I am the regional Director for Cirad (French Center for international cooperation in tropical agriculture research) , and representative of Inra (French agronomic research center) and Agreenium (French consortium for agronomic training and research) in Brazil. I was previously deputy director for the "Environement and societies" department in Cirad (2007-2009) , and director of the forestry departement in Cirad (2004-2006). I was trained as an agronomist and a forest management specialist, and has been involved in research projets in tropical countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.