Bastian studied Forestry at the Technical School of Forestry of UMSS, University of Cochabamba in Bolivia and started his career at ECOTOP as farm manager and project coordinator in the Alto Beni Region, Bolivia.
He is currently responsible for several international projects in Africa, such as in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
Bastian is also co-founder of Ecotop’s headquarters in Germany and its senior technician.