SECO brings together more than 50 experts in radar remote sensing, field ecology, biogeography and phylogenetics, carbon cycle modelling, model-data fusion and attribution.

SECO network of people spans six continents and work in more than 20 countries across the dry tropics.

 

Africa

Angola

• Francisco Maiato Pedro Gonçalves, PhD – Herbarium of Lubango

Burkina Faso

• Compaore Halidou, PhD – National agricultural and environmental research center (CNRST/INERA Burkina Faso)

Democratic Republic of Congo

• Jonathan Muledi, PhD, Associate Professor – University of Lubumbashi
• Mumba Urbain – University of Lubumbashi

Ghana

• George Ametsitsi, PhD – CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
• Hamza Issifu, PhD, Lecturer – Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Kenya

• Mũsingo T. E. Mbuvi, PhD,  Deputy Director Forest Research Support Services and Chief Research Scientist – Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

• John Ngugi – Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

Madagascar

• Ariadna Mondragon Botero,  Ph.D. student – Berenty Reserve and University of Minnesota
• Jennifer Powers, Professor – University of Minnesota

 

 

Mozambique

• Natasha Ribeiro, PhD – Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
• Sa Nogueira Lisboa – Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Namibia

• Vera de Cauwer, PhD – Namibia University of Science and Technology
• Hermane Diesse – Namibia University of Science and Technology
• Leena Naftal – Namibia University of Science and Technology

Republic of Congo

• Ifo Suspense Averti, PhD, Associate Professor – Université Marien N’GOUABI & Laboratoire de Télédétection et Ecologie Forestière

South Africa

• Sally Archibald, Professor – University of Witwatersrand

Tanzania

• Makala Jasper – Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative
• Elifuraha Elisha Njoghomi, PhD‬ – Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Morogoro

Zambia

• Rachel Cohen, PhD – We Forest

Zimbabwe

• Anderson Muchawona, Forest Mapping and inventory officer – Zimbabwe Forestry Commission 
• Professor Clemence Zimudzi, University of Zimbabwe 

Australasia

Australia

• Lindsay B. Hutley, PhD – Charles Darwin University, College of Engineering, IT and Environment
• David Yue Phin Tng, PhD – The School for Field Studies, Massachusetts, USA 
• Deborah Mattos Guimaraes Apgaua, PhD – The School for Field Studies, Massachusetts, USA  

Cambodia

• Naomi Schwartz, Assistant Professor – University of British Columbia, Department of Geography 

India

• Jayashree Ratnam, PhD – National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR) Bangalore, India
• Mahesh Sankaran, PhD – National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR) Bangalore, India
• N Parthasarathy, PhD – Pondicherry University

Latin America

Bolivia

• Luzmila Arroyo Padilla, MSc – Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno
• Marisol Toledo – Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno

Brazil

• Domingos Cardoso, PhD – Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
• Eder Pereira Miguel, PhD in Forest Sciences – University of Brasilia (UnB) 
• Patricia Morellato, Professor – São Paulo State University (UNESP)
• Desirée Ramos, PhD, SECO PDRA in Phenology – São Paulo State University (UNESP)
• Marcelo Trindade Nascimento, PhD – Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF)
• Danilo M. Neves, PhD – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
• José Roberto Rodrigues Pinto – University of Brasilia (UnB) 
• Magna Moura, PhD – Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Embrapa Semi-arid Region Unit
• Marcelo Leandro Bueno, PhD – LAMEV – Laboratory of Macroecology and Evolution, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
• Rubens Santos, PhD – Universidade Federal de Lavras
• Mario Marcos do Espirito Santo, PhD – Universidade Estadual Montes Claros
• Bruna Alberton, PhD – Universidade Estadual São Paolo
• Renata Françoso, PhD – Universidade Federal de Lavras
• Italo Coutinho, PhD – Universidade Federal de Ceará
• Ben-Hur Marimon, PhD – Universidade Estadual Mato Grosso
• Beatriz Marimon, PhD – Universidade Estadual Mato Grosso
• Dora Maria Villela José, PhD – Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense

Colombia

• Álvaro Idárraga, PhD(c) Biology – Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín
• Andrés Avella, PhD Sciences – Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
• Camila Pizano, PhD Biology – Universidad ICESI
• Francisco Torres, PhD Business Administration – Fundación Natura Colombia
• Gina Rodríguez, MSc(c) Ecological Restoration – Fundación Ecosistemas Secos de Colombia
• Hermes Cuadros, PhD(c) Biology – Universidad del Atlántico
• Julio Ferrer, Forest Engineer – Parques Nacionales, Santuario de Flora y Fauna Los Colorados
• Karen Pérez, Biologist – Fundación Orioquía Biodiversa
• René López-Camácho, PhD(c) Sciences – Biology – Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
• Roy González, M. PhD Biological Sciences – Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt

Costa Rica

• Jennifer Powers, Professor – University of Minnesota

Ecuador

• Zhofre Aguirre, Ingeniero Forestal, PhD – Universidad Nacional de Loja
• Catalina Quintana, PhD – Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador (PUCE) 

 

Mexico

• Juan Manuel Dupuy, PhD – Centro de investigación Cientifica de Yucatan A.C.  
• José Luis Hernandez-Stefanoni, PhD – Centro de investigación Cientifica de Yucatan A.C.  
• Rogelio Corona-Núñez, PhD – Procesos y Sistemas de Información en Geomática, SA de CV

Peru

• Dr. José Luis Marcelo-Peña – Universidad Nacional de Jaén

 

United Kingdom

University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences:

Dr Casey Ryan, Reader in Ecosystem Services & Global Change

Dr Kyle Dexter, Reader in Terrestrial Vegetation Ecology

Professor Mathew Williams, Chair of Global Change Ecology

Professor Gabriele Hegerl, Chair of Climate System Science

Dr. David Milodowski, SECO PDRA in Modelling of the Carbon Cycle

Dr. John L.  Godlee, SECO PDRA in Biogeography and Carbon Dynamics

Dr. Sam Harrison, SECO PDRA in Spatial Analysis of the Carbon Cycle

Penny Mograbi, SECO Project Officer

University of Leeds, School of Geography:

Professor Tim Baker, Professor of Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Professor Oliver Phillips, Professor of Tropical Ecology

Dr. Aurora Levesley, ForestPlots.net Database Manager

Georgia Pickavance, Foresplots.net Research Data Co-ordinator

 

University of Exeter:

Professor Toby Pennington, Professor of Tropical Plant Diversity and Biogeography

Professor Stephen Sitch, Professor of Physical Geography

University of Sheffield, School of Mathematics and Statistics

and  National Centre for Earth Observation:

Professor Shaun Quegan, Professor of Environmental Dynamics

Dr João Carreiras, SECO Research Associate in Remote Sensing

Aug 19, 2020