Diego Martino Butler 1963 Montevideo, CP Uruguay Tel: (598) diegomartinouruguay@gmail.com

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1 Diego Martino Butler 1963 Montevideo, CP Uruguay Tel: (598) diegomartinouruguay@gmail.com Education Post Doctorate. Urban Planning and Environment. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Ph.D. Geography and Environmental Studies. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Master in Arts. Geography and Environmental Studies. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada BA in International Affairs. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de la República, Uruguay Diploma in Economics. Instituto de Economía de Montevideo. Recent Experience 2013 SEA-AAE, Strategic Environmental Advice-Asesoramiento Ambiental Estratégico. Sustainable Electoral Campaign. We designed a good practices manual for sustainable electoral campaigning for the ruling political party (Frente Amplio). Research on good practices and legislation for sustainable transportation of charcoal. Due diligence for wind farms under construction in Uruguay Strategic Plan and Budget for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Guyana. Formulation; coordinated and technical advice UNEP United Nations Environment Program), Uruguay, starting in February 2010 new tasks and responsibilities were added to my position. In addition to the work as National Coordinator of UNEP in Uruguay I also worked as program analyst in the UNEP UN-REDD team. These new responsibilities are related to UN-REDD programs in Paraguay, Ecuador and other activities being conducted in the Latin American and the Caribbean region by UNEP UN-REDD. Tasks include supporting countries in programme formulation, monitoring and execution of projects, interaction with partner agencies, government representatives and involved stakeholders (including Indigenous Peoples, and other civil society organizations). Involvement in all these tasks has been through teleconferences, retreats, workshops and country missions. UNREDD National Joint Program for Ecuador in coordination with FAO, UNDP and Ministry of Environment of Ecuador. Formulation; coordination of UNEP component; technical advice. $ UNEP component $

2 UNREDD National Joint Program for Paraguay in Coordination with FAO, UNDP, Secretaría de Ambiente, Indigenous Federation (FAPI). Formulation; coordination of UNEP component; technical advice. $ ; UNEP component $ Consultation on risks and benefits of a REDD process in Argentina. Coordination; technical advice. $ UNEP, Uruguay. I have acted as National Coordinator of UNEP activities in the country (described below). During this period I also participated in the organization and coordination of the GEF meeting in Uruguay and the Mercury negotiations, both of which took place in Punta del Este. In addition, as Uruguay was a pilot ONE UN country and I was a member of the UNCT, I also participated during missions from the Executive Directors of UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, UNWOMEN, FAO and the Secretary General of the UN UNEP liaison, Uruguay. Within the framework of the United Nations Reform I have coordinated UNEPs involvement in Uruguay. This coordination included the formulation, fundraising, supervision and execution of UNEPs projects in Uruguay. Liaison work included participation in UNCT (United Nations Country Team) and interactions with government officials. Administrative, programmatic and communication activities were done in coordination with several other UN agencies at the country level. Work included the formulation of project proposals, outreach activities, administrative coordination, and project supervision among others. UNEPs profile has been substantially raised and there has been an increase in fundraising. In 2007 UNEP had 4-5 projects in Uruguay with a total budget below USD; in 2009 it has 9-10 projects with a budget over USD and close collaboration with government and UN agencies. Project themes have ranged from sustainable public procurement to mainstreaming environment into poverty reduction programs, sustainable production and consumption strategy building, climate change mitigation and adaptation, waste management, agricultural issues, sustainable construction, chemicals, coastal management, etc. During these years I also coordinated 1 national and 6 urban environmental assessments (GEO reports), reviewed the regional assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and authored 2 of the 3 chapters of the Atlas of our Changing Environment: Latin America and the Caribbean, one of UNEPs flagship publications ( Consultant, UNEP. As part of UNEPs strategic assessment for increased coherence and impact at the country level I conducted a review of CCA/UNDAFs, PRSP, PCNA/PDNA, environmental assessments, national development strategies, MDG implementation plans for 15 countries in the LAC region. The assignment included reviewing existing documentation, extracting key information related to UNEPs involvement and impact and analyzing how environmental issues have been positioned in each document and the coherence of UN involvement in relation to national strategic planning Senior Analyst, CLAES. CLAES is one of UNEPs collaborating centres in LAC. During my time in CLAES I supervised all UNEP projects, both national and regional. I coordinated the GEO Tracking tool, designed to keep other collaborating centres and the Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) in LAC up to 2

