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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Integración de herramientas tecnológicas para la identificación y conservación de especies arbóreas amenazadas en Costa Rica
Valverde-Otárola, J. C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Arias Aguilar, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Zamora Villalobos, N. (Institutional academic collaborator), Araya Valverde, E. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Castillo Ugalde, M. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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“El manejo forestal sostenible como herramienta para abastecer de madera a los proyectos de vivienda social en el Territorio Indígena Alto Chirripó”
Villalobos Barquero, V. (Institutional academic coordinator), Castillo Ugalde, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Camacho Cornejo, L. D. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Meza-Montoya, A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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Fortalecimiento del control gubernamental sobre el trasiego ilegal de maderas mediante el uso de tecnologías de análisis de autenticación: uso del XyloTron en Costa Rica
Arias Aguilar, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Zamora Villalobos, N. (Institutional academic coordinator), Castillo Ugalde, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Ramírez Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Figueroa Mata, G. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Unlocking Tropical Forest Complexity: How Tree Assemblages in Secondary Forests Boost Biodiversity Conservation
Souza Oliveira, M., Lenormand, M., Luque, S., Zamora, N. A., Alleaume, S., Aguilar Porras, A. C., Castillo, M. U., Chacón-Madrigal, E., Delgado, D., Hernández Sánchez, L. G., Ngo Bieng, M. A., Quesada-Monge, R., Solano, G. S. & Zúñiga, P. M., Nov 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 11, e72428.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Above-ground biomass storage potential in primary rain forests managed for timber production in Costa Rica
Morrison Vila, L., Ménager, M., Finegan, B., Delgado, D., Casanoves, F., Aguilar Salas, L. Á., Castillo, M., Hernández Sánchez, L. G., Méndez, Y., Sánchez Toruño, H., Solano, G., Zúñiga Mora, P. & Ngo Bieng, M. A., 1 Oct 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 497, 119462.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relación de la variabilidad climática con el crecimiento diamétrico de ocho especies arbóreas de bosque seco en Costa Rica
Valverde, J. C., Arias, D., Castillo, M. & Torres, D., Apr 2021, In: Ecosistemas. 30, 1, 2092.Translated title of the contribution :Effects of climatic variation on the interannual diametric growth of eight dry forest tree species in the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tree height predicts the shape of radial sap flow profiles of Costa-Rican tropical dry forest tree species
Link, R. M., Fuchs, S., Arias Aguilar, D., Leuschner, C., Castillo Ugalde, M., Valverde Otarola, J. C. & Schuldt, B., 15 Jun 2020, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 287, 107913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Current Perspectives on Forest Recovery Trends in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Calvo-Alvarado, J., Jiménez, V., Calvo-Obando, A. & Castillo, M., 1 Dec 2019, In: International Forestry Review. 21, 4, p. 425-431 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations