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Protected Areas Manager
Martín Funes is currently the Terrestrial Protected Areas Manager for WCS Argentina. Martín has dedicated more than 30 years to wildlife conservation, management, and research in Patagonia. He completed a Licenciate degree in biology at the University of La Plata and a Masters in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. He has worked on carnivores, raptors, guanacos and lesser rheas and management plans. Within WCS, prior to his current role, he served as Conservation Director of the Argentine Program, Coordinator of the 5-year Cooperative agreement between WCS and the US Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation of Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia, and Landscape Director of the Patagonian Steppe Program.
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Martin Funes
Protected Areas Manager
Martín Funes is currently the Terrestrial Protected Areas Manager for WCS Argentina. Martín has dedicated more than 30 years to wildlife conservation, management, and research in Patagonia. He completed a Licenciate degree in biology at the University of La Plata and a Masters in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. He has worked on carnivores, raptors, guanacos and lesser rheas and management plans. Within WCS, prior to his current role, he served as Conservation Director of the Argentine Program, Coordinator of the 5-year Cooperative agreement between WCS and the US Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation of Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia, and Landscape Director of the Patagonian Steppe Program.
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Assistant Director
Dr. Martin Mendez is the Assistant Director for the Latin America and Caribbean Program and seeks to combine his experience in the region and strong academic background with management and programmatic skills to support the WCS field programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is also interested in participating in various WCS cross-initiatives programs. Dr. Mendez obtained a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Columbia University, where he also did advanced studies in Environmental Policy. His graduate studies were preceded by undergraduate degrees in Ecology at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and in Conservation Biology at Columbia University in the US. Throughout his studies and during his Postdoctoral Research position at the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, Dr. Mendez has used genetic, ecological and environmental data to better understand the structure and connectivity of natural populations. This integrated approach to ecology seeks to enhance conservation initiatives through the identification of management and conservation units and the environmental agents that influence such units. He has carried out terrestrial research in Argentina and has concentrated his efforts on marine research in Latin America and Africa, in collaboration with local and international NGOs. Dr. Mendez is also passionate about teaching and inspiring the next generation of conservationists. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University and New York University, where he teaches classes in Evolution and Molecular Ecology, and has been invited to lecture in numerous classes on terrestrial and marine conservation. Martin has formed and coordinated a network of international educators, scientists and managers to develop the first graduate program in Conservation Biology at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, currently under review.
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Martin Mendez
Assistant Director
Dr. Martin Mendez is the Assistant Director for the Latin America and Caribbean Program and seeks to combine his experience in the region and strong academic background with management and programmatic skills to support the WCS field programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is also interested in participating in various WCS cross-initiatives programs. Dr. Mendez obtained a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Columbia University, where he also did advanced studies in Environmental Policy. His graduate studies were preceded by undergraduate degrees in Ecology at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and in Conservation Biology at Columbia University in the US. Throughout his studies and during his Postdoctoral Research position at the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, Dr. Mendez has used genetic, ecological and environmental data to better understand the structure and connectivity of natural populations. This integrated approach to ecology seeks to enhance conservation initiatives through the identification of management and conservation units and the environmental agents that influence such units. He has carried out terrestrial research in Argentina and has concentrated his efforts on marine research in Latin America and Africa, in collaboration with local and international NGOs. Dr. Mendez is also passionate about teaching and inspiring the next generation of conservationists. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University and New York University, where he teaches classes in Evolution and Molecular Ecology, and has been invited to lecture in numerous classes on terrestrial and marine conservation. Martin has formed and coordinated a network of international educators, scientists and managers to develop the first graduate program in Conservation Biology at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, currently under review.
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