Credentials and experience
- Education: Economist, Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín, Colombia).
- Experience: Covering the environment and sustainable development since 2013.
- Data work: research and direct work with the databases of the major international research bodies — the World Bank, the FAO, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the United Nations and the OECD.
- Approach: turning that data into a simple, visual format — tables, maps and charts that make each country’s environmental situation clear at a glance.
- Publications: 210 articles published on Desarrollo Sustentable since 2013, including 163 country profiles of natural resources.
- Location: Medellín, Colombia.
How this data is collected, verified and updated: editorial standards and methodology. For corrections or questions: juanmonto5@hotmail.com.
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