First Name:
José
Last Name:
Chaparro
Person type:
CSP Leader
Title:
Environmental Issues, Peru, 2011
Location:
Peru
As the Director of Property Rights and Environmental Law at Luris Veritatis, José Alonso Huaman organizes educational fora to discuss and educate the public about Peru’s laws surrounding genetically modified foods, food security, and consumer protection.
While in the U.S., Jose worked at the City of Cleveland Office of Sustainability [8] where he, with the support of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, developed a project designed to support local farmers by giving their products a value-added in order to increase revenue.
Upon returning to Peru, Jose implemented his Green Citizenship follow-on project funded through the Municipal government which trained 20 youth in environmental protection as responsible citizenship.