| Expert Name | Mr. Rolando H. Braun Wilke |
| Title | Professor/Scientist |
| Division | National Council of Science and Technology |
| Institution | National University of Jujuy |
| City | San Salvador de Jujuy |
| Country | Argentina |
| Telephone | 54 88 221552 |
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| Work Experience | * Soil surveys in southern Mendoza, provincial Government, 1959-61.
* Soil scientist, INTA's Agr. Exp. Sta. in Mendoza, 1961-70
* Plant ecology teaching and research, Nat. Univ of the South, B. Blanca, B. Blanca, 1970-74.
* Leading research on arid lands Director of the Argentina Institute for Research on Arid Lands, Mendoza, 1974-83.
* Plant ecology teaching and research on environment and resources of the andean highlands in NW Argentina since 1986. |
| Qualifications | Agricultural Engineer, National University of Cuyo, Argentina, 1959
Master of Science (Soil Physics), Utah State University, USA, 1967 |
| Number of Publications | 62 |
| Awards | 1. Governmental declaration of interest for our research work on native plant resources, Province of Jujuy
2. About 30 grants received in order to perform higher studies, research activities and meeting attendance. |
| Other Activities | 1. Provincial coordinator, project on Participative Forestal Development, FAO/Neth/Argentina 1990
2. Argentine counterpart in projects funded by OAS, IILA (Italy) and BD, 1977-83
3. Thesis advisor/consultant, trainees director, referee for research proposals and report
4. Organisation of scientific meeting
5. Member, Argentine Association of Ecology |
| Publications | 1. Gasto, J. Candia and R. Braun W. 1980. Research Methodology in Ecodevelopment. (SP) Deserta 6:15-88, IADIZA, Mendoza.
2. Braun W.R. 1983. Prim Prod. Arid Land Ecosystems (SP), IDIA Sup. 30:32-40, INTA, B.A.
3. Braun, W.E. 1984-86. Arid Lands of Argentina Problems and Alternatives (SP), Zonas Aridas 4, 11-18. CIZA/UNA La Molina, Lima, Peru.
4. Braun W.R. 1983. Prim Prod. Assess. in Arid and Semi-arid Land zones of Iberoam. in Browse in Africa - The Current State of Know., pp.241-242, ILRI/FAO. (De. N. Lehouerou)
5. Gasto, J.A. Olivares & R. Braun W. 1985. South America in plant Res. of Arid & Semi-arid Lands (J.R. Goodin &D.K. Northington, eds.) pp.257-289, Acad. Pres. |
| Discipline | Natural Resource Management |
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