David López Cornelio

Las Casuarinas *** - ***, Los Portales, Huánuco, Perú

EM: ad408z@r.postjobfree.com; ad408z@r.postjobfree.com. Mob: +519******** SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Forester with a proven record of accomplishment on training and research. Excel at monitoring, training and project administration. Able to motivate staff to high levels of productivity. Effective in time sensitive environment. Computer literate. Areas of interest: land use and land cover change detection, conservation biology, forest mensuration, GIS & remote sensing. Nationality: Peruvian

Birth date: July 26, 1969

Languages: Spanish (native), English (advanced), intermediate Japanese, basic Chinese. Computer skills: Windows environment, GIS & RS: TNTmips, Ilwis Open, R spatial, Qgis. EDUCATION

PhD. Bio production Science, Tottori United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Japan, March 2000 - March 2004. Thesis title: Land use change detection by remote sensing in the Andes-Amazonia interface.

MSc. Agro-forest biology (GIS and remote sensing), Shimane University, March 1998 – March 2000 http://www.life.shimane-u.ac.jp/eng/mastercourse/agriculture.html (Subjects). Diploma. Forest management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, P.R. China, October 1996 - October 1997. www.scau.edu.cn.

MSc. Wildlife management and national parks, La Molina National University of Agricultural Sciences, Peru, March 1993 – March 1995.

BSc. Forestry sciences, La Molina National University of Agricultural Sciences, Peru, March 1988 – July 1993. www.lamolina.edu.pe.

High School. SNJ private school, Lima, Peru, March 1976 – March 1986

(I) Peer-reviewed papers

1. Lopez D. (2023) Evolution of resources utilization and environmental change in Oceania, Revista Ciencia y Práctica, Vol. 3(5), ISSN: 2710-2408, https://acopaf.site/ojs3. 2. Lopez D. (2022) Vegetation Indices Efficiency for six Solomon Islands tree species with open source GIS, Researchjournali’s Journal of Forestry Vol. 9 (1), 14p. 3. Lopez D. (2021). Volumetric yields in small-scale plantations of Guadalcanal Island, New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Vol. 66 (2), 34-42.

4. Lopez D. (2016). Land use trends and agroforestry in Fiji Islands, Fiji Agricultural Journal, Vol 55 (1, 2), 16-24p.

5. Lopez D. and Kopatlie J. (2013) GIS Analysis of land suitability for commercial tree species in Papua New Guinea, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University Vol 19(3) page. 169, Publisher: Bogor Agricultural University. 6. Nangu G., Rajashekhar R. Lopez D. (2013) Land use conversion and soil properties in a lowland tropical landscape of Papua New Guinea,, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University Vol. XIX, (1): 39-45, Publisher: Bogor Agricultural University. 7. Lopez D., Rajashekar R. (2011) Land use effects on soil erosion in the lowland humid tropics of Papua New Guinea, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Vol XVII (1): 17-23. Publisher: Bogor Agricultural University. 8. Lopez D., Akande J., Yovi Y. (2011) Status and perspectives of the forestry education in Papua New Guinea, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Vol XVII

(1): 34-39. Publisher: Bogor Agricultural University. 9. Lopez D. (2011) Status and potential of the Peroryctidae family to improve food security in Papua New Guinea, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Vol XVI (3): 155-160.

10. Lopez D. (2011) Land cover types differentiation through normalized difference vegetation index in the lowland rainforests of Papua New Guinea, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Vol. XVII (3): 89–94, December 2011. 11. Lopez D. (2011) Status and conservation possibilities of Papua New Guinea’s terrestrial mammals, Journal of Tropical Forest Management, Bogor Agricultural University Vol. XVII, (2): 41–48, August 2011.

12. Lopez D. (2010) Assessment of the carbon sinks of the native forests of Papua New Guinea, Environment Papua New Guinea, Vol. 1 Issue 2 (1-6). 13. Lopez D. (2004) Dynamics of land use by agricultural colonists in the tropical humid forested mountains of central Peru. Applied Forest Science (Kansai Branch The Japanese Forestry Society) Vol. 13 (1).

14. Lopez D. (2003) Characteristics and change of land use in the central Andes of Peru, a case study. Japanese Journal of Forest Planning 9: 61-77. 15. Lopez D. (2003) Land cover change estimation in Brazil through direct photo interpretation and supervised classification, a case study, Journal of Nanjing Forestry University Vol. 27, No. 6, Nov. 2003.

16. Lopez D. (2000) Processes of soil erosion on abandoned agricultural terraces in Santa Eulalia watershed, Lima, MSc. Thesis, National University of Agriculture, Lima, Peru, 115p.

(II) Peer-reviewed proceedings of international conferences 1) Lopez D (2023) Ontong Java atolls: Connecting food security with ecological disturbance, Conference Family Farming, Food and Health in inter tropical island countries and territories June 20-22, Port-Vila.

2) Lopez D. (2021) Socioeconomic drivers of land use intensification in Fiji Islands: a geographical approach, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIII-B3-2021, 837–842, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs- archives-XLIII-B3-2021-837-2021. 3) Lopez D. (2020) Reforestation planning based on plant hardiness in Vitilevu island, Fiji, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIII-B4-2020, 539–543, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives- XLIII-B4-2020-539-2020.

(III) Non-peer-reviewed papers

1) Lopez D. (1998) Status of the wildlife management in the People’s Republic of China, Social Ecology Bulletin, CEDDRE, Lima.

2) Lopez D. (1997) Terraces conservation in Santa Eulalia watershed, in: Aportes para el desarrollo sustentable, Ecological Agriculture Network, Peru, 1997. 3) Lopez D. (1996) Community Forestry Development – Agroenfoque magazine, Lima.

