Director of Forestry Technology & Analytics
Ecotrust
David Diaz has reported on international climate negotiations, developed how-to-guides for forest carbon projects, designed carbon market accounting standards, and negotiated contracts for carbon offsets. Since 2013, he has worked with the nonprofit Ecotrust where he serves as Director of Forestry Technology & Analytics. David leads work to integrate open-source data science, geospatial analysis, and forest ecology and management to produce actionable science, user-friendly technologies, and data-driven insights that engage forest owners and enable improved forest management. He holds a BA in Environmental History from Harvard University, an MS in Soil Science from Oregon State University, and just completed his PhD in forestry at the University of Washington. Though David is a Native Texan, he has been living in and around Seattle since 2016 where he and his wife Abby are learning along with their dog Melvin to take more deep breaths and to hunt truffles.
Climate Smart Forestry: A Discussion about the Emerging Use-based Research, Policy, and Economics
Saturday, October 28, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am PST