Pedro Piffer

Pedro Piffer, an associate director with Winrock International’s Ecosystem Services, is an ecologist and land-use scientist with extensive experience studying forest cover change in tropical regions and its underlying drivers. He leads implementation of Winrock’s portfolio of capacity building and technical assistance for Jurisdictional REDD+, drawing on more than five years of experience working across both project- and jurisdictional-scale REDD+ initiatives. Winrock’s JREDD+ work focuses on supporting national and sub-national governments with technical expertise in measurement, reporting and verification, carbon accounting, audit readiness and governance. These efforts help governments access financing for large-scale forest conservation through voluntary carbon markets and other results-based finance mechanisms. Throughout his career, Piffer has worked closely with national and sub-national governments across Latin America, Africa and Asia to strengthen the technical, institutional and governance systems needed to advance large-scale forest conservation efforts. Prior to joining Winrock, he worked as an environmental specialist in Brazil, leading environmental impact assessments, wildlife monitoring programs, impact mitigation initiatives and environmental permitting processes for infrastructure projects. His experience includes projects with significant environmental and social considerations, such as dams, roads and mining developments, working in both consulting firms and multinational companies. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from the State University of Campinas, Brazil, and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Columbia University.