Pamela Montero Alvarez, PhD
EDUCATION
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Doctor of Philosophy at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), Major in Interdisciplinary Ecology, and a Concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development, University of Florida, USA. Dissertation: Conservation Strategies in the Contemporary Amazon: Community-based Tourism, Social Networks and Action between Conservation Organizations. Advisor: Stephen Perz, PhD.
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Graduate Diploma in High Amazonian Studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
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Bachelor's Degree in Biological Science from the National University of the Peruvian Amazon.
Work Experience
January - Presente
January - March - April 2024
May 2023
May 2023
June 2023
June 2023
July 2023
Aug 2023
July - December 2023
August 2022 - May 2023
May 2022 - July 2022
August 2021 - April 2022
January 2021 - May 2021
August 2018 - December 2020
August 2017 - May 2018
January 2017 - July 2017
November 2016 - February 2017
May 2013 - December 2015
December 2011 - April 2013
January 2011 - July 2011
December 2009 - December 2010
September 2009 - December 2009
February 2009 - August 2009
July 2007 - January 2009
Independent Contractor. Thriving Future Program Trainer. Company: Legado
(Jan-present).
Independent Contractor. Technical Writer - Quarterly Report for USAID. Transparent
Public Investment Project (TPI), USAID/Peru Project. Company: Chemonics Peru
(December 2023, 2024 January, March, April).
Independent Contractor. Co-create with the CI team 04 workshops in the
Linden-Lethem road, and one meeting at the Moco-Moco Damn, Guyana. To create appropriate spaces for dialogue and reflection among workshop participants to express their concerns and expectations from the road construction. Company: Conservation International Foundation - CI (Jul-Dec).
Independent Contractor. Technical Advisor. Provide technical expertise on the process to establish Regional Conservation Areas in Ayacucho, Peru. Company: Pronaturaleza (Aug).
Independent Contractor. Technical Writer. Transparent Public Investment Project (TPI), USAID/Peru Project. Company: Chemonics Peru (July).
Independent Contractor. Co-facilitator for the First Meeting of the Fulbright Amazonia Initiative. Belem do Para, Brazil. Organization: Fulbright Amazonia (hybrid) (June).
Independent Contractor. Building a dataset for Carbon Projects in Peru. Company: Chemonics International (hybrid).
Independent Contractor. Conduct an Assessment of the Tropical Conservation and Development Program. Organization: The University of Florida (remote).
Independent Contractor. Technical writer for the biweekly report for the USAID/Peru Transparency Public Investment Project. Company: Chemonics International (hybrid) (May).
Resident Lecturer on Political Ecology and Changing Landscapes, The School for Field Studies, CAS Iquitos - Peru.
Academic Traning. The Tropical Conservation and Development Program – TCD, Center of Latin American Studies, Gainesville, FL - USA.
Research Assistant for The Tropical Conservation and Development Program – TCD, Center of Latin American Studies, UF, and the Biodiversity Institute, UF, USA.
Research Assistant for the School of Natural Resources and Environment, UF, and the Tropical Conservation and Development Program – TCD, Center of Latin American Studies, UF. Gainesville, FL - USA.
Research Assistant for the project “Pan-Amazon Community of Practice: Governance and Infrastructure in Protected Areas Mosaics”, funded by the Moore Foundation and the Tropical Conservation and Development Program – TCD, Center of Latin American Studies, UF. Gainesville, FL - USA.
Research Assistant for the Tropical Conservation and Development Program – TCD, Center of Latin American Studies, UF. Gainesville, FL - USA.
Advisor in Tourism Development. "Excelsa Gestion para el Desarrollo S.R.L.”, in collaboration with the Communal Association: “La Minga Turística”. Iquitos, Peru.
Consultant in Tourism. Law, Environment, and Natural Resources (DAR – in Spanish). Iquitos - Peru.
Natural Protected Area Specialist. Peru Bosques Project, United State Agency for International Development (USAID), Lima – Peru.
Governance Specialist Regional Office of Loreto. Peru Bosques Project/ United State Agency for International Development (USAID). Iquitos - Peru.
Director of Natural Resources and Environment, Community Services, and Local Participation. Provincial Municipality of “Datem del Marañón”. San Lorenzo, Loreto - Peru.
Community Management Specialist. The Promotion Fund of Protected Natural Areas of Peru (PROFONANPE – in Spanish). San Lorenzo, Loreto - Peru.
