Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim-CV
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1. 160 p Ibrahim M Sepulveda C eds 2009 Pol ticas y sistemas de incentivos para el fomento y adopci n de buenas pr cticas agr colas como una medida de adaptaci n al cambio clim tico en Am rica Central Serie T cnica No 377 CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica 277p e Mannetje L Am zquita M C Buurman P y M Ibrahim eds 2008 Carbon sequestration in tropical grassland ecosystem Wagenigen Academic Publishers 221p Articles in International Journals e Casals P Romero J Rusch G M Ibrahim M 2013 Soil organic C and nutrient contents under trees with different functional characteristics in seasonally dry tropical silvopastures Plant and Soil On line Published e Rusch G M Zapata P Casanoves F Casals P Ibrahim M DeClerck F 2014 Determinants of grassland primary production in seasonally dry silvopastoral systems in Central America Agroforestry Systems 88 517 526 e Montagnini F Ibrahim M and Murgueitio Restrepo E 2013 Silvopastoral systems and mitigation of climate change in Latin America Bois et Forets des Tropiques 316 No 2 e Harvey C Villanueva C Esquivel H G mez R Ibrahim M L pez M Martinez J Mu oz D Restrepo C Saenz J Villacis J Sinclair F 2011 Conservation value of dispersed tree cover threatened by pasture management Forest Ecology and Management 261 1664 1674 e Esquivel H Ibrahim M Harvey C Benjamin T Sinclair F 2011 Di2. a y reproducci n de ovinos en asocio con cultivo de Mango ataulfo Mangifera indica In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 805 807 Mosquera D Cerd n C Villanueva C Ibrahim M Guti rrez I DeClerck F 2012 Conocimiento local sobre la relaci n de rasgos funcionales y servicios de las especies arb reas y su influencia en la preferencia de los productores en sistemas silvopastoriles de Rivas Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 16 21 Ochoa D Sep lveda C Ibrahim M Chac n A Soto G 2012 Evaluaci n del grado de cumplimiento de la norma para ganader a sostenible en diferentes tipologias de fincas en los municipios de Paiwas y Rio Blanco Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 273 278 P rez Almario N Ibrahim M Villanueva C Skarpe C Guerin H 2012 Rasgos funcionales que determinan la calidad nutricional y preferencia de lefiosas forrajeras en sistemas de alimentaci n ganadera en zonas secas In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 184 190 Pezo D Ibrahim M Nji A Agwe J N y Azah C H 2012 Policies and incentives to promote the transition from degraded pasturelands to sustainable livestock product
3. 4 e Bucheli P Benjamin T Rusch Ph Ibrahim M Casals P 2012 Lo sucedido bajo tierra no permanece bajo tierra rasgos funcionales radiculares de rboles aislados en sistemas silvopastoriles y servicios ecosistemicos In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 224 237 e Campo P Sep lveda C Ibrahim M Casasola F M ndez J 2012 An lisis de medidas que implementadas por productores ganaderos durante un periodo de verano prolongado en Guanacaste Costa Rica In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 756 760 Casasola F Ibrahim M Villanueva C Tobar D Sep lveda C Vega A 2012 Potencial de los diferentes tipos de pasturas presentes en dos zonas agroecol gicas de Costa Rica para almacenar y fijar carbono In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 739 744 Chac n Cascante A Ibrahim M Ramos Z De Clerk F Vignola R and Robalino J 2012 Costa Rica National level assessment of the role of economic instruments in the conservation policymix POLICY MIX report Chacon A Ibrahim M Porras I 2012 The role of payments for environmental services in Costa Rica s In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 791 793 Chica D Ibrahim M
4. A 2011 Proyecto Enfoques Silvipastoriles integrados para el manejo de ecosistemas En C G Osorio J P Ruiz E Murgueitio eds Ganader a Colombiana sostenible 5 18p Am zquita MC Murgueitio E Ibrahim M and Ram rez B 2010 Carbon sequestration in pasture and silvopastoral systems compared with native forests in ecosystems of tropical America In Abberton M Conant R and Batello C eds Grassland carbon sequestration management policy and economics Proceedings of the Workshop on the role of grassland carbon sequestration in the mitigation of climate change FAO 2010 153 162p Ibrahim M Guerra L Casasola F and Neely C 2010 Importance of silvopastoral systems for mitigation of climate change and harnessing of environmental benefits IN Abberton M Conant R And Batello C eds Grassland carbon sequestration management policy and economics Proceedings of the Workshop on the role of grassland carbon sequestration in the mitigation of climate change FAO 2010 189 198 p Ibrahim M Porro R and R Martins 2010 Brazil and Costa Rica Deforestation and Livestock Expansion in the Brazilian Legal Amazon and Costa Rica Drivers Environmental Degradation and Policies for Sustainable Land Management In Livestock in a Changing Landscape Experiences and Regional Perspectives volume 2 74 95p Toutain B Ickowicz A Dutilly Diane C Reid R S Diop AT Taneja V K Gibon A Genin D Ibrahim M Behn
