Marielos Peña-Claros is a Bolivian researcher with a Ph.D. in Ecology from Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Dr. Peña-Claros is Professor at the Forest Ecology and Forest Management group of Wageningen University, where she is working since 2010. Dr. Peña-Claros is specialized in forest ecology, focusing on forest management of tropical forests, with emphasis on ecological research that provides insight to define better management practices. Specifically, Dr. Peña-Claros is interested in looking at the recovery of forests after human disturbances and on silvicultural treatments that speed up the recovery process.