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Ana Maria Monsalve Cuartas. Forestry Engineer, consultant and Forestry Researcher, PhD in Forests and Natural Resources, with 25 years of experience in forest project management, I have led consultancies and research with ethnoecological approach and landscape ecology, participating in projects related to climate change and territorial planning in Colombia. Passionate and with deep conceptual and strategical knowledge in key areas such as biodiversity, landscape ecology and forest governance. My experience for the formulation and execution of forestry and landscape projects is focused on collaborative work with the community and the sustainability of the territory. In addition, I have experience in Forest Management Plans, and valuation of ecosystem services and unique trees in urban and rural contexts. With solid experience in teaching at master's and undergraduate level in Public and Private Universities in Colombia. I have a solid ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, promoting dialogue and training on ecological, forestry and landscape issues in contexts of climate change. Spanish speaker, with an advanced level of understanding of English and Portuguese.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Maria Monsalve Cuartas

Citation names

  • Monsalve Cuartas, Ana Maria

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C11F-90FB-DC74
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9481-7665

Email addresses

  • laoma468@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 912123457 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Instituto Superior de Agronomita (ISA). tapada de ajuda 1349-017, 1349-017, Alcantara , Lisboa , Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/04/12 - 2025/04/12
Concluded
Postdoctoral work in fire management in forests contexts (prevention, combat, and restoration) (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Silvicultura
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Florestais, Portugal
approved
2016/12/15 - 2021/01/01
Concluded
SUSFOR (Doutoramento)
Major in ethnoecology, forest gobernance, natural forest silviculture
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
" Sacred Natural Places in the Tropical Forest. Case Study Saltlicks (Salados) in the Tikuna and Uitoto Indigenous Communities (Colombia Amazon Trapeze)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Doutorado
2008/08/01 - 2010/12/06
Concluded
Magister en Arquitectura del Paisaje. Master in Landscape Architecture (Magister)
Major in Landscape management
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
"Paisaje Natural en el medio urbano. red ecologia para la comuna de Vitacura (Chile). Natural Landscape in the Urban Environment. Ecological Network for the Vitacura Commune (Chile)." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Maestria
2002/02/06 - 2005/06/24
Concluded
Maestria en Estudios Urbano-Regionales. Master in Regional and Urban studies (Magister)
Major in Territorial planning
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
"Redes Ecológicas para la Integración Funcional de las áreas verdes en Medellin. Ecological Networks for the Functional Integration of Green Areas in Medellin." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Maestria
1992/06/20 - 2000/12/02
Concluded
Engenheira florestal. Forestry Engineer (Licence)
Major in forestry, biodiversity, landscape ecology,
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
"Bosque Urbano para el Municipio de Magangue- Bolivar (Colombia). Urban Forest for the Municipality of Magangue-Bolivar (Colombia)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Engineering
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/04/12 - 2025/04/12 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2006/01/20 - 2006/07/16 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2014/07/01 - 2016/06/01 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2025/05/01 - 2025/06/30 Voluntariado Centro de Reprodução do Lince Ibérico Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal
CENTRO DE REPRODUCAO DO LINCE IBERICO , Portugal
2022/07/01 - 2023/04/08 Updating of the public green space and urban flora management in the Valle de Aburra Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
2022/04/01 - 2022/09/30 Consulting for the Pacific Forest Reserve within the framework of the project "Institutionality and Updating of Regulatory Instruments for the Fight Against Deforestation and Associated" WWF Colombia, Colombia
WWF Colombia, Colombia
2021/01/01 - 2021/03/03 Elaboration of a digital educational guide of Saltlicks as Sacred Natural Spaces in Jungle. The small world foundation- Amazon –Colombia, Colombia
