Fellow
Moraes R. Monica
Researcher director /President elected
Current nationality
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Current country of residence
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Affiliation / Institution
Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Mayor de San Andres / Bolivian Academy of Sciences
Biodata
Moraes R., biologist (PhD, 1996, Aarhus University) is director, professor and researcher, Herbario Nacional and Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz; editor in chief of Ecology in Bolivia journal; member of the Bolivian science academy; focal point for Bolivia in the Women for Science Program of the InterAmerican Association of Science Academies. She documented flora and vegetation in the lowlands of Bolivia and has specialized in the study of native palms of Bolivia. Her prizes include 2006 Jubilee Award from the International Foundation for Science; 2016 Procer Pedro Domingo Murillo in the Degree of Civic Honor of the Municipal Council of La Paz; 2017 Grand Master in the Adela Zamudio degree, Chamber of Deputies. She published 18 edited books; 44 chapters; 61 articles; 23 prologues, editorials and other publications; among others. Starting in 2021 Dr. Moraes was appointed for president of the Bolivian Academy of Sciences.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Botany, palm specialist, taxonomy and biology, conservation and management; phytogeography and endemic species.
ELECTED
2019
Place of birth
La Paz
Country of birth
Bolivia
DATE OF BIRTH
4
May
1960
Section
02. Biological Sciences
Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Public contact information
EMAIL
mmoraes@fcpn.edu.bo
PHONE
+591 77234641
Last updated on 24/10/2024