Current Position
PhD candidate at the University of Münster
Academic Career
2018 – 2019 Visiting Scholar at the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, UC Davis
2012 – 2014 Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, United States.
Brandeis University: MA in Sustainable International Development (GPA 3.89/4.00)
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management: Specialization in Environmental Conservation
Thesis: Payment for Environmental Services in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle, Implications for conservation of natural resources and poverty alleviation
2003 – 2009 Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Lima, Peru
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú: BA in Social Sciences. Graduated in the top 10th percentile
Faculty of Social Sciences PUCP: Licentiate in Anthropology.
Thesis: Popular Justice in rural areas of Peru. Qualification: Outstanding
1 exchange semester at Paul Verlaine University (Metz, France) 2008/2009
Publications
Estrella, Andrea (2014) Mitigación y oportunidades para un país como Perú. Humanum online journal (UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean online journal).
Estrella, Andrea (2008) La Justicia Popular: estudio de caso en el distrito de Huertas. Anthropia journal (6): 55-59.
Awards
2011 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, best thesis in Social Sciences in 2011
Research grants and scholarships
2016 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship for doctoral studies, Germany
2012 – 2014 Fulbright Scholarship for Master’s Degree in Brandeis University, United States 2012 - 2014 Brandeis University Scholarship
Research interests
Market-based conservation mechanisms, private sector sustainability initiatives, economic tools for environmental stewardship, sustainable use of natural resources, sustainable agriculture for forest conservation, finances for biodiversity, poverty – environment linkages
Climate change adaptation and mitigation, climate finance, climate negotiations, renewable energy and energy efficiency
Conference presentations
2014 Conference on Climate Change, Business and Economic Sciences Faculty, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru.
Keynote presentation: Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies
2015 Event: Climate Change National Strategy, road to COP 21
Keynote presentation: Climate change and human development linkages
2010 International congress on Legal Anthropology, Lima, Peru
Presentation: Popular justice in rural areas of Peru
Other Professional Experience
2014 – 2016 Environment and Energy Technical Assistant at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Lima, Peru
2013 Environment and Sustainability intern at UNDP Headquarters, New York, United States
2013 Latin American Program Development Advisor - Corporate Social Responsibility, World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Lima, Peru
2011 – 2012 Programme Officer at Austraining International, Lima, Peru
2011 Social Specialist at Social Capital Group, Lima, Peru
2009 – 2010 Project Officer at Partners for Democratic Change, Lima, Peru