The small world foundation- Amazon –Colombia. , Colombia
2020/09/01 - 2020/09/30 Volunteering. Identification, inventory, cleaning, control of invasive forest species fundação mata do bussaco, Portugal
2019/02/02 - 2019/06/30 Research stay. Institute for Research in Ecosystems and Sustainability. Address Victor Toledo. Sacred values of forests in america Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Campus Morelos, Mexico
2016 - 2018 Consultoria Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2016/07/06 Frequência no Curso de Doutoramento em Arquitetura Paisagista e Ecologia Urbana Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2016/06/01 Landscape architect for compensation plan for biodiversity loss Porvenir II .Paisagista para Formulação do plano de compensação para a perda de biodiversidade Porvenir II Projeto Hidrelétrico Fundacion Guayacanal , Colombia
2016/01/01 - 2016/06/01 Consultancy for Intervention in the environmental management plan for gold extraction AMBIENTALMENTE, Colombia
2016/01/01 - 2016/06/01 Landscaping for Rio Nechi by Mineros S. A. AMBIENTALMENTE, Colombia
2014/07/01 - 2016/06/01 teacher Urban forestry and other courses , (Vegetation and flora course), thesis orientation Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2014/11/01 - 2015/07/01 landscape management DMI Cuchilla Jardín - Támesis, DMI Nubes - Trocha - Capota, DMI Divisoria Valle Aburra Río Cauca, DMI SPBANMA y DMI Cañón de CORANTIOQUIA, Colombia
2014/11/01 - 2015/07/01 Environmental Management plan for the protected areas of CORANTIOQUIA CORANTIOQUIA, Colombia
2014/08/01 - 2014/10/01 Landscape - engineer to , control and monitoring of the use of renewable natural resources with the Metropolitan Area of Vale de Aburrá. Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín, Colombia
2013/07/01 - 2013/12/01 Physical diagnosis of Urban and Rural Metropolitan Green Belt ( Medellin - Colombia) Universidad de San Buenaventura - Medellín, Colombia
2013/07/01 - 2013/12/01 Landscape Architect in Urban and Rural Metropolitan Green Belt for Medellin - Colombia CORANTIOQUIA, Colombia
2013/07/01 - 2013/11/01 Process of reviewing and adapting the Territorial Management Plan to the criteria of land uses in Medellin Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2012/10/01 - 2013/05/01 Management Plan for Parque los Meandros ( Colombia). Universidad Santo Tomás - Medellín, Colombia
2012/10/01 - 2013/05/01 Landscape Architect in the Management Plan of Parque los Meandros (Girardota-Barbosa - Colombia); Universidad Santo Tomás - Medellín, Colombia
2013/01/01 - 2013/03/01 Development of instruments of territorial management in the Metropolitan Green Belt of the Vale do Aburrá and its application in Parque la Romera Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2013/01/01 - 2013/03/01 Landscape designer for the elaboration of territorial management in two Parks Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2012/12/01 - 2013/02/01 Plan of Territorial Planning of Medellín. “Climate Change” Component Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Colombia
2012/12/01 - 2013/02/01 Landscape - engineer for the Territorial Planning Plan of Medellín. Universidad Nacional de Colombia Facultad de Ciencias Sede Medellín, Colombia
2012/01/01 - 2012/03/31 Proyecto Hidroelectrico Ituango Inventario forestal y Cumplimiento Plan de Manejo Ambiental. Ituango Hydroelectric Project Forest Inventory and Environmental Management Plan Empresas Públicas de Medellín, Colombia
2011/09/01 - 2011/12/31 Plan Especial de Regularización Barrio la Cruz y sector de la Honda. Comuna 3- Medellín. Special Regularization Plan to Barrio la Cruz and Honda sector. Medellín E.D.U. EMPRESA DE DESARROLLO URBANO , Colombia
2010/01/18 - 2010/06/12 Zonal Plans of the Municipality of Medellín. landscape ecology General and Urban component Universidad Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia, Colombia
Universidad Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia, Colombia
2007/06/25 - 2008/06/28 Coordinator of the Environmental Management Plan. Arboretto Bosque Residencial - La Calera Inversiones Proarsesa S.A, Colombia
2007/01/01 - 2007/06/30 Consultant Forest Engineer Paisajismo . Arquitectura de jardines , Colombia
2005/07/01 - 2005/11/30 Land use management plans for 7 guardian hills in the municipality of Medellin Universidad de Antioquía, Colombia
Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Colombia