5. Curriculum Vitae Muhammad Akbar Ibrahim Nationality Guyanese Date of Birth 20th June 1958 Home Address Apartment 4 Condominium Sunset Los Guayabos San Jose Costa Rica Telephone Work 506 2216 0230 Cell 506 8438 0978 Email address mibrahim200 gmail com Field of Livestock and Environment Specialisation Major Professional e Recognised as a leader for innovation and development of Achievements sustainable and climate smart livestock systems by stakeholders in Latin America e Created the livestock and environmental management program of CATIE that has had significant impacts in transition of traditional systems to environmentally friendly and competitive livestock systems in Latin America e Implemented a strategy for strengthening agriculture innovation systems in Latin America and the Caribbean including the strengthening of regional networks e Developed methodologies and technologies on silvopastoral and sustainable livestock systems that have been adopted by livestock farmers and contributed to improvements of their livelihoods e Contributed to the development of regional and national policies for sustainable livestock systems e Negotiated more than 25 million dollars USD for funding of projects which have generated significant results on sustainable livestock systems and contributed to institutional strengthening and the design and implementation of public policies in the region
6. Villanueva C Sep lveda C Casasola F 2012 Efecto de los factores de manejo sobre la cobertura arb rea y la productividad en fincas ganaderas doble prop sito Rivas Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 733 738 Chuncho C Sep lveda C Ibrahim M Chac n A Benjam n T Tobar D 2012 Percepci n y medidas de adaptaci n al cambio clim tico implementadas en poca seca por productores de leche en R o Blanco y Paiwas Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 750 755 Chuncho C Sep lveda C Ibrahim M Chac n A Benjam n T Tobar D 2012 Percepci n y medidas de adaptaci n al cambio clim tico implementadas en poca seca por productores de leche en R o Blanco y Paiwas Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 750 755 Costedoat S Dutilly C Ibrahim M 2012 Report on Livestock Environmental Services and Dis Services Synergies and conflicts among different incentive mechanisms in Costa Rica Economist at SELMET unit CIRAD CATIE Detlefsen G Marmillod M Scheelje M Ibrahim M 2012 Protocolo para la instalaci n de parcelas permanentes de medici n de la producci n maderable en sistemas agroforestales de Centroam rica Turrialba Costa Rica CATIE 36 p Serie T cnica Manual T cn
7. ber CATIE Leader of GAMMA 2012 Livestock and Environmental Management Program Responsibilities Creation of CATIE s Livestock and Environmental Management Program GAMMA Develop and implement a regional strategy for CATIE s Livestock and Environmental Management Program Coordinate with staff of GAMMA and related programs of CATIE to develop and implement a research strategy involving systemic approaches and or methodologies for sustainable and climate smart livestock systems Coordinate with staff of GAMMA in the development of a business plan for sustainability of the program Develop a methodology for payment of environmental services in Livestock systems in Latin America Establish cooperation with international e g CIRAD NINA ILIR CIAT EMBRAPA FAO ICRAF and regional organizations e g CIPAV NITLAPAN CORPOICA INIAs to conduct research in the field of livestock and environment Establish cooperation with donors e g GEF Worldbank EU Nestle Netherlands Norway cooperation IDB FONTAGRO European Union to negotiate funding for research and development projects Develop and implement regional projects on livestock and environment and recovery of degraded pasturelands Conduct research in the field of livestock and environment and silvopastoral systems Position CATIE as the focal point for Latin America within the livestock and environment initiative and the Global agenda for Live
