Jaqueline Garcia - Yi

Hi All,

I am a doctoral student at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn, Germany. My undergrad is on food science from the National Agricultural University of Peru and I have a masters in ecology and environmental science from the University of Maine in US.

My main research interest is on the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems, especially in developing countries' protected areas. I am using remote sensing, institutional analysis, and evolutionary and experimental game theory to try to understand the socio - economic reasons for deforestation in Bahuaja - Sonene National Park in Peru. For running the simulations I expect to be able to construct an agent - based model.

My father is Peruvian and my mother Chinese descendant. For all of you who speak Chinese, please be patient with me. I do not speak Chinese at all, but I am very glad I have the opportunity to visit China for the very first time. I am looking forward to meeting all of you at the summer school!