Conservation and Ecotourism Concessions Specialist. The direction of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law (SPDA in Spanish). Lima – Peru.
Community Management and Monitoring Project Activities Specialist. Project to Support the Regional Program of Conservation, Management, and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity of Loreto (PROCREL). Funded by The Moore Foundation in collaboration with the Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon (IIAP– in Spanish). Iquitos - Peru.
Assistant to the Executive Secretary. Project to Support the Regional Program of Conservation, Management, and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity of Loreto (PROCREL). Funded by The Moore Foundation in collaboration with the Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon (IIAP– in Spanish). Iquitos - Peru.
Professional Development
Awards & Merits
Oral Presentations- Posters - Guest Lecturer - Speaker
The Dr. Linda Thornton Scholarship, University of Florida, 2019.
3min Thesis (3M) Presentation, University of Florida, 2019 ($50)
Graduate Student Council and the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute, University of Florida, 2018.
The Promotion Fund of Protected Natural Areas of Peru (PROFONANPE) to attend the "XXI Intensive Short Course in Management of Protected Areas", Colorado State University, USA. 2011.
Graduate Student Research Day - Category of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Florida, 2019 ($200)
The Rufford Foundation: “Developing Communal Monitoring Strategies through Community-Based Tourism in the Peruvian Amazon”, Iquitos- Peru. 2018.
Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the USA awarded by Fulbright Comission Peru. 2017.
The International Cooperation Development Fund – ICDF to attend the workshop "Green Industry Development", Taiwan, 2010.
D.K. Stanley Lecture Research Symposium Poster Session, University of Florida. 2019. ($250).
Research Grant awarded by the (TCD) Program, University of Florida. 2018.
Grant awarded by the M.J. Bustamante de la Fuente Foundation to subsidize 50% of the Diploma in High Amazonian Studies, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, 2012.
Publication & Contributions
Political ecology explanations for ineffective environmental governance for sustainability in the Amazon: a comparative analysis of cases from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Pilar Morales-Giner, Martina Laura Speranza, Marliz Arteaga, Andrea Baudoin Farah, Sinomar Ferreira da Fonseca Junior, Angélica García Villacorta, Pamela Montero Alvarez, Martha Rosero Peña, Stephen G. Perz. Journal of Political Ecology. Accepted:2023.
Montero, P. 2022. Community-based tourism: the fastest growing sector of a massive industry. Latin American Business Environment Report 2022:Towards a Green and Equitable Post‑Covid Recovery.
Sabo, A; Arteaga, M; Chavez Michaelsen, A; de Oliveira Jordo , C; Ferreira da Fonseca Junior, S; Luna-Celino, V; Montero Alvarez, P; Perz, S. 2021. “The Wisdom of Hindsight: A Comparative Analysis of Timelines of Environmental Governance of Infrastructure across the Pan-Amazon”. Ecology and Society. 27(1):28. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12683-270128.
Montero Alvarez P., Almeyda Zambrano, A. 2019. “La Minga Turistica”: Linking conservation and community-based tourism in the Amazon (Submitted to Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, Section: Programs that work, March 15th, 2019).
Montero Alvarez P., Almeyda Zambrano, A. 2019. Social capital from conservation influencing community-based tourism: a host perception study in the Peruvian Amazon (In prep).
Regional Government of Ucayali. 2015. Report of Prior Consultation of Zoning of Imiria Regional Conservation Area (ACR – In Spanish).
Regional Government of Loreto. 2014. Control and Surveillance Plan of Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Communal Regional Conservation Area. Approved with Directorial Resolution N°018-2014-GRL-GGR-PROCREL/DE (Dec.2014)
Regional Government of Loreto. 2014. Capacity Development Plan of the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Program of Loreto, Regional Government of Loreto. Approved with Executive Regional Resolution N°073-2014-GRL-GGR-PRMRFFS-DER. (May.2014)
Language & Skills
Creative tools
SMARTSHEET, CANVA, ZOOM, LUCID
software
UCINET (intermediate), Qualtrics (intermediate), R (basic), NVIVO (intermediate).
languages
Spanish: native, English: advanced, French: intermediate.
SOFT SKILLS
Leadership, Team-Work, Problem Solving, Dialogue, Conducting & Systematizing Interviews, Surveys.