Studies in Educational Psychology, Catholic Univ. of Quito. 1979, Exec. Director and until 1990, with Fundación Natura; 1990-92, coord. participation of civil society orgns in UN Conf. for Environment and Dev. (Earth Summit), Geneva; 1993, Founder and current Exec. President, Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano; 1998-2000, Minister of the Environment of Ecuador; currently, Guest Professor, Yale School of Forestry and the Environment, USA. Since 1996, current position. Since 1996, Member, Board of Directors, World Resources Institute. 1997-98 and 2000, Member, Board of Trustees, Ford Foundation. Since 2000, Board Member, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Honours and awards, including: 1990, Insignia of the National Order of Merit as a Commissioned Officer, Ecuador; 1991, The Golden Ark Order, Netherlands.