(IV) Books

1) Hunting, Extinction and Sustainability in the South Pacific: Complexities of conservation and local community engagement, in Small Islands, Big Issues: Pacific Perspectives on the Ecosystem of Knowledge, edited by Peter Brown and Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni, ISBN-10 : 178997772X, Peter Lang edit., pages 37-59.

2) Lopez C. D. 2020. Elements of Bio-Resources Assessment in the Solomon Islands, GRIN Verlag, Open Publishing GmbH, https://www.grin.com/document/933635, 128p. 3) Lopez C. D. 2017. Modeling land use sustainability in Fiji Islands, GRIN Verlag, Open Publishing GmbH, https://www.grin.com/document/351842, ISBN: 978**********, 71p. 4) Lopez C. D. and Samanta S. 2011. Monitoring of the environment in Papua New Guinea: experiences and possibilities, Verlag: Lap Lambert publishing company, ISBN-10: 384-***-****, 168p. 5) Lopez C. D. 2010. Land use change and reform in the tropics: study cases, 2010, Verlag: Lap Lambert publishing company, ISBN 978-3-8433-7142-1, 162p

(V) Conferences and International Symposiums

1. 4th World Congress on Agroforestry, Montpellier, France, 20-22 May 2019. D. Lopez paper: Socioeconomic drivers of shifting cultivation in Fiji Islands: a geographical approach, //agroforestry2019.cirad.fr. 2. Lopez D. 2016. Land suitability for the plantation of important tree species in Vitilevu island, Fiji, proceedings of the 3rd Latin American remote sensing week, ISPRS, March 28th-April 1st; Santiago de Chile, Chile.

3. Lopez D. 2016. Open source GIS software options for forestry education in the Pacific Islands, proceedings of the 3rd Latin American remote sensing week, ISPRS, Santiago de Chile, March 28th-April 1st.

4. Mangrove Carbon Assessment Training, Motupore island research center, Central province, Papua New Guinea, organized by IUCN and USAID, Jan 29-Feb 7 2014. 5. Lopez D. 2014. Water discharge and land use relationship in a typical Pacific island basin (Fiji), International Conference on Oceans and Rivers, October 13-15th, FNU Namaka campus, Nadi.

6. The First International Conference on Pure and Applied Mathematics, Unitech, Lae, PNG, 26-28 November 2013. Paper: Open source GIS software options for forestry education in Papua New Guinea.

7. International Conference on forestry education and research, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Nov 2010.

8. Sixth Huon Seminar and 2nd Science & Technology Conference, Unitech, Lae, Papua New Guinea, 24th to 27th, August, 2009. Presented “Carbon Sinks assessment of the native forests in Papua New Guinea through direct quantification and remote sensing”, and “possibilities and constraints for the development of the forestry sector in Madang Province, PNG”. 9. XIX The International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ISPRS Congress Amsterdam 2000 – Amsterdam 1623 July, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), Estimation of land cover change in the Brazilian rainforests using Landsat TM Satellite Images, a case study; Enshde, The Netherlands. July 24 – 26, 2000. 10. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, Sydney, 9-13 July 2001. 11. International Symposium on Space Technology and Science, Shimane, Japan, May 26-June 2, 2002.

(VI) Last job positions

1) Solomon Islands National University, Senior lecturer in Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, fisheries and forestry, Honiara. March 2018 - December 2023. Head of Forestry 2018 – 2019. Units taught: Forest mensuration, Forest survey and mapping, Forest roads engineering, Wood science and technology in the Certificate, Diploma and Bsc programs. 2) Fiji National University, Assistant professor in Forestry, The College of Agricultural Sciences, Fisheries and Forestry, Koronivia campus. www.fnu.ac.fj. May 2014 to May 2017. Units taught: Forest mensuration, Forest survey and mapping, Forest roads engineering, GIS, Forest hydrology, Wood science and technology in the Certificate, Diploma and Bsc programs.

3) The Papua New Guinea University of Technology : Lecturer II, Forestry Department, Private Mail Bag, Lae 411, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Telephone: 675-***-**** Fax: 675-***-****. Lectures on: Units taught: Forest roads engineering, Wildlife Management and GIS for natural resources. In the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Feb 2008 - March 2014.

(VII) Referees

1) Dr. Kofi O. Apreku. Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Department of Fisheries Studies P. O. Box R 113, Ranadi Campus, Telephone: (+677) 42615, ad408z@r.postjobfree.com. 2) Mr. George Horoasia, Acting dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries; P.O Box R113, Honiara. Email: ad408z@r.postjobfree.com. Phone: (677) 42781 Mobile 677-***-****. 3) Dr. Nick Kewa, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology PNG Unitech · Department of Agriculture; +675-***-****, ad408z@r.postjobfree.com 4) Dr. Md. Anwar Arfien Khan. (Former scholar at Shimane University in organic chemistry) Principal Scientific Officer & Officer- in-charge, Bangladesh Leather Research Institute (LRI) dir- ad408z@r.postjobfree.com, +880*-*******.

5) Dr. Koike Koichiro (Former supervisor at Shimane University), Prof. Emeritus, Shimane University, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, ad408z@r.postjobfree.com. 6) MSc. Yamamoto Nobuyuki (Former co supervisor at Shimane University); Chief Forestry Socio- Economics Laboratory Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687 Japan. Phone: +81-29-873- 3211 Fax: +81-29-874-**** e-mail: ad408z@r.postjobfree.com.

7) Dr. John Akande. Former HOD at PNG University of Technology. Professor at Bowen University, PMB 284, Iwo, Nigeria, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Bowen University Ph 080******** Email ad408z@r.postjobfree.com

Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Forestry training is the most rewarding investment on future professionals; guiding them to think and question openly, to experiment and to propose new ways and paradigms.

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