Juan Pedro Cano

Juan Pedro Cano has extensive work experience in the environmental sector. Juan Pedro is currently serving as the Forest Carbon Accelerator sourcing and partnerships lead for Latam at Terraformation since March 2022. Prior to this, they were the Coordinador general at Mesa de Carbono Forestal Nacional de Argentina starting in July 2022.

Juan Pedro Cano is also the Socio Fundador of CICLA Sustentable since May 2020. Juan Pedro has previously worked as a Consultor Especialista Ambiental at The World Bank starting in February 2020. Juan Pedro was also a Consultor Especialista en Derecho y Política Ambiental at Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina from May 2020 to May 2021.

In 2019, Juan Pedro Cano had two roles at the Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo - Coordinación de Diseño de Proyecto de Desarrollo from September 2019 to September 2020, and as a Consultant for the Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) from May 2019 to August 2019.

From 2016 to 2019, Juan Pedro Cano worked at the Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación. Juan Pedro served as the Director Nacional de Bosques from March 2018 to April 2019, where they implemented a national forest policy, developed an early warning system for deforestation, and created the National Plan for the Restoration of Native Forests. Prior to this role, they served as the Director Nacional de Bosques, Ordenamiento Territorial y Suelos and as an Asesor de la Subsecretaría de Planificación y Ordenamiento Ambiental del Territorio.

Before their work at the Ministry, Juan Pedro Cano gained international experience as an independent traveler, worker, and entrepreneur in Australia and Asia from November 2014 to April 2016. Juan Pedro was involved in various projects, including school improvement in Laos, meetings with environmental specialists, and organic production in Australia.

In 2012, Juan Pedro Cano worked at The World Bank as a Consultor Especialista Ambiental, where they supervised different projects and coordinated with governmental organizations and civil society. Juan Pedro also held the position of Especialista Ambiental Junior / Junior Professional Associate at The World Bank, where they coordinated projects related to environmental sanitation and waste management.

Juan Pedro Cano's early work experience includes a role as an Asistente en el Área de Normativa Ambiental at the Agencia de Protección Ambiental de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, where they were involved in the regulation and analysis of environmental laws.

Juan Pedro Cano's education history is as follows:

In 2011, they obtained a Diploma in Environmental Management for Emerging and Developing Countries from Technische Universität Dresden.

In 2019, they completed a program in Biodiversidad en Estudios de Impacto Ambiental at Instituto Interamericano de Desarrollo Económico y Social - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.

In the same year, they also completed a program in Project Management at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional.

Juan Pedro Cano has pursued a degree in Abogado (Lawyer) with a specialization in Derecho Ambiental (Environmental Law) from the University of Buenos Aires, although the start and end years for this degree are not provided.

Currently, they are pursuing a Maestria en Planificación y Evaluación de Políticas Públicas (Master's degree in Planning and Evaluation of Public Policies) in the field of Ciencias políticas y gobierno (Political Science and Government) at Universidad Nacional de San Martín. The degree is expected to be completed by 2022.