CitSciOz21: Peace with Nature - Empowering and engaging former guerrilla fighters in citizen science
Channel: Australian Citizen Science Association
Date: 2022-05-04

Long Talk 3: #The Global Picture

Peace with Nature - Empowering and engaging former guerrilla fighters in citizen science and protecting Colombian biodiversity 

Jaime Gongora, Associate Professor, The University of Sydney

Jaime Gongora is an Associate Professor in animal and wildlife genetics and genomics at Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Australia. His research interests focus on patterns of diversity, immune systems, endogenous retroviruses, population genomics, and traits of importance for diseases and management of crocodilians, platypuses, peccaries, wild pigs, camels, and oryxes. Jaime works in areas of cultural competence, curriculum development, student support, and fostering collaborative research with Australian Indigenous populations. Jaime is the project lead of Peace with Nature which empowers former guerrilla fighters in biodiversity inventories, citizen science, and use of these in ecotourism in Colombia.