Prof. Palma-Torres is an Assistant Professor 7 of the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, UPLB.
Research Interests: GHG accounting, forestry economics, timber harvesting, forest mensuration, and biometry
Academic History
• MSc in Forestry and Environmental Science (2014-2015)
University of Padua (Università Degli Studi Di Padova), Padua, Italy
• MSc in Tropical Forestry (2013-2014)
Dresden University of Technology (Technische Universistät Dresden), Dresden, Germany
• BSc in Forestry (2006-2010)
University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines
University of Padua (Università Degli Studi Di Padova), Padua, Italy
• MSc in Tropical Forestry (2013-2014)
Dresden University of Technology (Technische Universistät Dresden), Dresden, Germany
• BSc in Forestry (2006-2010)
University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines
Organization / Affiliation
Member, Filipino Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association, since 2013
Member, Forests and Natural Resources Research Society of the Philippines, Inc. (FORESPI), since 2012
Member, College of Forestry and Natural Resources Alumni Association, since 2010
Member, University of the Philippines Alumni Association, since 2010
Member, Forests and Natural Resources Research Society of the Philippines, Inc. (FORESPI), since 2012
Member, College of Forestry and Natural Resources Alumni Association, since 2010
Member, University of the Philippines Alumni Association, since 2010
Publications
Palma, V.M., Pettenella, D.M., Zanetti, M., Animon, I., and Tracogna, A. (2017). Estimating wooden kitchen furniture’s contribution to climate change mitigation. International Forestry Review. 19(2):224-233pp
Palma, V., Rüter, S. & Federici, S. 2017. Research Case 2: Trend in quantity and carbon pool of three major HWP commodities. In Background papers on forests for a low-carbon future. Rome, FAO
Abbas, D., Abdelgadir, I., Alvarez, S., Andrasko, K., Animon, I., Baker, K., ... & Blaney, R. (2016). Forestry for a Low-carbon Future: Integrating Forests and Wood Products in Climate Change Strategies. FAO Forestry Paper 177. 180pp. Rome: Forest and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.