I have worked in the field of environmental management and biodiversity conservation, making a personal commitment to research and the actual application of innovative methods of intervention projects related to the promotion of participatory processes of community knowledge management. Innovative alternatives are used for the competitiveness of the institutions and the relevant authorities in line with human and economic development, teamwork, strengthening the dynamism of the rural sector and its development.
The main aspects of my work are
Qualitative methods
Rural Studies
Latin America (Colombia in particular)
Adaptation to climate change
University of Hamburg (Germany) 2019 – Today
Tropical Agricultural Research and Education Center – CATIE (Costa Rica) 2010 – 2011
- M.Sc. Environmental Socioeconomics
Tropical Agricultural Research and Education Center – CATIE (Costa Rica) 2010 – 2011
- Specialization in development practice
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Colombia) 2003 – 2009
- Manager for Environment and Natural Resources
2023Mendoza Ledezma, Juan Fernando (2023): Climate Change Adaptation Dynamics: Exploring Rural Communities’ Perceptions and Strategies in Cauca, Colombia. Dissertation. Institut für Geographie, Universität Hamburg. Supervised by: Martina Neuburger
2018Mendoza, Juan Fernando (2018): Identificación de las instituciones presentes para la zona sur de Costa Rica que contribuyan al mejoramiento del desarrollo de escenarios turísticos en las comunidades sujetas al reasentamiento por el PHED. - In: Universidad de Talca (Ed.): Revista interamericana de ambiente y turismo. Talca: Universidad de Talca (14), pp. 60–76.
2015Mendoza, Juan Fernando & Rodríguez Archila, Luis Guillermo (2015): Análisis de políticas y Gobernanza en Sistemas de Agricultura Ecológica en Fincas Familiares, como Mecanismo de Sostenibilidad, caso Costa Rica. - In: Revista Guarracuco N° 30 (19), pp. 121–131. Link to publication.
Mendoza, Juan Fernando (2015): Creation of Tourist Routes and Guidelines of Action in the Communities Subject to Resettlement, Hydroelectric the Diquis Project, as a Proposal of Implementation, Southern, Costa Rica. - In: International Journal of Environmental Planning and Management N° 1 (3), pp. 105–120. Link to publication.
2014Mendoza, Juan Fernando (2014): Evaluación de alternativas de turismo para un proceso de reasentamiento en el área puntual del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico El Diquís, Zona Sur, Costa Rica. - In: Revista Internamericana de Ambiente y Turismo N° 10 (2), pp. 206–214. Link to publication.
2012Bautista-Solís, Pável F.; Gutiérrez-Montes, Isabel; Aguilar, Julio; Cotto, Elián; Gómez, Cristino; González, Mario; Guillén, Delvis; Mendoza, Juan Fernando; Morales, Irma; Pinoth, Rut; Posada, Karla; Quiñónez, Gerardo; Salazar, Álvaro; Salgado, Marlene; Steinvorth, Karine & Zambrano, María (2012): Capitales de la comunidad y la conservación de los recursos naturales. El caso del Corredor Biológico Tenorio-Miravalles. Edited by Pável Bautista-Solís, Isabel Gutiérrez-Montes. Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE). Turrialba. Link to publication.
2022
- Perspectivas de la investigación geográfica de América Latina (Perspectives on geographic research in Latin America). Workshop. Institute of Regional Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Germany, 2022.
- I Congreso ciencias agropecuarias y ambientales. (I Congress on Agricultural and Environmental Sciences). Lecture. Colombia, 2022.
- Foro experiencias cambio climático (Climate change experiences forum). Lecture. Colombia, 2022.
Methodical exercises
- Critical evaluation of qualitative methods
- Local perceptions of adaptation to climate change
Seminar
- The sustainable livelihoods approach as an option for adapting to climate change