8. buenas pr cticas agr colas como una medida de adaptaci n al cambio clim tico en Am rica Central Serie Tecnica No 377 CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica Mora J Ibrahim M Cruz J Casasola F Rosales M Holguin V A 2005 Preliminary analysis of the impact of payment for environmental services on land use changes a case study on livestock farms in Costa Rica In Silvopastoralism and sustainable land management Mosquera Losada M R J McAdam and A Rigueiro Rodriguez eds CABI publishing pp 335 342 Pagiola S Agostini P Gobbi J de Haan C Ibrahim M Murgueitio E Ramirez E Rosales M Ruiz J P 2005 Paying for biodiversity conservation services experience in Colombia Costa Rica and Nicaragua Mountain Research and Development 25 206 211 Edition of Books and Proceedings e Mugueitio E Chara J Ruiz JP Ibrahim M Guerra L Soto Carrefio A Cuartas C Naranjo JF 2011 eds Los Sistemas silvopastoriles y el cambio clim tico En C G Osorio J P Ruiz E Murgueitio eds Ganader a Colombiana sostenible 101 107p Ibrahim M Murgueitio E eds 2010 Res menes IV Congreso Internacional de Agroforester a para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible Multiplicaci n de los sistemas agroforestales y silvopastoriles para la adaptaci n y mitigaci n del cambio clim tico en territorios ganaderos CATIE CIPAV 1 ed Serie t cnica Reuniones t cnicas CATIE no 15 Turrialba Costa Rica
9. e Strengthened cattle farmers organisations and related NGOs and relevant organisations that are playing a pivotal role in innovation of livestock systems e Asamajor professor graduated more than 75 MSc students and 5 PhD students e Numerous scientific publications in international and regional Journals e Contributed to the insertion of CATIE and IICA in the Global agenda for Livestock from vision to Action e Organised five Latin American congress on Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Education Years attended Name of University Degree obtained From To 1990 1994 Wageningen Doctor of Agricultural and Agricultural Environmental Sciences University The Ph D Netherlands 1987 1989 MSc Agricultural sciences CATIE Costa Rica and natural resources with emphasis in animal nutrition 1981 1985 University of Bachelor of Science in Guyana Guyana Agriculture pass with distinction Employment From To Employee Title of Post record May Present IICA Manager of the Innovation 2014 for Productivity and Competitiveness Program and Associate Director for IICA s Technical Cooperation Program Responsibilities e Manager of the Technical Program Innovation for Productivity and Competitiveness of IICA Leader of the flagship project Resilient Agriculture and Environmental Risk Management Develop and implement a strategy for innovation in the agriculture sector at a national and re
10. elevant Publications Chapters in Books Bucheli P Benjamin T Rush G Ibrahim M Casals P Pugnaire F 2013 Estrategias de los rboles en SSP en el uso eficiente del agua y la tolerancia a la sequ a 25 30p En D S nchez C Villanueva G Rusch M Ibrahim F DeClerck eds Estado del recurso arb reo en fincas ganaderas y su contribuci n en la producci n en Rivas Nicaragua CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica Garc a Cruz F Ibrahim M 2013 Los rboles en los potreros para la reducci n del estr s cal rico del ganado en los tr picos 36 41p En D S nchez C Villanueva G Rusch M Ibrahim F DeClerck eds Estado del recurso arb reo en fincas ganaderas y su contribuci n en la producci n en Rivas Nicaragua CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica Ibrahim M Villanueva C Sep lveda C Tobar D Chuncho G 2013 Module 8 Climate smart Livestock Adaptation and mitigation needs 216 220 pag En FAO 2013 Climate Smart Agriculture Sourcebook Roma Villanueva C Ibrahim M Lombo F P rez N 2013 Potencial de las le osas forrajeras en potreros para la alimentaci n del ganado en la poca seca 46 SOp En D S nchez C Villanueva G Rusch M Ibrahim F DeClerck eds Estado del recurso arb reo en fincas ganaderas y su contribuci n en la producci n en Rivas Nicaragua CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica Francesconi W Montagnini F and Ibrahim M 2011 Living fences as linear extensions of
