Carlos Rodríguez- Franco (doctorate in Forest Sciences from Yale University). In Mexico worked for the National Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Research (INIFAP) for 25 years. He was the former Forestry Research General Director at INIFAP from 1996 to 2000. Currently, he works with the US Forest Service, where he is a Senior Forester. He is the former Deputy Chief for Research and Development (2016 – 2018). He has covered several positions as the Associate Deputy Chief for FS R&D. Previously he was the Director for Forest Management Sciences staff from 2007 to 2013. He has written 90 scientific articles on subjects related to forest inventories, silviculture, forest management, plant production techniques, forest plantations, and agroforestry systems published in Mexico and the USA. He authored a book in Spanish titled “Sampling designs applied to forest inventories”. Some of his contributions were his participation in the “Forestry Compendium” published by CAB International in the United Kingdom, and the book “Pines of silvicultural importance” that was published by CAB International in 2002, and a chapter in the book “Urban air pollution and Forests: Resources at risk in the Mexico City Air Basin” which was published by SpringerVerlag,