RESEARCHERS

Jose Daza

Environmental Engineer, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ


Office: Darwin DW-021


Phone: (+593 2) 297-1700, ext. 1441


E-mail: jdaza@usfq.edu.ec


Interests

Characterization and management of altered ecosystems, citizen science, characterization and management of the ecological integrity of pristine ecosystems, geographic information systems for research, inclusion and rural community development.

Projects

  • Citizen Science in the Basins of the Ecuadorian Andean-Amazon Rivers: Develop community monitoring projects focused on the recovery of environments threatened by anthropogenic pressures and the empowerment of indigenous communities to generate nature-based solutions to common problems of pollution and water use
  • DRYvER: Characterization of the ecological and physical-chemical integrity of intermittent rivers in the Ecuadorian Chocó under a context of climate change
  • Database of the Napo River: Compilation of scientific information available for the identification of conservation objects and determination of information gaps for the planning of future projects