Andrea Estrella
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Current Position


PhD candidate at the University of Münster

Academic Career


2018 – 2019 Visiting Scholar at the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, UC Davis

2012 – 2014 Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, United States.

Brandeis University: MA in Sustainable International Development (GPA 3.89/4.00)

The Heller School for Social Policy and Management: Specialization in Environmental Conservation

Thesis: Payment for Environmental Services in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle, Implications for conservation of natural resources and poverty alleviation

2003 – 2009 Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Lima, Peru

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú: BA in Social Sciences. Graduated in the top 10th percentile

Faculty of Social Sciences PUCP: Licentiate in Anthropology.

Thesis: Popular Justice in rural areas of Peru. Qualification: Outstanding

1 exchange semester at Paul Verlaine University (Metz, France) 2008/2009

Publications


Estrella, Andrea (2014) Mitigación y oportunidades para un país como Perú. Humanum online journal (UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean online journal).

Estrella, Andrea (2008) La Justicia Popular: estudio de caso en el distrito de Huertas. Anthropia journal (6): 55-59.

Awards


2011 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, best thesis in Social Sciences in 2011

Research grants and scholarships


2016 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship for doctoral studies, Germany

2012 – 2014  Fulbright Scholarship for Master’s Degree in Brandeis University, United States 2012 - 2014 Brandeis University Scholarship

Research interests


Market-based conservation mechanisms, private sector sustainability initiatives, economic tools for environmental stewardship, sustainable use of natural resources, sustainable agriculture for forest conservation, finances for biodiversity, poverty – environment linkages

Climate change adaptation and mitigation, climate finance, climate negotiations, renewable energy and energy efficiency

Conference presentations


2014  Conference on Climate Change, Business and Economic Sciences Faculty, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru. 

Keynote presentation: Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies

2015  Event: Climate Change National Strategy, road to COP 21

Keynote presentation: Climate change and human development linkages

2010  International congress on Legal Anthropology, Lima, Peru

Presentation: Popular justice in rural areas of Peru

Other Professional Experience


2014 – 2016 Environment and Energy Technical Assistant at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lima, Peru 

2013 Environment and Sustainability intern at UNDP Headquarters, New York, United States

2013 Latin American Program Development Advisor - Corporate Social Responsibility, World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Lima, Peru

2011 – 2012 Programme Officer at Austraining International, Lima, Peru

2011 Social Specialist at Social Capital Group, Lima, Peru

2009 – 2010 Project Officer at Partners for Democratic Change, Lima, Peru