Canada

Howard E. Epstein

Institution: University of Virginia

Webpage: https://uva.theopenscholar.com/epstein-ecosystem-ecology-lab   

Email: hee2b@virginia.edu 

Country (ies) of expertise: U.S.A, Canada, Argentina

Region (s) of expertise: Grasslands and shrublands, Arctic tundra, boreal forests, U.S. mid-Atlantic temperate forest

Keywords: grasslands and shrublands, Arctic tundra, successional ecosystems, vegetation patterns and dynamics, carbon and nitrogen cycling, remote sensing

IAI themes: -

Languages: English

 

Guilherme Fernandes Marques

Institution: Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Webpage: https://www.ufrgs.br/warp/  

Email: Guilherme.marques@ufrgs.br 

Country (ies) of expertise: Brazil, Canada, Chile

Region (s) of expertise: -

Keywords: Ecosystem services, fisheries, fish production, dams

IAI themes:

Food security

Water security

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Climate action

Clean air, water, and soil

Energy security

Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese

 

Kathleen E. Halvorsen

Institution: Michigan Technological University

Webpage: https://www.mtu.edu/research/people-departments/staff/vprdev/halvorsen-k/  

Email: kehalvor@mtu.edu 

Country (ies) of expertise: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, USA

Region (s) of expertise: North and South America 

Keywords: Transdisciplinary science, team science, research development, research compliance, climate change policy, energy policy

IAI themes:

Energy security

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Climate action

Languages: Spanish and English

 

Margot Hurlbert

Institution: University of Regina

Webpage: - 

Email: margot.hurlbert@uregina.ca 

Country (ies) of expertise: Canada, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay

Region (s) of expertise: -

Keywords: Climate adaptation, governance, water-energy-food, disaster risk response, Indigenous peoples, energy, climate mitigation, power production

IAI themes: -

Languages: English


 

Betina Lomovasky

Institution: Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; CONICET, UNMDP

Webpage: https://www.iimyc.gob.ar/iimyc/es/grupos-de-investigacion/grupo-emccc/ 

Email:  lomovask@mdp.edu.ar 

Country (ies) of expertise: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Uruguay

Region (s) of expertise: Latin America

Keywords: Fisheries, yellow clam, climate change, small-scale fishery, adaptation, ocean acidification, SDG 14.3

IAI themes:

Food security 

Biodiversity and ecosystem services 

Climate action

Languages: Spanish

 

Alexandra Mallett 

Institution: Carleton University

Webpage: https://carleton.ca/sppa/alexandra-mallett/  

Email: alexandramallett@cunet.carleton.ca 

Country (ies) of expertise: Canada, United States, Mexico, Brazil 

Region (s) of expertise: North America, South America

Keywords: Design and implementation of sustainable energy, environment, natural resources and climate policy, low carbon technology cooperation, innovation, science and technology policies, changes in the Canadian North

IAI themes:

Energy security

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Climate action

Languages: Spanish, English and French


 

Valentín Picasso

Institution: Universidad de la República y University of Wisconsin

Webpage: https://foragesandperennialgrains.agronomy.wisc.edu/  

Email: vpicasso@gmail.com / picassorisso@wisc.edu   

Country (ies) of expertise: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, USA

Region (s) of expertise: Fields and pampas, Midwest USA

Keywords: Resilience, climate change, pastures, perennial crops, forage crops, agroecosystems, alfalfa, kernza, tinopiro, silvopastoralism, production systems, transdisciplinary

IAI themes:

Food security

Water security

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Clean air, water, and soil

Languages: Spanish and English

 

Jeremy Pittman

Institution: School of the Environment, University of Waterloo

Webpage: - 

Email: jpittman@uwaterloo.ca 

Country (ies) of expertise: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Uruguay, Dominica, Saint Lucia

Region (s) of expertise: -

Keywords: Environmental governance, Conservation policy, Sustainable livelihoods

IAI themes:

Food security

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Climate action

Health and wellness

Poverty and equality

Clean air, water, and soil

Languages: English

 

Carlos Portillo-Quintero

Institution: Texas Tech University

Webpage: www.parktrends.org 

Email: carlos.portillo@ttu.edu 

Country (ies) of expertise: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, USA

Region (s) of expertise: Latin America, Southwest USA.

Keywords: Forest ecology, forest conservation, remote sensing, geographic information systems, land use and land cover change

IAI themes: -

Languages: Spanish and English

 

Amaury Tilmant

Institution: Université Laval

Webpage: www.hydroeconomics.com   

Email: amaury.tilmant@gci.ulaval.ca 

Country (ies) of expertise: Brazil, Canada, Chile 

Region (s) of expertise: -

Keywords: Ecosystem services,

fisheries, fish production, hydropower generation

IAI themes:

Food security

Energy security

Water security

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

Climate action

Clean air, water, and soil

Languages: English and French

 

María Isabel Velez Caicedo

Institution: University of Regina

Webpage: https://www.uregina.ca/science/geology/people/faculty/velez-maria.html  

Email: maria.velez.caicedo@uregina.ca 

Country (ies) of expertise: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, USA 

Region (s) of expertise: Andes, Colombian savannas

Keywords: -

IAI themes: -

Languages: Spanish and English


 

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