Ramiro Pazos
Forestry Specialist
Ramiro is a Forestry Specialist, focusing on supporting companies on their sustainability journeys.
As a Forestry Specialist, Ramiro conducts Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Chain of Custody and FSC Forest Management audits, ensuring compliance with established standards for certification processes for companies in Central America and the Caribbean. He acts as either a lead auditor or as part of an audit team. His responsibilities extends to reviewing audit reports.
"Working at Preferred by Nature allows me, through audits to assess compliance with FSC principles, to show people the efforts that communities and companies make to manage forests and derived products in a sustainable manner. It is an effort that contributes to the conservation of our natural resources and I hope that many other communities and companies will join in."
Skills at a glance
- Degree in Agronomy in Renewable Natural Resources from the University of San Carlos, Guatemala
- Master's degree in Project Formulation and Evaluation
- Experience in planning and executing forest plantations for industrial and energy purposes
- Consultant experience for international organizations
- Expertise in preparing studies to quantify carbon fixed in natural forests and rubber plantations