11. es for sustainable livestock systems This was achieved through the establishment of effective and functional institutional collaboration at a national Ministries NARS Farmers organizations regional CIPAV NITLAPAN and international ILRI ICRAF CIRAD CIAT NINA NESTLE scales Alliances were forged between private e g FEDEGAN CORFORGA Rainforest Alliance and with public organizations to implement policies for sustainable livestock systems A strategic and research plan was developed for the program which emphasized the need for sound financial management and resource mobilization for long term sustainability of the program and through the implementation of this plan four regional medium size 4 5 million USD and numerous small projects were negotiated to consolidate financing for the program Furthermore the effectiveness of good planning and resource mobilization was demonstrated through 1 Significant number of MSc and PhD students graduated in the framework of the program 2 Large number of extension workers trained and institutions and organizations strengthened 3 Number of publications in international and regional journals and in book chapters 4 Policies promoted in the region 5 Impacts on smallholder cattle systems 6 The organization of four international congresses on agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Grants fund raising and scholarships Good experience in the mobilization of resource
12. forest remnants a strategy for restoration of connectivity in agricultural landscapes Pp 115 126 In F Montagnini and C Finney Eds Restoring degraded landscapes with native species in Latin America Nova Science Publishers New York Francesconi W Montagnini F and Ibrahim M 2011 Using bird distribution to evaluate the potential of living fences to restore landscape connectivity in pasturelands Pp 133 142 In Montagnini F Francesconi W and Rossi E eds Agroforestry as a tool for landscape restoration Nova Science Publishers New York 201pp Villanueva C Ibrahim M Casasola F and Sepulveda C 2011 Ecological Indexing as a tool for de Payment for ecosystem services in Agricultural landsacape The experience of the GEF Silvopastoral Project in Costa Rica Nicaragua and Colombai Pp 141 160 In Rapidel B DeCleck F Lecop FJ and J Beer eds Ecosystem services from agriculture and agroforestry Earthscan London UK Ibrahim M F Casasola C Villanueva E Murgueitio E Ram rez J S enz and C Sep lveda 2011 Payment for Environmental Services as a tool to encourage the adoption of silvo pastoral systems and restoration of agricultural landscapes dominated by cattle in Latin America Pp 197 219 In Restoring degraded landscapes with native species in Latin America eds F Montagnini and C Finney New York Nova Science Publishers Ruiz J P Murgueitio E Ibrahim M Zuloaga
13. gional scales Coordination of actions related to IICA s cooperate programs PROCITROPICOS PROSICUR PROMECAFE Technical Groups of CAC PROCINORTE CIAO on Agricultural Innovation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean region Preparation of proposals within the framework of the Medium term plan for external funding Supervise and provide technical support for the implementation of projects with external funding Collaborate in the development of national and regional polices for innovation in the agriculture sector Negotiation of funding for external projects From To Employee Title of Post Nov 2012 April TICA Representative of IICA in 2014 Belize Responsibilities Develop and implement IICA s country strategy in Belize Participate in the development of an agricultural policy and strategy and business plan for Belize Provide technical cooperation to the Government of Belize in the areas of agriculture environment and natural resources and rural development Negotiate and implement a EU project 3 5 million EU to strengthen the Sugar industry research and development Institute SIRDI Prepare a medium term plan for the Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute Provide technical support for strengthening the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Belize Develop collaboration with international regional and national organisations From To Employee Title of Post May 2002 Octo
14. he Latin American Tropics Journal of Sustainable Forestry 21 1 31 50 Computer skills Good knowledge of the use computer software for statistical analysis and GIS applications and Microsoft Office applications Knowledge of Language Read Write Speak Language 7 English Excellent Excellent Excellent Spanish Good Good Good References Dr John Beer Director for the Research and Development Division CATIE Email jbeer catie ac cr Telephone Work 506 2558 2340 Home 506 2557 4748 Dr Jimmy Smith Director General International Livestock Research Institute ILRI Email J SmithOcgiar org Telephone Work 254 20 422 3202 Cell 254 70 480 7175 Skype jimmyws195 Dr Carlos Pomareda Executive President Servicios Internacionales para el Desarrollo Empresarial SIDE and Consultant Email cpomareda6 O gmail com Skype carlos pomareda Telephone Cell 506 8380 8906 Dr Deep Ford Coordinator Caribbean sub region FAO Email Deep Ford fao org Telephone Work 1 246 231 5735