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cuartas, Ana. "LOS ÁRBOLES Y SUS DUEÑOS. APORTES PARA LA COMPRENSIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS ECOSISTÉMICOS CULTURALES DE LA SELVA AMAZÓNICA COLOMBIANA. CASO DE ESTUDIO LOS SALADOS.". In EDUCAÇÃO CONTEMPORÂNEA: REFLEXÕES E DESAFIOS NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM. UNIEDUSUL, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Monsalve Cuartas, Ana. "Urban Trees in public spaces. Heritage as Key to preservation of endangered species. Study case in Valle de Aburrá, Colombia". Paper presented in Tropical Summit 2024: Foreseeing Answers to Global Challenges., Lisboa, 2024.
  2. Cuartas, Ana. "Redes ecológicas en la estructura urbana de la ciudad de Medellín (Colombia)". 2009.
Conference poster
  1. Masso-Ardila, Valentina; Monsalve Cuartas, Ana. Corresponding author: Monsalve Cuartas, Ana. "The Fire and the Forest other views from Abya Yala". Paper presented in IUFRO, 2024.
  2. Monsalve Cuartas, A.M., et. al. Heritage urban Trees and Palms in public spaces: Study in Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Co. Corresponding author: Monsalve Cuartas, A.M., et. al. Heritage urban Trees and Palms in public spaces: Study in Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Co. "Heritage urban Trees and Palms in public spaces: Study in Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Colombia.". Paper presented in Heritage urban Trees and Palms in public spaces: Study in Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Colombia. Poster. XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Stockholm, Sweden, 23-29 June, 2024.
  3. Monsalve Cuartas, Ana. "Perceptions, knowledge and spiritual management of fire in Forest Indigenous Landscapes". Paper presented in Perceptions, knowledge and spiritual management of fire in Forest Indigenous Landscapes - Colombia. Poster. XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Stockholm, Sweden, 23-29 June 2024, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Sara María Casados Gómez; Sergio; Susete Marques; Ana Maria Monsalve Cuartas; Sergio de Frutos-López; Lluís Coll; Jose G. Borges. "A Participatory Multi-Criteria Approach to Select Areas for Post-Fire Restoration After Extreme Wildfire Events". Forests (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/7/1090.
    10.3390/f16071090
  2. Monsalve-Cuartas, Ana Maria; Rego, Francisco Castro; Vásquez, Mamerto Antonio Gregorio. "Comparative Analysis of Composition and Biodiversity of Saltlicks Forest and Control Forests, TICOYA Resguardo, Tikuna Indigenous Community, San Martin de Amayacu Sector (Colombia Amazonian Trapeze)". Open Journal of Forestry 09 04 (2019): 355-380. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojf.2019.94020.
    Published • 10.4236/ojf.2019.94020
  3. Monsalve-Cuartas, Ana Maria; Rego, Francisco Castro; Sanchez, Ignacio. "Approximation to the Composition and Biodiversity of Saltlicks Forest for Two Indigenous Communities in the Colombia Amazonas Trapeze". OALib 06 08 (2019): 1-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1105429.
    Published • 10.4236/oalib.1105429
  4. Cuartas, Ana. "Los Salados. Paisajes sagrados para los Tikuna y Uitoto en el trapecio amazónico Colombiano". americania 8 (2018): https://www.upo.es/revistas/index.php/americania/article/view/2968.
    Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/12/06 Una Aproximación a los Valores y Servicios Eco sistémicos de Tipo Cultural de los Bosques en territorios indígenas en el Amazonas Colombiano. An Approach to Cultural Ecosystem Values and Services of the Forests in indigenous territories in the Colombian Amazon trapeze. VIII Congresso de Estudos Rurais e VIII Encontro da Rede Rural RePort, tema “Paisagens culturais: heranças e desafios no território”
Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (ponte lima , Portugal)
2019/11/21 Los Arboles de los Salados. Aproximación a sus Valores y Servicios Ecosistémicos. The Trees of the Saltlicks. Approach to its Values. Congresso Internacional de Mundos Indigenas
Universidade Nova. (lisboa, Portugal)
2019/03/03 The Jungle, the Saltlicks , their Trees and their Owners. for Tikuna and Uitoto indigenous communities. La Selva, los Salados, sus Árboles y sus Dueños. Comunidades indígenas Tikuna y Uitoto (Trapecio amazónico colombiano). VII Coloquio de Cosmovisiones Indígenas. Universidad de Puebla (México)
Emerita Universidad de Puebla (Puebla , Mexico)
2019/01/06 Sacred natural place in tropical forest ecosystem. Locais naturias sagrados na floresta tropical. reunião do Conselhos Tikuna e Uitoto
comunidades indigenas resguardo TICOYA e RITU (Puerto Nariño , Colombia)
2018/09/12 The Chagras in the Colombian Amazonian trapeze - living systems for autonomy-. Las Chagras en el trapecio Amazónico Colombiano sistemas vivos para la autonomía VII Congreso Internacional de Agroecología.
