Lauriane is working as a Geographic Information Systems Research Analyst at WRI, within the People and Ecosystems Program. She brings her expertise in geographic information techniques (cartography, remotely sensed image processing, spatial analysis) to a variety of projects within the Institute.

Lauriane started to work for the Global Forest Watch Initiative / Central Africa, on the first version of the Atlas of Cameroon - an interactive map maker depicting forest-use and threats such as illegal logging roads, and on a web-based mapping tool (the Bushmeat IMAP) to bring forward the bushmeat crisis issue in Central Africa.

Currently, she is working on an interactive forestry atlas, intended to serve as a data resource for information sharing among organizations interested in the management and conservation of Indonesia’s forests. She is also involved in several projects related to Global Warming, such as reducing GHG emissions through avoided.

Prior to joining WRI, Lauriane received training in remote sensing at the University College London, UK. She has also worked at the World Wildlife Fund-US where she used to support the conservation science program with maps and data analysis. She also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from Reunion Island (France) and a Master’s degree in Geographic Information Sciences applied to environmental studies from the Polytechnic Institute in Toulouse (France).

Lauriane likes to volunteer and enjoys supporting grass-roots NGOs such as the African Conservation Foundation in Tanzania through UNOV or The Nature Conservancy-Maryland.