Independent experts nominated by country party

María Virginia Cervantes Gutiérrez

Title
Mrs.
First name
María Virginia
Last name
Cervantes Gutiérrez
Gender
F
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Natural Resource Management
Ecology/Ecosystems
Plant Science
UN languages spoken

Spanish

Job function
Researcher - Laboratory of Ecology
Division
Faculty of Science
Email
vcg@hp.fc.unam.mx
Telephone number
52 5 6224835
Work experience
- Researcher at the program "Integral Utilization of Natural Resources (UNAM/PNUMA)_x000D_
- Coordinator in the Research Area on Environmental Restoration at the Gurrero Mountain Region, Mexico. PAIR/UNAM, 1994-1997_x000D_
- Responsible for a number projects in the State of Guerrero with Rural Communities, and productivity programs in semiarid areas in the same region._x000D_
- Professor at the Biology Department. Faculty of Science, UNAM_x000D_
- Coordinator in the Research area for Environmental Restoration at the Mountain Region in the State of Guerrero. UNAM/PAIR 1994-1997
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
B. Sc. in Biology, Faculty of Science, National Autonomous University of Mexico_x000D_
M. Sc. in Biology, Faculty of Science, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Number of Publications
5
Publication titles
1. Cervantes, V., V. Arriaga and J. Carabias. 1996. The Socioenvironmental and Institutional Problem of Reforestation in the Mountain Region, Guerrero, Mexico. Botanical Society of Mexico Bulletin, 59:67-87._x000D_
2. Cervantes, V. and Hernandez, Y. Forestry Resources Problem in the Guerrero Mountain Region: a historical perspective and their alternatives (in revision)._x000D_
3. Vasquez-Yanes, C. and V. Cervantes. 1993. Strategies for the Reforestation with Natives of Mexico Trees. Science and Development. CONACYT. Vol. XIX, No. 113:52-58._x000D_
4. Arriaga, V., V. Cervantes and A. Vargas-Mena. 1995. Manual of Reforestation with Native Species: collection and preservation of seeds. Propagation and Management of Plants. SEDESOL/INE/UNAM. Faculty of Science. Mexico, D.F._x000D_
5. Vasquez-Yanes, C., A. Orozco-Segovia, E. Sanchez-Coronado, M. Rojas and V. Cervantes. Conservation and Propagation of Tropical Trees. Found of Economic Culture. 130 pp. (in press).
Other activities
- General Coordinator for PAIR/UNAM project 1996-1997_x000D_
- Responsible for the Project Environmental Restoration with native species for the sustainble use of Forest Resources. FMCN/Ecology Faculty of Science, UNAM 1997_x000D_
- Responsible for a number of projects_x000D_
- Diagnosis of Forestry Resources at the Guerrero Mountain Region, PRODERS/SEMARNAP/PAIR/UNAM
Awards
- National Ecology Award for the project "Utilization and Management of Natural Renewable Resources in Guerrero Mountain Region, Secretaria de Desarollo Urbano y Ecologia SEDUE, Mexico
Organisation name
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Organisation street address
Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, CP 04510
Organisation city
Mexico DF
Organisation country
Mexico