3 date on the latest scientific publications related to the main environmental issues in the region. I was Coordinating Lead Author for chapter 1 of UNEPs Global Environmental Assessment (GEO-4), coordinating a team of more than a dozen experts worldwide; I worked for the GEO MERCOSUR; I coordinated the GEO Uruguay report including the drafting of several chapters; finally I also cocoordinated the first stages of GEO-LAC 2009 until I became liaison for UNEP in Uruguay. Other duties related to the formulation of project proposals, writing reports, outreach material, press releases, and acting as liaison with Government and representing civil society organizations in national fora Post Doctorate, University of Southern California (USC). During my post-doct I worked in planning and designing a protected areas system for southern California. Connectivity is one of the main challenges for conservation in the Los Angeles Region. The proposed protected areas system was elaborated in a multidisciplinary team based on GAP analysis, focal species, remote sensing and matrix permeability. My role was to strengthen the scientific bases of the project, to identify conservation potential of certain areas, analyze connectivity, identify focal species and help understand local communities perspectives of protected areas and associated fauna Use and perceptions of an urban park in Puente Hills, California. Designed and coordinated a project to understand the main uses and perceptions of users of a periurban protected area in Los Angeles. I designed the survey instrument and coordinated its implementation. The project successfully identified main users, existing and potential conflicts, and perceptions of nature and the park. It also provided all requested information for the park s communication and management strategies Perceptions and use of protected areas in the Orange County coast. Designed the methodology and survey instrument to identify the attitudes of users of recreational and protected areas in the coastal area Urban planning and nature conservation through a participatory exercise. In the context of the Man and the Biosphere program, with partial funding from UNESCO I consulted local population, including an innovative combination of mapping technique using GIS, landscape perception analysis and quantitative research Part time faculty, Environmental Geography Professor Part time faculty, Environmental Studies Professor Research Assistant, Research Associate, D3E (Development, Ecology, Economy y Equity). Organized and coordinated a forum for the discussion of LAC development strategies in cooperation with several Carleton University departments, governmental institutions, diplomats, and local NGOs. Voluntary Experience 3

4 2006 Uruguayan Environmental NGOs Network. Participated in the board of the network representing CLAES and in several government commissions representing the network Sustainable Campus Initiative. Raised funds and awareness in a campaign to make Carleton University Campus more sustainable. Academic Awards and Distinctions 2004 Finalist Essay at the annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology (New York, 2004) 2004 Phillip E, Urin Fellowship, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies Neil Huckvale Memorial Scholarship UNESCO, Young Scientists Award Torrance Research Award. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2002 OPIRG Research Scholarship Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship. Carleton University Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship. Carleton University 2000 Carl Amberg Fund Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 1999 Seun-Joon Ahn Award, Institute for Social Ecology, Vermont Phillip E, Urin Fellowship, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Publications (peer reviewed have year in bold) 2011 GEO Carmelo. UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor 2011 GEO Rosario. UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor 2011 GEO VIA (Climate Change) Colonia del Sacramento. UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor 2011 GEO VIA (Climate Change) Canelones. UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor 2010 Atlas of Our Changing Environment. Author of Chapters 1 and 2. 4

5 2010 GEO Latin America and the Caribbean-3. Collaborating author GEO Localidades urbanas de Rivera (Minas de Corrales, Tranqueras y Vichadero) UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor GEO Canelones. UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor GEO Colonia del Sacramento. UNEP. UNEP Coordinator and supervisor Sustainable Cities, No Oxymoron. Ethics, Place & Environment, Volume 12, Number 2 pp GEO Uruguay Overall coordinator and Coordinating Lead Author for 5 chapters Gender, Participation, and Urban Perceptions of Nature and Protected Areas: The Case of Castillos City. Environmental Management, Volume 41, Number 5, May 2008, pp GEO UNEP. Chapter Coordinating Lead Author 2007 Deforestación en la Amazonía: Principales Factores de Presión y Perspectivas. Revista del Sur Deforestation in the Amazon: Pressures and Outlook. Third World Resurgence GEO Yearbook UNEP. Main Author 2006 GEO Yearbook UNEP. Collaborating Author 2006 Park Visitor User Survey for the Puente Hills Landfill Native Preservation Authority. University of Southern California, Center for Sustainable Cities, Los Angeles, California. Co-authors Longcore, T and Wolch, J Potential User-Wildlife Conflicts in Urban Parks and Possible Solutions. University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory and Center for Sustainable Cities, Los Angeles, California. Co-Authors Mona Seymour, Jason Byrne, and Jennifer Wolch 2006 Green Visions Plan for 21st Century Southern California: A Guide for Habitat Conservation, Watershed Health, and Recreational Open Space. 9. Recreationist- Wildlife Interactions in Urban Parks, University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory and Center for Sustainable Cities, Los Angeles, California. Co-Authors Seymour, M., Byrne, J., Wolch, J Unleashing the wild: response to Locke and Dearden s rethinking protected area categories. Environmental Conservation 32 (3): Importancia de los procesos participativos para la planificación: Percepciones de naturaleza y áreas a proteger en Castillos y su zona de influencia costera. In Bases para la conservación y manejo de la costa Uruguaya. Co-author: Andrea Schunk 5

