
Francisco X Aguilar Cabezas
Presentation
As a Professor of forest economics and University Fellow with Resources for the Future (Washington DC), Aguilar’s research focuses on the study of social-natural resources interactions particularly in regards to the conservation and management of forest resources.
Aguilar leads the Team of Specialists on Forest Products and Wood Energy Statistics of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe. He has received awards from the Earth Island Institute, World Resources Institute and Resources for the Future. He is a 2017 Brady J. Deaton Fellow of International Agriculture, and 2014 Gilbert White Fellow and 2006 Joseph Fisher Fellow granted by Resources for the Future. He has successfully mentored graduate students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Norman Borlaug and Cochran Fellows, and Research Associates from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.
Research
Aguilar's research has been funded by the Swedish Research Council (VR), Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS), Nordic Forest Research Council (SNS), the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, US National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the US Forest Service, the US Natural Resource Conservation Service, among others.
Research projects
- Avoiding deforestation and degradation of Argentina’s Atlantic Parana forests
- Climate off-farm rippled impacts
- Climate resilience of West Africa's cacao-dependent households
Teaching
Responsible for delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate instruction led by the Department of Forest Economics. Courses include: SG0216 "Industrial Wood Supply Strategy", "SG0178 Sustainable management of boreal forests", "SG0151 Forest Economics"
Publications
Via: Google scholar