Janja Eke
Janja is a German citizen who has lived in Nicaragua for 40 years and has worked for over three decades in the forestry sector, primarily in Latin America. She is a Forest Engineer and Industrial Mechanic and holds a master’s degree in environmental management and Auditing with a focus on Climate Change. Her preferred work involves rural and Indigenous communities, particularly in the areas of Community Forest Management and fostering relationships between communities and private companies. She is co-author of the FAO-published guide “Forest Business Development by Communities”. Throughout her professional career, she has worked on these themes for investment banks such as DEG and IFC. In her various roles, she has always been actively involved with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), where she worked for 11 years and played a key role in the development of FSC International’s Community and Family Forest Program. Janja is well accustomed to working in intercultural environments and is fluent in German, Spanish, and English.