6 2005 Terrestrial Target Species for Habitat Conservation Planning. University of Southern California, Center for Sustainable Cities, Los Angeles, California. Co-Authors: Lam, C., and Longcore, T Conservación de praderas en el conosur: valoración de las áreas protegidas existentes. Ecosistemas. 2004/ How to integrate the city of Castillos into a landscape of protected areas created following the MAB programme objectives. Report for UNESCO S MAB program Temporary and mobile protected areas for the conservation of a palm tree landscape in Uruguay. Landscape Research 28 (3): Buffer zones around protected areas: a brief literature review. Electronic Green Journal, December Other publications and conferences 2010 Sustainable Public Procurement. Presented at the Second Technical Meeting of Public Procurement. Montevideo, Uruguay Cambio climático y biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe. Presented at the III Meeting of Regions. Montevideo, Uruguay El ambiente y la economía: Del PIB al bienestar humano en el siglo XXI. Suplemento Economía y Mercado, El País, October 29. Co-author: Villalba, C Percepciones de Paisaje, Naturaleza y Areas Protegidas. Presented at the IV Congreso Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas, Flores Compendium of sustainable development indicator initiatives: a global directory of comprehensive indicator systems. Prepared for presentation at the OECD World Forum of Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, Istanbul, Turkey. Contributing author, main authors: Pinter, L., and Hansen, H The Identification of Habitat Linkages for Selected Target Species in the Southern California Urban Matrix. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, Illinois (with Lam, C., and Longcore, T.) 2005 Uruguay shifts to the left. Focal Point 4 (3). Co-author: Eduardo Gudynas Enfermedad de la Vaca Loca en Canadá: Implicancias para Uruguay y el Conosur. Observatorio del Desarrollo. Co-Author: Gerardo Evia (Mayo 26, 2003) Integrating urban and conservation planning in Bañados del Este Biosphere Reserve, Uruguay (South America). Presented at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, New Orleans. 6

7 2002 El uso de áreas protegidas temporarias y móviles para la preservación de un paisaje de palmas butia. Congreso Nacional de áreas Protegidas, presented at the Congreso Nacional de Areas Protegidas, Montevideo, Uruguay 2001 The importance of medium and small size cities in conservation planning. Presented at the 50 th annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Geographers, Montreal Reintroducing homo sapiens sapiens into protected areas and nature. Founders Seminar, Diplomas and short courses 2009 Strategic Environmental Assessment of Policies, Plans and Programs. UNEP, Spanish Ministry of the Environment, TAU and IPA. San Carlos, Costa Rica Human Rights Based Approach Training, UNEP and United Nations System Staff College, Panama, Panama Results Based Management/Environmental Sustainability Workshop, UNEP and United Nations System Staff College, Panama, Panama Diploma in Planning, Designing and Constructing Sustainable Communities. Institute for Social Ecology, Vermont, U.S.A Planning, managing and evaluating organic agriculture. Centro Uruguayo de Tecnologías Apropiadas (CEUTA), Montevideo, Uruguay Theory and practice of sustainable development. Centro Latino Americano de Ecología Social (CLAES), Montevideo, Uruguay Conservation Biology. CEUTA, CLAES y Vida Silvestre, Montevideo, Uruguay Postgraduate studies on Nuclear Law. Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay Diploma in EIA. Instituto Latinoamericano de Ecología Social, Montevideo, Uruguay Diploma en Apiculture. Asociación Uruguaya de Apicultores, ARU, marzo a diciembre de 1994) Seminar on foreign trade, Banco Central del Uruguay Seminar on regional integration processes, Universidad de la República, Intendencia de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay Economic Analyst. Instituto de Economía de Montevideo 7