About Matthew Steil
Matthew Steil works in WRI’s People and Ecosystems Program as a Research Associate - focusing on issues of forest mapping, conservation and resource policy in Central Africa. He currently leads the Forest Transparency Initiative and assists in the production of the interactive forest atlases for Central Africa. He has more than 8 years of forest conservation related experience in Central Africa - including five years in the field both as a Peace Corps Volunteer and as a technical assistant to Gabon’s National Parks Agency with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Matthew holds a B.A. in Biology from St. John’s University (MN) and a M.S. in Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland.
