Dr. Vanesa Rodríguez Osuna

Country of current residence

USA

Current position

Senior Research Associate & Project Manager

Current institute employer

CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, NY

Since

2016

Website current institute

www.asrc.cuny.edu

Previous positions

2014 Senior Researcher ZEF

Professional memberships

www.de-ipbes.de/241.php

Profession

Environmental Scientist

Specialisation

Environmental engineer

Degrees / expertise

Dr.rer.nat. (Doctorate in Natural Sciences)

M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Technology and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics.

Major: Land Use in the Tropics and Subtropics

Lic. Ing. (Environmental Engineer)

Project Manager (IHK Zertifikat: German Chamber of Industry and Commerce)

Specialisation in Foreign Trade Management (Bolivian Chamber of Industry and Commerce)

Professional experience

Lead Author for the regional assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Americas, , Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)/UNEP, (07/2015-2017)

Independent Contractor, Conservation Strategy Fund, Brazil (01/2015-04/2015)

Invited Expert, IPBES/UNEP (07-10/14)

Senior Researcher, Cologne University of Applied Sciences (05/14-08/15)

Independent Contractor, Rare Inc, United States (02/14-05/14)

Project Assistant, Sequa gGmbH, Bonn - Germany (10/08-02/09 and 09/09-08/12)

Research Fellow, Amazon Initiative International Consortium (IA), Belém-Brasilien (03/09-07/09)

Commercialisation, Trade and Natural Resources Expert (GIZ Expert), GTZ /SERNAP (National Service of Protected Areas), La Paz – Bolivia (05/06 – 04/07)

Tourist Guide, Anaconda Tours, Madidi National Park, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia (dry season 01-04)

Interpreter and translator, Interlock Industries, Wellington, New Zealand (98)

2017

Rodriguez Osuna V., G. Navarro Sánchez, J.H. Sommer, L. Biber-Freudenberge. 2017. Towards the integration of biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments of Bolivia. Center for Development Research (ZEF), Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB). Editorial Inia, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

2015

Rodríguez Osuna, V.. 2015. Targeting watershed protection in the Guapiaçu-Macacu region of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil: An environmental and economic assessment of the potential for a payment for ecosystem services scheme. Cologne University of Applied Sciences/ University of Leipzig. Kölner Schriften zur Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaftlichen Forschung. Band 1/2015 Further Information

2014

Rodríguez Osuna V., J. Börner, U. Nehren, R.B. Prado, H. Gaese, J. Heinrich. 2014. Priority areas for watershed service conservation in the Guapi-Macacu region of Rio de Janeiro, Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Ecological Processes, 1 (3) . (Open Access) Download [PDF | 2.06MB]
Further Information

Rodríguez Osuna, V., Börner, J., Cunha, M.. 2014. Small-Scale Producers, Risk and Climate Change in an Amazonian Municipality. In: Lac, S., McHenry, M.P. (eds.): Climate Change and Forest Ecosystems. Climate change and its causes, effect and prediction. Nova Publishers Inc.. 135-151. Further Information

Rodríguez Osuna, V., J. Börner and M. Cunha. 2014. Scoping adaption needs for smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon: a municipal level case study. Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems (CASES), 1 : 12-25 . (Open Access) Download [PDF | 2.83MB]
Further Information

2013

Rodriguez Osuna, V. 2013. Smallholder Production and Climate Risk: The Lower Amazon Region, Brazil. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-659-32187-0. Download [PDF | 1.13MB]
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Further Information

Prado, R. B., Penedo, S., Schuler A. E., Künne, A., Rodríguez Osuna, V., Paiva, M. H., Ribbe, L.. Avaliação preliminar da qualidade da água em função do manejo agropecuário e cobertura vegetal na microbacia Batatal -Cachoeiras de Macacu – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Forthcoming

Rodríguez Osuna V., Prado R.B., Monteiro J.M.G.,.Gaese H., Börner J., Heinrich J.. Perfil dos sistemas de produção agropecuária: uma visão do produtor rural na sub-bacia de Batatal em Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Embrapa Solos, .

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
and Downloads

603e_CV_Vanesa_Rodriguez_Osuna_short_16.pdf [PDF | 120.29KB]

b820_IPBES_ExpertNomination_BolivianGovernment.pdf [PDF | 254.28KB]

375f_ElDeber_News.jpg [JPG | 234.86KB]

Research themes

Governance
New Technologies

Research countries

Brazil
Bolivia

Research projects

-Determining Measurement Methodologies for Water Impacts of Global Equities, UBS Sustainable Equities/Asset Management -Greening environmental impact assessments in Bolivia -Payments for Watershed Services as a Driver of Climate Compatible Development: What Works and Why, CDKN -Shaping Environmental Policies for Sustainable Tropical Forest Bioeconomies -Integrated eco technologies and services for a sustainable Rural Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (INTECRAL) -Climate change, landscape dynamics, land use and natural resources in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (DINARIO) -Small-scale producers’ adaptation to climate risk in the Brazilian Amazon: Promoting knowledge-to-action through collaboration in research and technical cooperation, Brazil -Management of Nature Preserves and Buffer Zones (MAPZA), Bolivia

Professional experience

Lead Author for the regional assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the Americas, , Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)/UNEP, (07/2015-2017) Independent Contractor, Conservation Strategy Fund, Brazil (01/2015-04/2015) Invited Expert, IPBES/UNEP (07-10/14) Senior Researcher, Cologne University of Applied Sciences (05/14-08/15) Independent Contractor, Rare Inc, United States (02/14-05/14) Project Assistant, Sequa gGmbH, Bonn - Germany (10/08-02/09 and 09/09-08/12) Research Fellow, Amazon Initiative International Consortium (IA), Belém-Brasilien (03/09-07/09) Commercialisation, Trade and Natural Resources Expert (GIZ Expert), GTZ /SERNAP (National Service of Protected Areas), La Paz – Bolivia (05/06 – 04/07) Tourist Guide, Anaconda Tours, Madidi National Park, Rurrenabaque, Bolivia (dry season 01-04) Interpreter and translator, Interlock Industries, Wellington, New Zealand (98)

Degrees

Dr.rer.nat. (Doctorate in Natural Sciences)

M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Technology and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics.

Major: Land Use in the Tropics and Subtropics

Lic. Ing. (Environmental Engineer)

Project Manager (IHK Zertifikat: German Chamber of Industry and Commerce)

Specialisation in Foreign Trade Management (Bolivian Chamber of Industry and Commerce)

Funding institutions

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF):IPSWAT Programme Scholarship for a PhD Degree;

Scholarship from the Federal Ministry of Development Cooperation (BMZ)-DAAD Scholarship for a M.Sc. Degree;

Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF)/USAID Scholarship for Trainee in Economic Tools for Conservation and Natural Resource Management

Former Senior Researcher

Former Division/Group:
Ecology and Natural Resources Management

Dr. Vanesa Rodríguez Osuna

2017

2015

2014

2013

Forthcoming

Research & Capacity Development

Doctoral Program

Publications

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