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Catalina Gutiérrez
Directora país
Biologist from the Universidad del Valley, Cali, with a master's degree in Ecology from the Vrije University of Amsterdam, and a PhD in Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology from the University of Friburg. She has more than 14 years of experience in the design, coordination and implementation of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity initiatives, involving and articulating local communities, government entities, the private sector and other civil society organizations. She is the author of more than 25 scientific and dissemination products on Colombian biodiversity and its relationship with the landscape, conservation actions and people.
Christian Díaz Sánchez
Especialista de tecnologías
Christian has a B.Sc. in Marine Biology and more than eleven years of experience working on the enforcement and compliance of natural resource use and conservation policies. With more than twenty publications, his main interests are the ecological transition and the integration of technological tools for communicating about wildlife in the Anthropocene. He joined WCS in 2021 as a marine consultant. From 2024, he is staff member of the Sustainable Landscapes team of WCS Colombia.
Diego Córdoba Rojas
Líder marino
Biologist, Master of Science - Biology and PhD in Marine Sciences from the Universidad del Valle. For more than 10 years he has been conducting research in both marine and inland aquatic ecosystems, specializing in fish and fisheries, he has also developed research with other types of organisms including invertebrates of interest in monitoring water quality or for use as food and commercial resources. In WCS since 2024 he supports projects that are developed in marine and coastal environments that include the protection of species of biological diversity and accompaniment to local communities so that they can make a sustainable use of their resources with proper management and protection of their ecosystems.
Eduardo Villegas Florez
Coordinador en Estándares Ambientales y Sociales
Ecologist with MSc in Environmental Quality and specialist in international cooperation. He has more than 20 years of experience working in the environmental sector in national and international institutions, he joined WCS as coordinator of environmental and social standards for the ‘Integrated Management of the Putumayo-Içá Basin Project’. His passions include reading, night scubadiving and his family.
Fanny Lorena González Zapata
Especialista en áreas de conservación
Biologist from Universidad del Valle and Master in Biological Sciences from Universidad de los Andes. Since 2009, she joined WCS as a consultant as part of the team for the Avian Influenza surveillance of wild birds in Colombia. She also participated in monitoring and biological characterization for different WCS’s projects. She is currently a conservation specialist assisting in the Saldaña River project, a Basin of Life and the implementation of the declaration route for new protected areas and the assessment and updating of management plans.
Felber Jair Arroyave
Analista de datos
Felber is a Biologist and Master in Environment and Development for the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Before joining WCS, he got his PhD degree at University of California. Felber has taken a data-driven approach to address ecological and sustainability issues such as the trophic ecology of anurans, the dynamics of illegal reptile trade in Colombia, knowledge building blocks around national parks’ systems, techno-scientific capabilities for addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), among other.
Felipe Camacho
Analista de Datos de Soluciones Climáticas Naturales
Ecologist with MSc in Environmental Quality and specialist in international cooperation. He has more than 20 years of experience working in the environmental sector in national and international institutions, he joined WCS as coordinator of environmental and social standards for the ‘Integrated Management of the Putumayo-Içá Basin Project’. His passions include reading, night scubadiving and his family.
Germán Forero-Medina
Science And Conservation Director
Germán graduated in Biology from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where he studied the population ecology and natural history of the white-throated mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare), reptile living in the island of San Andrés, Colombia. He obtained an MSc in Ecology from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, studying small marsupials from the Atlantic Forest and the functional connectivity in the landscapes where they live. He received his PhD in Ecology and Conservation from Duke University, in North Carolina, United States. His main research interests are tropical ecology, conservation biology, natural history of tropical vertebrates, landscape ecology, climate change effects on tropical ecosystems and environmental education.
Germán Sepúlveda Nogales
Especialista Gestión de Proyectos
Business Administrator with a Master's in Project Management and over 10 years of experience in project management and monitoring. Currently working as a Project Manager at WCS Colombia since September 2024. I have experience managing public sector funds, international cooperation resources, and strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors, ensuring efficient management aligned with organizational goals
Gustavo A GonzálezDurán
Especialista anfibios
Gustavo graduated in Biology from the Universidad de Caldas, where he studied the diversity of amphibians in an altitudinal gradient. He received an MSc in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where he studied the systematics and evolution of morphology in a group of the genus Pristimantis. His current professional interest is related with the taxonomy, systematics, natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the Colombian Andes. He presently supports the strategy for amphibian conservation in Colombia’s Natural National Parks.

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