Matt Finer

Dr. Matt Finer is the Senior Research Specialist at Amazon Conservation Association (ACA), based in Washington DC. Finer received his Ph.D. from the School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University in 2003 and has spent the subsequent 13 years focused on generating technical information relevant to conservation efforts in the Andean Amazon. During that time he has published a number of peer-reviewed scientific papers focused on the ecological impacts of the major development sectors in the region, such as oil and gas development, logging concessions, and hydroelectric dams. Most recently, he has been developing and implementing a near real-time deforestation monitoring system for the Andean Amazon, known as MAAP.