Gustavo Silva-Chávez

Work

Gustavo Silva-Chávez performs research, analysis and advocacy around climate change policy issues in the United Nations Framework Convention negotiations and in U.S. legislation. He manages EDF’s partnerships with other NGOs around key international policy positions, at both national and international levels. He represents EDF in the Climate Action Network, a global network of over 400 environmental NGOs, and in the Tropical Forest & Climate Coalition, a business-NGO coalition supporting tropical deforestation provisions in U.S. climate legislation.

Gustavo’s areas of expertise include Mexico, Latin America, tropical deforestation, land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), REDD+, sectoral approaches, post-2012 roadmap/architecture, NGO outreach, U.S. Congress, U.S. legislation and federal 1605(b) voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program.

Background

Before coming to EDF, Gustavo worked as an environmental policy analyst for the Environmental Council of the States, specializing in onsite wastewater management systems and in state and federal enforcement and compliance activities. He holds an MA from the Maryland School of Public Affairs and a BA from University of Maryland, College Park.

Languages

English, Spanish, Italian

Publications

Hight, Cate, and Gustavo Silva-Chavez. Change Is in the Air: The Foundations of the Coming American Carbon Market. Rep. no. 15. Paris, France: Caisse Des Depots, 2008. Print.

Trines, E., N. Hohne, M. Jung, M. Skutsch, A. Petsonk, Gustavo Silva-Chavez, Paulo Smith, G. Nabuurs, P. Verweij, and B. Schlamadinger. Integrating Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use in Future Climate Regimes: Methodological Issues and Policy Options. Rep. Netherlands Research Programme on Climate Change, 2006. Print.

Trines, E., N. Hohne., Gustavo Silva-Chavez., et al. (2006). Climate Change Scientific Assessment and Policy Analysis: Integrating agriculture, forestry and other land use in future climate regimes. Bilthoven, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency: 154.

Silva-Chavez, Gustavo. "Rainforest Credits." Carbon Finance (2005/2006): 18. Print.

Silva-Chavez, Gustavo. "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tropical Deforestation by Applying Compensated Reduction to Bolivia." Tropical Deforestation and Climate Change. By Paulo Moutinho and Stephan Schwartzman. Brasilia, DF, Brasil: Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amazonia, 2005. Print.