Ruth Nogueron

Ruth Nogueron
Associate, People & Ecosystems Program
ruth.nogueron@wri.org|+1 (202) 729-7625

Ruth Noguerón is a researcher with the World Resources Institute’s People and Ecosystems Program. Ruth’s current work focuses on developing practical information tools to support sustainable procurement of legally and sustainably-sourced wood-based products. Within WRI Ruth has managed and conducted forest-mapping projects in Canada, the U.S., Brazil and Perú. Ruth also advises and contributes to other WRI projects, including projects focusing on the governance in the forest sector, the implications and opportunities for forest companies in relation to global climate change, and the institutional mechanisms for sharing benefits with forest communities for poverty alleviation and REDD+ projects.

Before joining WRI, Ruth worked in México City at the Tropical Action Forest Program (PROAFT). Also in México, Ruth worked with a private consulting firm in a national effort to evaluate the natural protected areas of México, a project sponsored by the World Bank and the Mexican government.

Ruth has a Bachelor’s degree in biology from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in México City, an Associate’s degree in applied geography from Montgomery College, Maryland, and a Masters’ degree in Environmental Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

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Submitted on May 17, 2013
Here at WRI, we are constantly working to understand and minimize the environmental impacts of our work. Using research and expertise from around the Institute to guide us, WRI is committed to limiting the resources we use and purchasing products that reflect our environmental and social mission. Our guidelines at our Washington, D.C. office require paper products to be certified1 and have high...

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Submitted on March 18, 2013
As the old adage suggests, it is important to see the forests for more than just the trees. While an estimated 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods, the entire world...
Submitted on February 14, 2013
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the world’s largest paper companies, announced earlier this month that it will no longer cut down natural forests in Indonesia and will demand similar commitments...
Submitted on December 10, 2012
Forests are vitally important for the global environment, economy, and population. The forest sector employs 13.7 million workers and contributes to about 1 percent of the global GDP. Plus, an...
Submitted on October 11, 2012
Disney, one of the world’s largest media companies, made a big announcement today that can help the company move in a more sustainable direction when it comes to paper sourcing and use. This is a...
Submitted on September 19, 2012
This post was co-authored with Eduardo Arenas Hernández Jr. and Ana Domínguez, who work for Reforestamos Mexico. This is the second post in a two-part series on illegal logging in Latin America,...
Submitted on September 18, 2012
This post was co-authored with Eduardo Arenas Hernández Jr. and Ana Domínguez, who work for Reforestamos Mexico. This is the first post in a two-part series on illegal logging in Latin America, with...
Submitted on July 22, 2011
Today, WRI and the WBCSD release an update to the guide “Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products.” The guide is meant to help company managers—who are charged with making large...