Edgar E. Gutiérrez Espeleta

　　Edgar E. Gutierrez-Espeleta, a Costa Rican by birth, obtained his B. Sc. in Statistics from the University of Costa Rica, and his M. Sc. and Ph. D. in Forest Biometry from Iowa State University, USA. Prof. Gutierrez-Espeleta has collaborated with UNEP and UNEP-GEO projects in Latin America since 1995 and directed the regional environmental data portal to support the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and Caribbean, among many other projects. He was also the President of the Second and Third United Nations Environment Assembly in 2016 and 2017 and co-chair of the negotiation of the Summary for Policy Makers of GEO in 2019. He has been consultant to UNSD, IDB, UNCSD, and UNDP. He was also a member of IPCC AR V and Vice President of the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the Convention of Biological Diversity (1996-1998). He was Minister of Environment and Energy for Costa Rica from 2014 to 2018. He was a full professor at the University of Costa Rica where he founded, in 1997, the Development Observatory, a research unit at UCR dealing with sustainable development issues, particularly, the development of indicators, indices and ways to present data to decision makers. He was its Director until 2005 when he became Chair of the School of Statistics at UCR until 2013. He retired from UCR in 2014. In 2020 he has been appointed as Council Member of Hainan Institute of National Park, China, until 2023.

　　INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS

　　· Member of Working Group III for Assessment Report 5. IPCC. 2010-2013

　　· Member of the Scientific Steering Committee for the IPCC Expert Meeting on Economic Analysis, Costing Methods, and Ethics. Lima, Peru 23-25 June 2011.

　　· Member of the BellagioSTAMP Group: Sustainability Assessment and Measurement Principles. IISD & OECD. 2009.

　　· Country representative and coordinator of the Data Working Group of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and Caribbean. 2000 - 2005

　　· Member of the Consultative Group on Sustainable Development Indicators (CGSDI). 1999- 2005

　　· Member of the United Nations Statistical Commission (2003) – Latin America and Caribbean representative

　　· Member of the Steering Scientific Committee of the Project Global Environment Change and Human Security. IHDP. 1997-2003

　　· Facilitator Information for Decision Makers Workshop. UNDESA. Ottawa. 2000

　　· Resource Person. Capacity –building in decision-making for sustainable development in Barbados and Maldives: a South-South twining project. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Sustainable development indicator system. 2001

　　· Facilitator Global workshop on Sustainable Development Indicators. UNDESA. Prague. 1998.

　　· Vice-President of the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (representing Latin America and Caribbean region). Convention of Biological Diversity (1996- 1998).

　　· Costa Rican Delegate to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.Convention of Biological Diversity. Since 1995.

　　· C. E. Farnsworth Fellowship. Department of Forestry. Iowa State University. Iowa. USA. 1991

　　· International Society of Tropical Foresters. Member 1990-1997

　　· Graduate Forestry Student Association. President. 1990-91. Ames, Iowa. USA.

　　· Iowa State University Graduate Student Senate. 1989-90. Ames, Iowa. USA.

　　· Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society. Member since 1983.

　　· Xi Sigma Pi Honor Society. Member since 1983.

　　· USAID Scholarship. Iowa. USA. 1982-1984

　　· Society of American Foresters. USA. Member 1982-1997

　　NATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS

　　· Facilitator Latin American Workshop on Sustainable Development Indicators.

　　UNDESA/Ministry of Planning Costa Rica. 1997

　　· Costa Rican focal point for UNCSD. 1999-2001

　　· Member and President of the National Consultative Council for the National Statistical System. Since 2011.

　　· Host of the TV program Let´s talk about National Development. Channel 13 Public TV Station. May 1999-March 2001

　　· Member of Costa Rican National Delegation to RAMSAR Meeting. 10-12 May. San José, Costa Rica

　　· Coordinator of the Technical Advising Commission on Information for Sustainable Development,Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy, Costa Rica (1997-1998).

　　· Coordinator of the National Commission on Environmental Statistics (1995-1997)

　　· Radio National Chamber. Commentator, since 1994 for PANORAMA program.

　　· Member of National Advisory Commission on Biodiversity. Since 1994-2000.

　　· Costa Rican Statistical Association. Member since 1979.

　　· International Labor Organization Fellowship. Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. 1978.University of Costa Rica Scholarship. Costa Rica. 1974-1976