Karen Mo leads the monitoring, evaluation and research for WWF Global Forest Practice, responsible for managing WWF’s global research agenda and partnerships for forest conservation. One of her primary focuses is to advance the conservation community’s understanding of the impacts of forest conservation interventions by leading impact evaluation research and building partnerships with the broader science, policy, and business communities. Prior to joining WWF in 2012, Karen was trained in development economics and conducted a wide range of social science research for private, non-profit and academic institutions.