Natalia Escobedo Kenefic

I am a biologist based in San Carlos University, Guatemala. I have focused my research career on studying the ecological dynamics of pollinators in agricultural landscapes of the tropics. I am an enthusiast of science communication and citizen science. As a researcher, I have implemented experimental designs to study highly heterogeneous landscapes that are difficult to characterize and categorize. I have also included the importance of local and traditional practices in maintaining ecological dynamics in tropical agriculture, and their relationship with the conservation of species, natural ecosystems, and other environmental variables.
Among the most relevant results of the research that I have led and/or have been part of, include identifying seasonality and land use effects on pollinator diversity and interactions, as well as identifying key pollinators in the systems that I have studied. Also, I have participated in the IUCN wild bee specialist group and carried on wild bee conservation status assessments that have been published by the IUCN red list.