15. ico no 107 From Degraded Pasturelands to Climate Smart Livestock Production Systems in Northwest Cameroon Agriculture amp rural development Jointnotes No 58 Guerrero Y Tobar D Ibrahim M 2012 Impacto en conservaci n de biodiversidad y cr ditos verdes del proyecto CAMBIo mediante el establecimiento de sistemas silvopastoriles en fincas ganaderas de la Zona Central Norte de Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 808 821 Ibrahim M 2012 Ganader a sostenible en los tr picos Memorias del Congreso 8 seminario internacional de ganader a y leche COLANTA 239 256 Ibrahim M Sep lveda C Tobar D R os N Guerra L Casasola F Vega A 2012 Balance de gases de efecto de invernadero en los sistemas ganaderos de doble prop sito en la regi n Chorotega n Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 745 749 Ibrahim M Villanueva C Casasola F Sepulveda C Tobar D 2012 Potencial de producci n sostenible de madera del sistema silvopastoril rboles dispersos en potreros en Am rica Central In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 780 790 Jim nez JA Ibrahim M Jim nez A 2012 Estudio de caso en el rancho Buenavilla Chiapas M xico Una opci n silvopastoril para la ganader a del tr pico cr
16. ience 18 years experience as a Research professor at the postgraduate school of CATIE Participated in the review of the postgraduate program Taught courses on forages and ruminant nutrition and on silvopastoral systems at CATIE As major supervisor graduated more than 75 MSc students and 4 PhD students of CATIE Affiliate professor at the University of Chapingo Professional Memberships Member of the Global Livestock Agenda which is coordinated by FAO ILRI Vice President of the organizing committee of the Latin American congress on Agroforestry and Silvopastoral systems Member of the editorial committee of Tropical Grasslands Representative of IICA in the CCAC Climate and Clean air Coalition to reduce short lived Climate Pollutants component on livestock emissions and manure management Representative of IICA in the FONTAGRO steering committee Representative of IICA in the steering committees of PROCISUR PROCITROPICOS and PROMECAFE Awards Recognition 1985 Vice Chancellor award for best graduating student of the faculty of agriculture at University of Guyana 1985 GAIBANK gold medal for best graduating student of the faculty of agriculture at University of Guyana 1997 Designated best research professor and worker at CATIE for year 1996 1997 2010 Received awards from the student council at CATIE on four occasions for best professor of the Department of Agroforestry and Agriculture List of R
17. ilvopastoriles como una herramienta para el mejoramiento de la productividad y rehabilitaci n Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producci n Animal 15 supl 1 74 88 p Ibrahim M Chac n M Cuartas C Naranjo J Ponce G Vega P Casasola F Rojas J 2007 Almacenamiento de carbono en el suelo y la biomasa a rea en sistemas de usos de la tierra en paisajes ganaderos de Colombia Costa Rica y Nicaragua Agroforester a en las Am ricas No 45 27 36 Ibrahim M Chac n M Mora J Zamora S Gobbi J Tangaxuan L 2005 Opportunities for carbon sequestration and conservation of water resources on landscapes dominated by cattle production in Central America Presented in 4th Conference Series of Henry Wallace CATIE Integrated Management of Environmental Services in Human Dominated Tropical Landscapes 9 p Ibrahim M Chac n M Mora J Zamora S Gobbi J Llanderal T Harvey C Murgueitio E Casasola F Villanueva C Ram rez E 2005 Opportunities for carbon sequestration and conservation of water resources on landscapes dominated by cattle production in Central America In 4th Henry A Wallace CATIE Inter American Scientific Conference Integrated Management of Environmental Services in Human Dominated Tropical Landscapes November 1 3 2005 pp 27 32 Am zquita M Ibrahim M Lllanderal T Buurman P Am zquita E 2005 Carbon Sequestration in Pastures Silvo Pastoral Systems and Forests in Four Regions of t