Universidad de Cordoba (Cordoba, Spain)
2017/03/03 Los Salados, Sitios Naturales Sagrados de la Selva. Saltlicks, Sacred Natural Sites of the Jungle. Congresso Internacional de Mundos Indigenas
Universidade Nova (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2017 - 2018 Aproximación a la valoración del verde en el paisaje urbano. Estudio de caso: Los espacios públicos verdes de la quebrada La Picacha en Medellín ¿ Colombia . Approach to green evaluation in the urban landscape. Case study: Green public spaces of La Picacha - stream in Medellín Colombia
Supervisor of Sandra Viviana Ulloa Delgado
Maestría en Diseño del Paisaje (Master)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2015 - 2016 Capacidad narrativa del recorrido de la Línea A del metro de Medellín en el reconocimiento del paisaje del Valle de Aburra- Colombia. Narrative capacity of the Line A of the Medellín metro way in the recognition of the landscape of the Aburra Valley- Colombia
Supervisor of Margarita María Vélez Marín
Maestria en Diseño del Paisaje (Master)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2014 - 2015 El Análisis del Paisaje en Comunidades Urbanas Localizadas en zonas de Alto Riesgo Estudio de Caso, el Sector Altos de la Estancia localidad de Ciudad Bolivar. Bogota- Colombia. Landscape Analysis in Urban Communities Located in High Risk Areas. Case of Study : the High Sector of the Estancia, Ciudad Bolivar. Bogotá Colombia
Supervisor
Maestria en Arquitectura del Paisaje (Master)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2012 - 2013 Paisajes Urbanos Rituales (Una idea de diseño de Paisaje a través del arte y los rituales de la calle Tejelo en Medellín). Ritual Landscapes (An idea of Landscape design through the art and rituals of Tejelo Street in Medellín city)
Supervisor
Maestria en Diseño del Paisaje (Master)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2011 - 2012 Herramientas para la valoración del impacto en el paisaje rural por proyectos de infraestructura lineal. Tools for assessing the impact on the rural landscape of linear infrastructure projects.
Supervisor
Maestria en Diseño del Paisaje (Master)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/04/12 - 2025/04/12 ForChange CEF. I am working until 12-04-2025 in FireRes Project. led by Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Forestales from Cataluña in Spain and funded under the European Union's H2020 research and innovation programme. Its main objective is to develop a holistic and integrated fire management strategy to efficiently and effectively address extreme wildfire events in Europe Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2022/07/01 - 2023/04/30 Updating of the public green space and urban flora management of Valle de Aburra, within the framework of agreement 21-441 signed with (AMVA). Recognition of trees with heritage value in urban areas of Valle de Aburra Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
2022/04/01 - 2022/09/30 Consulting for the Pacific Forest Reserve within the framework of the project "Institutionality and Updating of Regulatory Instruments for the Fight Against Deforestation and Associated Environmental Crimes", in Choco –Colombia WWF Colombia, Colombia
2010/01/18 - 2010/06/12 Zonal plan by communes, management of public and private green areas in the urban context of Medellin Municipality Universidad Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia, Colombia
2007/06/25 - 2008/06/28 Coordinator of the environmental management plan for a private residential complex in La Calera - Cundinamarca- Colombia
2007/01/01 - 2007/06/30 Open public spaces design (Parks, streets and avenues) with vegetation component
2006/01/20 - 2006/07/16 Research to identify and design ecological networks in urban environments for the genetic and native species mobility of local fauna and flora Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
2005/07/01 - 2005/11/30 Land use management plans for 7 guardian hills in the municipality of Medellin. forest component. Forest inventory, urban-scale connectivity analysis for umbrella animal species Universidad de Antioquía, Colombia

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021/01/06 - 2021/03/06 informative and educational notebook about saltlicks. caderno informativo e educacional sobre os salados o saltlicks Conselho comunidade Tikuna SMA e comunidade Uitoto Los kilometros
Distinctions

Title

2021 Distinction by the jury for the thesis of PhD degree in Forestry Engineering and Natural Resources
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2010 Distinction by the jury for the thesis of the master's degree in Landscape Architecture - Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile