Plant-for-the-Planet A.C. (Mexico) Board

Raúl Negrete

President of the Plant-for-the-Planet Mexico A.C. (currently inactive)

Raúl Negrete
President of the Plant-for-the-Planet Mexico A.C. (currently inactive)


Lic. Gabriela Alejandra González López

Member of the Board of Plant-for-the-Planet, Notary

Lic. Gabriela Alejandra González López
Member of the Board of Plant-for-the-Planet, Notary


Ing. Julián Tarsicio Carta López

President of the Association of Engineers, Playa del Carmen

Ing. Julián Tarsicio Carta López
President of the Association of Engineers, Playa del Carmen


Restoration Supervision Expert Board

Our restoration project on the Yucatán Peninsula is supervised and advised by the following four independent experts:
Dr. Pilar Angélica Gómez-Ruiz

Professor, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY)

Dr. Pilar Angélica Gómez-Ruiz
Professor, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY)

She is a Biologist and holds a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

The board reviews and must approve all of our restoration plans and provides feedback and guidance to improve our overall restoration efforts.

Plant-for-the-Planet
Restoration Team

Our passion comes from our people. Different backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives make us a stronger and more capable team. This is especially true for our workers on site. Every single team member makes a valuable contribution. The experts listed here, as well as all the other members of our restoration team, are the true heroes who put our mission and the donors' mandate into action.
Raúl Negrete

President of the Plant-for-the-Planet Mexico A.C. (currently inactive)

Raúl Negrete
President of the Plant-for-the-Planet Mexico A.C. (currently inactive)

Antonio Dominguez

Restoration Coordinator (Las Americas)

Antonio Dominguez
Restoration Coordinator (Las Americas)

I coordinate and supervise the restoration activities in all Las Americas sites. I work in the field verifying all the site preparation, planting and maintenance.

Ivett Marquez

Restoration Coordinator (Bacalar)

Ivett Marquez
Restoration Coordinator (Bacalar)

Together with Carlos, I coordinate the restoration work in La Ceiba, Bacalar. Supervising and participating in the activities of the program.

Elder de la Cruz

Logistics Coordinator

Elder de la Cruz
Logistics Coordinator

I’m in charge of all logistics and support staff, so I ensure that our vehicles and buildings are maintained, that our kitchen staff provides tasty meals for everyone and that the roads are intact.

Fernando Garcia

Purchasing & Logistics

Fernando Garcia
Purchasing & Logistics

I’m in charge of all acquisitions, that includes food for 100 employees, machetes, car parts or research equipment.

Montserrat Samaniego

Field Technician

Montserrat Samaniego
Field Technician

Doris and I are in charge of data collection (height, diameter and survival of plants), physically and digitally of the experiments.

Isaias Gomez

HR & Accountanting

Isaias Gomez
HR & Accountanting

I’m responsible for HR and accounting matters

Antony Zacarías Morales

GIS & Monitoring Data Scientist

Antony Zacarías Morales
GIS & Monitoring Data Scientist

I’m responsible for elaboration of the map system and TreeMapper.

Oscar Verduzco

Botanical Coordinator

Oscar Verduzco
Botanical Coordinator

I am the contact in the TreeMapper projects and the elaboration of maps.

Francisco Díaz Palomeque

Filmmaker & Photographer

Francisco Díaz Palomeque
Filmmaker & Photographer

Based in México, I work as a filmmaker and photographer at Plant-for-the-Planet

Carlos Sosa

Restoration Coordinator (Bacalar)

Carlos Sosa
Restoration Coordinator (Bacalar)

Together with Ivett, I coordinate the restoration work in La Ceiba, Bacalar. Supervising and participating in the activities of the program.

Laura Madero

Restoration Coordination Assistant

Laura Madero
Restoration Coordination Assistant

I help Antonio Dominguez to coordinate and supervise the restoration activities in all Las Americas sites. I work in the field verifying all