18. implement policies for sustainable intensification of livestock systems including countries such as Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras Colombia Ecuador and Brazil Managerial and Currently involved in the management of IICA s technical Leadership skills cooperation program which includes development of strategic and annual work plans to achieve the objectives of ICA The work involves the supervision of technical staff of IICA at headquarters and in the 34 offices of the institute One of the major achievements in this position at IICA has been in the coordination with the national research organizations and actors in the private sector to modernize the regional networks PROCIS PROCINORTE PROMECAFE PROCISUR CIAO to have greater impacts in the agriculture innovation systems in Latin America and the Caribbean countries In this work managerial skills are also applied in the negotiation of externally funded projects and in implementing of a system to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency in the generation of deliverables Managerial and leadership skills were also demonstrated during my seventeen years working at CATIE A livestock and environment program GAMMA was created and consolidated with a multi disciplinary team with gender participation which gained recognition in Latin America and with international organizations for its work carried out on innovative livestock systems training and in development of polici
19. ion systems and livelihoods in the Gutah Hills TUSIP Policy Brief CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica amp Akwi Memorial Foundation Bamenda Cameroon 7 p Rios N Ibrahim M Faustino J 2012 Uso del modelo SWAT para estimar la producci n de sedimentos en una cuenca dominada por Ganader a In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 761 765 R os N Lanuza E G mez B Montoya A D az A Sep lveda C Ibrahim M 2012 C lculo de la huella h drica para producir un litro de leche en fincas ganaderas en Jinotega y Matigu s Nicaragua In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 722 726 Salas C R os N Ibrahim M Sepulveda C 2012 Valoraci n econ mica preliminar de la erosi n h drica en sistemas ganaderos de la cuenca media alta del R o Reventaz n Costa Rica In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 727 731 Velarde LM Villanueva C Ibrahim M Sep lveda C 2012 Medidas de adaptaci n al cambio clim tico implementadas por los ganaderos en la Cuenca del R o La Villa Panam In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 708 Villanueva C Arge al P Ibrahim M Casasola F 2012 Contribuci n de las cercas vivas en el control del estr s cal rico en sistemas i
20. ke R Ash A 2010 Impacts of extensive livestock systems on terrestrial ecosystems In Livestock in a changing landscape Volume 1 drivers consequences and responses Island Press Washington USA 2010 165 195p Villanueva C Ibrahim M Casasola F Sep lveda C 2010 Ecological indexing as a tool for the payment of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes the experience of the GEF Silvopastoral Project in Costa Rica Nicaragua and Colombia In In Rapidel B DeClerck F A J Le Coq J Beer J eds Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry Measurement and Payment 141 160p Casasola F Ibrahim M Sepulveda C Rios N y D Tobar 2009 Implementaci n de sistemas silvopastoriles y el pago de servicios ambientales en Esparza Costa Rica una herramienta para la adaptaci n al cambio clim tico en fincas ganaderas P 169 188 En Ibrahim M Sepulveda C eds 2009 Pol ticas y sistemas de incentivos para el fomento y adopci n de buenas pr cticas agr colas como una medida de adaptaci n al cambio clim tico en Am rica Central Serie Tecnica No 377 CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica Villanueva C Ibrahim M Casasola F Rios N y Sepulveda C 2009 Sistemas Silvopastoriles una herramienta para la adaptaci n al cambio clim tico de las finca ganaderas en Am rica Central P 103 126 En Ibrahim M Sepulveda C eds 2009 Pol ticas y sistemas de incentivos para el fomento y adopci n de
