James Leslie is the Technical Advisor on Ecosystems and Climate Change in the UNDP Peru Country Office, where he is responsible for managing the portfolio focused on sustainable commodities and landscapes, environmental finance and biodiversity conservation. Before joining UNDP, he collaborated with the World Bank, Yale University, the World Wildlife Fund and The Nature Conservancy in Peru, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Mozambique. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences with a specialization in forest governance from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in biology and education from Brown University, USA.