Selected work with international organizations, governments, and private-sector partners — where science, policy, and practice meet.
PROJECTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION · 2024
Kenya–Uruguay Learning Visit
Specialized Consultant · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation & Gatsby Africa
Designed and delivered a learning visit for Kenyan government and private-sector leaders to study Uruguay's journey to a competitive, low-emission, traceable livestock sector. Organized the Uruguay agenda, moderated workshops in Kenya, and identified transferable lessons that catalyzed concrete action by Kenyan stakeholders.
Uruguay · Kenya
SELECTED WORK
TOOLS & METHODS · 2011
Carbon Footprint of Uruguay's Milk — Primary Phase
National Consultant · UNDP (with MGAP, INIA, FAGRO, LATU)
Produced one of Uruguay's first carbon-footprint estimates for the dairy chain, calculating first estimates per litre of milk at the primary phase and contributing to the national methodology.
Uruguay
DOCTORAL RESEARCH · 2021
Diagnosing and Solving High Phosphorus Levels in Soils Receiving Dairy Factory Wastewater
Doctoral Researcher · Lincoln University, in partnership with Fonterra
Applied doctoral research for Fonterra, New Zealand's largest dairy processor, diagnosing why phosphorus levels were building up in soils receiving dairy-factory wastewater and testing practical solutions. Combined soil sampling, laboratory analysis, and an incubation experiment to identify cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of water contamination.
New Zealand
Technology Action Plan for Uruguay's Agri-food Sector under NDC-2
Technology Action Plan for Uruguay's Agri-food Sector under NDC-2
Local Consultant - UNDP & MGAP (OPYPA)
Uruguay
2026–present
Supporting implementation of Uruguay's second NDC (NDC-2) for the agri-food sector: mapping existing technologies and gaps, co-developing a gender-responsive technology action plan, and advising on sectoral criteria for Uruguay's Green Taxonomy.
LOCALS CONSULTANT - UNDP & MGAP (OPYPA)
URUGUAY
2026–present
Supporting implementation of Uruguay's second NDC for the agri-food sector: mapping existing technologies and gaps, co-developing a gender-responsive technology action plan, and advising on sectoral criteria for Uruguay's Green Taxonomy.
Fertilizer Measures under Uruguay's NDCs
Fertilizer Measures under Uruguay's NDCs
Local Consultant - UNDP & MGAP (OPYPA)
Uruguay
2025
Strengthen the information base and monitoring methods for nitrous-oxide emissions from nitrogen fertilizers. Review data sources and agronomic practices, identify priority research lines, and produce technical and methodological recommendations to improve the National GHG Inventory and track NDC commitments toward the 2030 target.
LOCALS CONSULTANT - UNDP & MGAP (OPYPA)
URUGUAY
2025
Strengthen the information base and monitoring methods for nitrous-oxide emissions from nitrogen fertilizers. Review data sources and agronomic practices, identify priority research lines, and produce technical and methodological recommendations to improve the National GHG Inventory and track NDC commitments toward the 2030 target.
Uruguay's Livestock Environmental Footprint
Uruguay's Livestock Environmental Footprint
National Consultant - UNDP (with Ministry of Environment & MGAP)
Uruguay
2022
Led the background research and editing to consolidate Uruguay's livestock environmental footprint — integrating the work of interinstitutional groups on air, soil, water and biodiversity into a single report used as input for the Stockholm+50 conference.
National Consultant - UNDP (with Ministry of Environment & MGAP)
URUGUAY
2022
Led the background research and editing to consolidate Uruguay's livestock environmental footprint — integrating the work of interinstitutional groups on air, soil, water and biodiversity into a single report used as input for the Stockholm+50 conference.