21. ld Bank LEAD FAO Regional Coordinator of this project which was implemented in Colombia Nicaragua and Costa Rica Financing USD 4 5 million GEF USD 500 000 from FAO LEAD co funding USD 5 million 2002 2008 Multi stakeholder participatory development of sustainable land use alternatives for degraded pasture lands in Central America This project was implemented in Honduras Nicaragua and Guatemala is financed by Norwegian international cooperation USD 6 million 2002 2008 Carbon sequestration in pasture and silvopastoral systems in the Tropics Funded by Netherlands Cooperation USD 2 million 2004 2009 WAFLA Integrated management of water resources in semi arid zone Project was implemented with European and Latin American partners and with a network of 20 institutions 2 3 million 2005 2010 Competitiveness and added value of farm products produced in coffee and silvopastoral systems Research project implemented in Costa Rica Nicaragua and Colombia Funded by FONTAGRO IDB USD 500 000 million 2005 2009 Fragment Impacts of tree cover on productivity and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes dominated with cattle Funded by EU 1 million 2002 2008 Livestock and Environment Initiative LEAD funded by FAO USD 600 000 2000 2007 Funding for scholarships Negotiated more than 60 scholarships for MSc students and eight scholarships to fund PhD students at CATIE Teaching exper
22. ntensivos de producci n de leche en tr pico de bajura In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 687 694 Zapata C Robalino J Ibrahim M Barton D Solarte A Tobar D 2012 Impacto del pago por servicios ambientales y la asistencia t cnica en la adopci n y permanencia de silvopastoriles en Quind o Colombia In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 107 111 Ibrahim M Guerra L 2010 An lisis preliminar de los sistemas silvopastoriles para el dise o de fincas ganaderas Carbono neutral Res menes VI Congreso Internacional de Agroforester a para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 28p Ibrahim M Tobar D Guerra L Sepulveda C R os N 2010 Determinaci n del balance de gases efecto invernadero en fincas ganaderas de la regi n Chorotega Costa Rica como elemento de referencia para mejorar la competitividad Res menes VI Congreso Internacional de Agroforester a para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible Ibrahim M Guerra L Casasola F 2009 Policy Measures for Mitigation and Adaptation in Cattle Production Systems in the Humid and Subhumid Tropics of Latin America In Proceedings of the Symposium on Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Animal Production A Policy Agenda Asunci n Paraguay 6 7 May 2009 35 38 p Ibrahim M Villanueva C Casasola F 2007 Sistemas s
23. s or grants for funding projects on sustainable agriculture and livestock systems Experience working with different donor organizations including GEF World Bank NORAD EU New Zealand technical cooperation IDRC SDC Netherlands cooperation A list of some of the major grants in which I participated to negotiate and implement is provided below Coordinate the preparation of a proposal Central America Coffee Program for Integrated Management of Coffee Rust Funded by the EU Funds already earmarked for this project Partners IICA CATIE CIRAD PROMECAFE IICA USD 20 million 2014 2019 Delivering multiple global environmental benefits through sustainable management of production landscapes Honduras funded by GEF USD 3 million 2014 2018 Policymix assessing the role economic instruments in Policy mixes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision Funded by EU 0 7 million 2010 2014 Sustainable Management of Agricultural Territories in Mesoamerica Funded Norway 4 5 million USD 2009 2013 Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss The Effects on Ecosystem Services in Tropical Forests in Central America Carried out jointly by the Basque Centre for Climate Change BC3 and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre of Costa Rica CATIE Funded by BBVA USD 500 000 2009 2011 Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management GEF Wor
24. silvopastoral areas on milk production at dual purpose cattle farms at semi humid old agricultural frontier in central Nicaragua Agricultural Systems 94 2007 368 375 e Harvey C Villanueva C Villacis J Chacon M Mu oz D L pez M Ibrahim M G mez R Taylor R Martinez J Navas A Saenz J S nchez D Medina A Vilchez S Hern ndez B P rez A Ruiz F L pez F Lang I Sinclair F 2005 Contribution of live fences to the ecological integrity of agricultural landscape Agriculture Ecosystem and Environment 111 200 230 e Am zquita M Ibrahim M Lllanderal T Buurman P Am zquita E 2005 Carbon Sequestration in Pastures Silvo Pastoral Systems and Forests in Four Regions of the Latin American Tropics Journal of Sustainable Forestry 21 1 31 50 Articles in Technical Journals and Conference Proceedings e Banegas K Moscoso C Ibrahim M Nieuwenhyse A Gutierrez I 2012 Principales cambios en las fincas ganaderas de productores que participar n en escuelas de campo de la regi n Trifinio Centroam rica In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 822 827 e Benavides M Villanueva C Tobar D Ibrahim M 2012 Caracter sticas socioecon micas de los ganaderos de la Cuenca Media del r o Jes s Mar a Costa Rica In Congreso Latinoamericano de Sistemas Agroforestales para la Producci n Pecuaria Sostenible 2012 p p 794 80
