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Abdelaziz Bouizgaren (Morocco) I am working for the National Institute for Agronomic Research in Morocco. I am conducting two programs: in situ conservation of alfalfa landraces, in collaboration with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and alfalfa breeding. Case Study
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Ana Castillos (Uruguay) I work for Program for the Conservation, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (PROBIDES). Our program works with all people within the "Banados del Este" Biosphere Reserve on organic agriculture and other sustainable development projects. Case Study
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Awegechew Teshome (Ethiopia) I am working for the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) with in situ conservation and use of agrobiodiversity and crop wildrelatives along with farmers' knowledge and practices that have shaped crop genetic resources for thousands of years. Case Study
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Elena Giachetti (Italy) NGO/Italian Cooperation volunteer in rural development projects in Northeastern Brazil. Graduate in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture at the University of Florence. Case Study
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Elizabeth Dougherty (USA) Political Ecologist researching the intersection of culturally-based methodologies and ideologies inherent in the practices of governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in environmental conservation and agroecology in Panama.
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Fabiana Peneireiro (Brazil) Agronomist, researcher of Projeto Arboreto, Parque Zoobotanico, Universidade Federal do Acre, Acre State, Brazil. My interests are in agroforestry as a path toward sustainable agriculture in the tropics. Case Study
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Fabrizio Cesaretti (Italy) NGO/Italian Cooperation volunteer in rural development projects in Northeastern Brazil. Graduate in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture at the University of Florence. Case Study
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Flavio Gandara (Brazil) Professor of Plant Ecology, University of Sao Paulo, ESALQ (College of Agronomy) - Piracaba,SP. My interests are in agroforestry, conservation and restoration of tropical forests. Case Study
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Geoffrey Mason (USA) Masters in Sustainable Systems (Agroecology) from Slippery Rock University. My interests include composting, cover cropping, and agroecological development in Latin America. Case Study
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Hajime Araki (Japan) Associate Professor of Agronomy, Experimental Farm of Niigata University, Muramatsu, Niigata, Japan. Interested in farming systems, cover crops, natural resources, vegetable production and quality, and weed control. Case Study
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Heather Klemick (USA) Intern, IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute), Rome, Italy. Interests: conservation of indigenous plant genetic diversity; nutrition-agriculture linkages. Case Study
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James Baird (USA) Develop, manage, and operate agriculture ventures. Interested in applied consulting and volunteer work with developing countries. Primarily involved with apple production but familiar with all types of agriculture.
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Jeffrey De Vito (USA) Environmental and Educational consultant. Interested & experienced in Central America on the sustainable aspects of development through education in resource management, food production and sustainable tourism.
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John Lafleur (USA) IPM coordinator, in charge of plant health care at Lotusland. I have been associated with the garden for over 26 years. I am interested in sustainable plant care systems in public gardens. Case Study
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Larry Hirata (American Samoa) Agricultural Economist, American Samoa Community College, Division of Agriculture, Human, Natural Resources. Case Study
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Luis Arias (Mexico) Ethnobotanist, CINVESTAV-IPN U. Merida, Human Ecology Department, involved in the In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity of Milpa Project in Mexico (Yucatan) in collaboration with the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI). Case Study
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Neil Whatley (Costa Rica) Agriculture Coordinator for the Bri Bri Indigenous Project and Community Development Consultant. Asociacion Nucleo de la Universidad Rural, Costa Rica. Case Study
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Puspa Tiwari (Nepal) Field officer for LI-BIRD (Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research & Development), involved in the in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity project of IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute). Case Study
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Steven McLaughlin (USA) Professor, University of Arizona, Office of Arid Lands Studies. Floristic plant geography, economic botany, new crop research and development. For more info, visit my website. Case Study
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Susan Ornelas (USA) Community Agriculture/Permaculture Instructor, Energy Research Engineer, Humboldt State University. Case Study
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Sylvia Kantor (USA) Agriculture Information Coordinator, Washington State University Cooperative Extension King County and Board Member of Seattle Tilth. Case Study
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Tracey Lue (Canada) Graduate Student at the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto. My interests include interdisciplinary work with Latin American Agroecology and Development, Urban Agriculture and Food Security. Case Study
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Valerie Eviner (USA) Graduate student in ecology at the University of California, Berkeley. Interested in the ecology of plant species' effects on ecosystem dynamics and how that can be applied to manage ecosystems. Case Study
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