M.S. in Environmental Biology
Dr. Víctor Avila Akerberg
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institut für Landespflege
79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-3630
vicaviak gmail.com
Educational Background
| 1997-2002 |
Undergraduate studies: Biology at the Sciences Faculty, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, DF. Undergraduate thesis: The vegetation of the upper Magdalena river watershed: floristics, phytosociology and structure.
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| 2002-2004 |
Master studies: Environmental Biology (oriented to Restoration Ecology) at the Science Faculty, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), México DF. Master’s Thesis: Forest authenticity in the upper Magdalena river watershed. Diagnose towards ecological restoration.
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| 2003,2005 |
Forestry, Markets and Society Summer School and Alumni Summer School, Freiburg University, Germany. |
| 2005-2009 |
Doctorate-student at the Institute for Landscape Management, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences of the University of Freiburg. PhD-Thesis: " Forest quality in the southwest of Mexico City. Assesment towards ecological restoration of ecosystem services"
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Internships and professional work experiences
| 1995-1996 |
Environmental ecology course, Västerhaninge Folkhögskola, Sweden
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| 1999 |
Exchange program, one semester biology studies at the University of California at Irvine
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| 2000-2001 |
Social service in the National Program of Reforestation, Environmental Secretariat, Federal Government of Mexico. Worked on technical description and growing media of potential reforestation tree species.
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| 2003 |
Research stay at the University of Plymouth, Great Britain, working on my masters thesis with Dr. Paul Ramsay
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| 2005 |
Lecturer at the Science Faculty, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Undergraduate Biology course: “Natural resources”.
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| since 2006 |
PhD student at the International PhD Program “Forestry in Transition”, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, and member of the Landscape Management Institute.
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