M.S. in Environmental Biology
Dr. Víctor Avila Akerberg

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institut für Landespflege
79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-3630
vicaviakgmail.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.
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.
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"

Internships and professional work experiences

1995-1996
Environmental ecology course, Västerhaninge Folkhögskola, Sweden
1999
Exchange program, one semester biology studies at the University of California at Irvine
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.
2003
Research stay at the University of Plymouth, Great Britain, working on my masters thesis with Dr. Paul Ramsay
2005
Lecturer at the Science Faculty, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Undergraduate Biology course: “Natural resources”.
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.
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Aktualisiert: 20.07.10  - hts