25. spersed trees in pasturelands of cattle farms in a tropical dry ecosystem Tropical and Sub tropical Agroecosystem 14 933 941 e Barton D N Ring I Rusch G May P DeClerck F Vignola R Vivan J L Ansink E Unnerstall H Santos R Antunes P Brouwer R Grieg Gran M Simil J Primmer E Romeiro A Ibrahim M 2010 Assessing the role of economic instruments in a policy mix for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services provision a review of some methodological challenges e Nahed Toral J H Gomez Castro R Pinto Ruiz F Guevara Hernandez F Medina Jonapa Ibrahim M and D Grande Cano 2010 Research and development of silvopastoral systems in a village in the buffer zone of the El Ocote Biosphere Reserve Chiapas Mexico Res J Biol Sci 5 499 507p e Tobar D Ibrahim M 2010 Las cercas vivas ayudan a la conservaci n de la diversidad de mariposas en paisajes agropecuarios Revista Biologia Tropical Vol 58 1 447 463p e Andrade H Brook R Ibrahim M 2008 Growth production and carbon sequestration of silvopastoral systems with native timber species in the dry lowlands of Costa Rica Plant Soil 308 11 22 e Wassenar T Gerber P Verburg P H Rosales M Ibrahim M Steinfeld H 2007 Projecting land use changes in the Neotropics The geography of pasture expansion into forest Global Environmental Change 17 86 104 e Yamamoto W Dewi I Ibrahim M 2007 Effects of
26. stock from vision to action coordinated by FAO ILRI and as a focal point with GEF and Worldbank Negotiation of MSc and PhD scholarships for CATIE s students involved in studies related to livestock and environment Taught a course on Silvopastoral systems at the postgraduate school of CATIE Supervision major supervisor and committee member of MSc and PhD students of CATIE Develop and implement training program in the area of livestock and environment Provide technical support for the development of regional and national policies for sustainable livestock systems President of the organising committee and scientific director for the Latin American congress on agroforestry and silvopastoral systems every 2 years Supervision of activities of GAMMA staff From To Employee Title of Post April 1995 April CATIE Leader of Silvopastoral 2002 Unit Department of Agroforestry Responsibilities Develop work plan for the silvopastoral unit of CATIE Conduct research to evaluate interactions in silvopastoral systems Establish cooperation with international and regional organizations to conduct research on silvopastoral systems Taught a course on silvopastoral systems Negotiate scholarships for CATIE s students Supervision of MSc students of CATIE Negotiation of funding for externally funded project Implementation of externally funded projects Organization of international symposium on silvopastoral systems De
27. velop networks for scaling out up of silvopastoral systems for example LEAD FAO national networks on silvopastoral systems From To Employee Title September August NDDP Guyana_ Senior Dairy Officer 1985 1987 Responsibilities e Provision of technical assistance to farmers and organizations to establish improved dairy systems e Organisation of farmers to manage communal pasture plots Training of local experts on improved dairy models e Develop national plan for dairy development in Guyana Research Managed a multi disciplinary research team at CATIE to develop experience improved silvopastoral systems using systemic and participatory approaches and methodologies Research was conducted to understand tree pasture animal interactions and used to design improved silvopastoral systems including the selection of improved forage species that are tolerant to shade This research area included the development of a methodology for recovery of degraded pasturelands in Central America Research was also conducted on the quantification of ecosystem services in traditional and sustainable livestock systems and an innovative methodology was developed for payment of environmental services generated with silvopastoral systems including a certification scheme for sustainable cattle systems which was developed with Rainforest alliance It should be mentioned that the results from the research conducted at CATIE is used to
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