Why we need strong farmer organisations to achieve the world’s big environmental goals
Insight, 01 September 2025
Isabela Núñez del Prado Nieto
Isabela Núñez del Prado Nieto was a researcher (forest finance), in IIED's Natural Resources research group until March 2026
Languages:
English,
Spanish, French (basic)
Environmental social sciences professional with a focus on forest governance and finance. Currently, researching access to finance for forest and farm enterprises and strengthening locally-controlled forestry organisations.
Expertise
Local to global forest governance processes, financial mechanisms for conservation, sustainable supply chains and markets for forest products
Before IIED
- Land use analyst at BVRio, sustainable forest products’ supply chain and markets, local to global forest governance processes, financial mechanisms for sustainable farming
- Consultant at Ministry of Environment (Peru), financial mechanisms for forest conservation and community-based conservation
- Analyst at Metis Gaia (Peru), extractive industries, social impact and sustainability
- Teaching assistant at PUCP (Peru), qualitative research methods, social theory
Education
- MSc in nature, society and environmental governance (University of Oxford)
- BSc in sociology (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – PUCP)
