Dr. Arlene L. Gonzales is an accomplished environmental scientist and Associate Professor at the College of Agriculture, Food & Sustainable Development (CAFSD), Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), Philippines. She currently serves as Chief for International Programs (2022?present) and Chief for Sustainability and Futures Thinking (2024?present) at MMSU.
She also serves as Visiting Faculty in the Natural Resource Management Unit of the Department of Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, where she earned her PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development in 2024.
Her academic background also includes an MS in Environmental and Conservation Biology from Saint Louis University, Philippines (2010) and a BS in Environmental Science from MMSU (2004).
Her expertise spans nature-based solutions (NbS), urban ecology, greenhouse gas inventory, environmental and ecological engineering, climate change, and sustainability. She has actively contributed to numerous research projects, capacity-building programs, and international collaborations focused on climate resilience, ecological restoration, and sustainable urban systems.