Philippe Mayaux

Philippe Mayaux, a forestry engineer by training (MSC and PhD), has 37 years’ experience of tropical ecosystems at the European Commission (Joint Research Centre) and the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (Brussels and Yaoundé). Philippe and his team produced the first reliable maps of Central African forest cover and land use in Africa, as well as the first accurate estimates of deforestation in the Congo Basin. He has also designed and implemented major forest and biodiversity information systems (BIOPAMA, Observatoire des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale, etc.) and major conservation programmes (NaturAfrica, Sustainable Wildlife Management).