
Olga Alejandra Barbosa Prieto
Profesora Asociada
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
Valdivia, Chile
I work at the interface of ecosystems and conservation ecology, in human dominated ecosystems. I am particularly interested in understanding how multifunctional landscapes can contribute to ecosystem services provision .
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Biological Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2005
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Biological Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1999
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow Full Time
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Sheffield, Reino Unido
2005 - 2007
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Associate Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
de Ciencias
Valdivia, Chile
2010 - A la fecha
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Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time
Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad
Concepción and Valdivia, Chile
2008 - 2010
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Presidenta Other
Sociedad de Ecología de Chile (SOCECOL)
Chile
2016 - A la fecha
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Biodiversity Technical Advisory Group Other
Alianza Sobre la Evaluacion Ambiental y el Desempeño Ecológico (LEAP-FAO)
Roma, Italia
2017 - A la fecha
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Experto IPBES Other
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Santiago, Chile
2015 - A la fecha
Has graduated 4 undergrad students: Karina Arteaga (2012, UACh), Romina Zepeda (2013, UACh), Lorena Sandoval (2014, UACh) and Daniela Tapia (2017, UACh)
Has graduated 4 master students: Valeria Ochoa (2013, UACh), Mauricio Gonzalez Chang (2013, UACh), Carmen Etcheverry (2015, ISARA-Lyon,France); Garance Journet (2016, ESA-NMBU, France –Norway); from different master programs of national and international universities
Has graduated 2 PhD students: Carmen Paz Silva 2014, Marcela Marquez (co-advised in University of Florida, USA)
Supervised 5 postdocs: Dr. Cesar Gonzalez (2012-2016), Dr. Luis Castañeda (2013-2015), Dr. Elizabaeth Cook (2014-2017), Dr. Toshiko Miura (2015-2018), Dr Paz Durán(2018-2020)
Selection of outreach and knowledge transfer activities
- Participation in parliamentary sessions at the National Congress in matters sucha as: Creayion of Ministry of Science and Technology (Comisión Mixta CyT, may 2018), project to create the National Biodiversity and Protected Aeas Service at Ministry of Environment (several sessions 2016-2017) and informative session on the topic of environmental protection and evidence based decision making at local government instances such as at the Regional Council of the Rivers (July 2018) regarding
-Participation as speaker at Congreso del Futuro (January 2018), and moderator of Congreso del Futuro – Los Rios (January 2017)
- Participation on TV program Por la Razón y la Ciencia of CNN-Chile (June 2018) and Patria Cientifica of CNN (July 2018), TV documentary about my project of conservation with the wine industry at the series “Cambio Global” for TVN, the state´s tv channel that was recently awarded as the best film at OENOVIDEO Festival (France), several interviews regarding scientific issues (sustainability, science based policy making) at
- With my research team we have performed more than 16 workshops on biodiversity, sustainable management and biological conservation in for winery companies and trader association of Wines of Chile, with a total of 1,818 people from the wine sector trained until 2017.
- 66 appearances in the media (# 59 in the national press and # 7 in the international press) 7 detailed file attached in proposal
- 3 Broadcast videos with a number of visits that reach # 3,398 YouTube and # 1,254 Facebook, at the Austral University of Chile and the bus terminal in the city of Valdivia.
- Exhibition in the Chilean pavilion of the Expo Milan (2015) of the video "Conservation of Biodiversity and Viticulture"
- Talk at “Encuentros Con Ciencia”, organized by the Universidad Austral de Chile open to community, with the theme "Climate Change, Wine and Sustainability"
- 3 invitation as keynote speaker at conference events in the agroindustry and 1 in the Association of Salmon Breeders, and q to BIOFIn with PNUD
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Premio Comunicación y Vinculación Facultad de Ciencias 2015
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
Chile, 2015
This award recognises the impact on outreach and knowledge transfer os sciences to the community, specifically regarding environmental protection and seeking solutions to environmental conflicts
Socio-Ecological Studies in Urban and Rural Ecosystems in Chile |
Latin America: Rapid urban development and social economic inequity threatens biodiversity hotspots. Chapter 28 |
Humped pattern of diversity: Fact or artifact? |
Vinecology: pairing wine with nature |

Olga Barbosa
Profesora Asociada
Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
Valdivia, Chile

Juan Armesto
Full Professor
Departamento de Ecología
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Carolina Rojas
Profesor Asociado
Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
56223545513, Chile

Duncan Christie
Profesor Asociado
Conservación Biodiversidad y Territorio
UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE
Valdivia, Chile

Aníbal Pauchard
Profesor Titular
Manejo de Bosques y Medio Ambiente
UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN
Concepción, Chile

Luis Castañeda
Profesor Asistente
Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Sergio Estay
Auxiliar Professor
Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile

CAROLINA MARTINEZ
Assistant Professor
Institute of Geography
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile