Jorge Lu Palencia is Guatemalan and an attorney with AIDA's Ecosystems Program, working from Guatemala City. He is a graduate of Mariano Galvez University in Guatemala. He holds a Master's degree in Environmental Law from the same university. Jorge has significant experience in environmental matters in the public administration of his country and in international cooperation, and as a consultant for non-governmental and academic organizations. He has been a professor of law and currently teaches environmental forensic research at the Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala.