Policy
- Science
- Ecology
- Research
- Policy Analysis
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Science
- Agent Based Modeling
- Environmental Awareness
- Environmental
- International Relations
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