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Rosa D. Sunum Orellana

Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: Guatemala, Guatemala City General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2013 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Other

- My current lines of research include carbon markets, climate finance, machine learning and biological indicators of climate change.


Publications resulting from Research: 


Quezada, ML.; Lopez-Mayorga, R; Sunum, R; Perez-Silva, E; Papa, M; Herrera, JP, Hernández, B. (2019). Macrofungos como indicadores da qualidade do habitat ea mudança climática. IX Congreso Brasileiro de Micología.

Papa, M., Quezada, M., López, R., y Sunum, R. (Comp). (2016). Edible mushrooms from the Biological Corridor of the Cloud Forest and the Maya Biosphere Reserve; Traditional Recipes (1ra. ed.). Guatemala City, Guatemala: Sonibel. (Book). ISBN 978-9929-570-06-1

Sunum R, Quezada M (2015). Fruiting of the Marasmius Fr. in response to climatic factors in remnants of the forest of the Lachuá Ecoregion, Alta Verapaz. Scientific Journal 25 (2): 59-74

Quezada ML, E Pérez-Silva, R Sunum. (2013). New Agaricales records for the Lachuá Ecoregion, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Bol. Soc. Micol. Madrid 37: 49-57.

Cohn, G. and R. Sunum. (2012). Lichens of Guatemala: natural history and updated list. In E. Cano and J. Schuster (Eds.), Biodiversity of Guatemala Volume II (pp. 63-113). Guatemala: University of the Valley of Guatemala. ISBN 978-9929-40-239-3.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Other
Climate Change Specialist at National Forest Institute (INAB)

Workshop and Conference Attended

2020. Guatemala. II Student Congress of Environmental Engineering of University of San Carlos of Guatemala.
2019. Guatemala. X National Forestry Congress.
2018. Guatemala. III National Congress on Climate Change.
2016. Guatemala. II National Congress on Climate Change.

Affiliations

Saturdays.AI
Women in Data

Presentation given

2020.
Forests an integration to climate change mitigation.
Guatemala.
Event: II Student Congress of Environmental Engineering of University of San Carlos of Guatemala.
2019.
Cooperation mechanisms for addressing climate change: national commitments and financing schemes.
Guatemala.
Event: X National Forestry Congress.
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Jan 2021
Award for the Wind Energy Challenge.
Climate Crisis AI Hackathon + Kickoff Conference organized by AI Launch Lab / Lancement IA. We design a machine learning modelo that provides better information for short-term predictions on wind power production. Link: https://devpost.com/software/wind-energy.
May 2019
Full scholarship to participate at XI National Forestry Congress.
Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) / GIZ. $. 260.00. Full scholarship to participate in XI National Forestry Congress.
Apr 2017
Partial scholarship to participate in the III International Theory, tools and processes for the planning and implementation of mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE). $. 2,350.00. Partial scholarship to participate in the III International Theory, tools and processes for the planning and implementation of mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Aug 2015
Grant for Researchers Level I at University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC).
University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC). $. 1,550.00. Economic Grant for Researchers Level I of the General Direction of Research (DIGI) at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC).

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