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Lucas Nahuel Lopez

PhD Candidate

Email: lucas.lopez@inn.no
Phone number: +47 61 28 75 36

Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology
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Campus Evenstad

Short description

Short description

Lucas N. Lopez is a PhD candidate in Applied Ecology and Biotechnology. Research topic: “ Ecosystem services and alternative silvicultural approaches in Norwegian forest ”

Publications (excerpt)

Lopez, L. , Cuchietti, A., García, S., Rost, I., Bono, J., 2022. National Native Forest Inventory of Argentina, in Ramírez, C., Alberdi, I., Bahamondez, C. & Freitas, J. 2022. National Forest Inventories of Latin America and the Caribbean – Towards the harmonization of forest information . Rome, FAO.

Mohebalian, P. M., Lopez, L. N., Tischner, A. B., & Aguilar, F. X., 2022. Deforestation in South America's tri-national Paraná Atlantic Forest: Trends and associational factors. Forest Policy and Economics, 137, 102697.

Eibl, B. I., Montagnini, F., López, L. N., Romero, H. F., Dummel, C. J., Küppers, G., ... & De La Vega, M. A., 2022. Conservation and Registration of Seed Sources in Reserve Remnants in the Province of Misiones, Argentina. In Biodiversity Islands: Strategies for Conservation in Human-Dominated Environments (pp. 157-181). Springer, Cham.

Eibl, B. I., Dummel, C., Lopez, L. N., Niella, F., Kuppers, G., Montagnini, F., Cortes, J., De la Vega, M., Gonzalez, C., 2021. Registro de Áreas y árboles y la certificación de frutos, semillas y plantas de especies nativas de la Selva Paranaense. Capitulo V. En: Libro Reserva Uso Múltiple Guaraní. Editores Dummel, C., Broz, D., Gatti, G., Maiocco, D., Eibl, B. Editorial Universitaria. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Manuscript in preparation

Rocha, P., Niella, F., Keller, H., Montagnini, F., Metzel, R., Eibl, B., Kornel, J., Romero, F., López, L., Araujo, J., & Barquinero, J., 2017. Ecological indigenous (EIK) and scientific (ESK) knowledge integration as a tool for sustainable development in indigenous communities. Experience in Misiones, Argentina. In Integrating landscapes: agroforestry for biodiversity conservation and food sovereignty (pp. 235-260). Springer, Cham.

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Work experience

2021 - 2022: Coordinated a regional office of the National Forestry Department - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina (MAyDS)

2019 - 2021: Coordinated the National Forest Inventory - MAyDS

2018 - 2019: Coordinated the National Forest Inventory as part of the UN-REDD Programme. Representation FAO Argentina

2015 - 2016: Deputy Extension Secretariat. School of Forestry Science - National University of Misiones

2014 - 2018: Faculty Staff. School of Forestry Science - National University of Misiones

Education

2022 - present: PhD candidate at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Evenstad Campus

2012 - 2014: Master studies in Forestry. University of Missouri - Columbia. The School of Natural Resources - Department of Forestry, US

2003 - 2010: Forest Engineer. National University of Misiones, School of Forestry Science, Argentina. Including six months as DAAD fellowship at the Silviculture Department - University of Freiburg, Germany; and six months at the School of Agriculture and Forestry Science - National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Awards

ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility. Bialystok, Poland. Mobility activity for teaching from 4th to 8th of Dec. at the Faculty of Forestry, Bialystok University of Technology. December 2017

Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP) Fellowship. Turrialba, Costa Rica. Course: Causal Inference and Evidence-based. Policy. September 2016

US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Grant, Phoenix, Arizona, US Fulbright enrichment seminar: Global Challenges, Local Solutions . February 2014

Fulbright – National Ministry of Education Fellowship. Master's Program at the University of Missouri. August 2012 – August 2014

Fulbright - Institute of International Education - Department of State's Bureau of Educational Grant, University of California, Davis. US. Course: Fulbright English for Graduate Studies Program July 2012 – August 2012

Research groups

Forest research

Projects

TaigaClimate

Research groups

Forest research

Mohebalian, Phillip; Lopez, Lucas; Tischner, Angela & Aguilar, Francisco X. (2022). Deforestation in South America's tri-national Paraná Atlantic Forest: Trends and associational factors. Forest Policy and Economics. ISSN 1389-9341. 137. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102697.

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Sjølie, Hanne Kathrine; Lopez, Lucas; Franklin, Oskar; Kalén, Christer & Nabhani, Abbas (2023). Consequences of moose browsing on timber production, management and multiple societal returns.
Lopez, Lucas; Nabhani, Abbas; Aguilar, Francisco X. & Sjølie, Hanne Kathrine (2023). Impacts of biodiversity and carbon policies on forest management across site productivity classes in Norway. Show summary
It is of global importance to manage boreal forests sustainably as it is one of the largest biomes hosting the most coniferous forest area on the planet. Even-aged management with clearcutting is the dominant silvicultural regime in many Nordic countries including Norway. Policy makers and other decision-makers are seeking ways to increase carbon sequestration in forests. The public and scientific debate over the effects of silvicultural practices on ecosystem services such as biodiversity and forest carbon has intensified. Gaining new insights about the interactions between carbon, timber and biodiversity goals, their trade-offs and synergies will be crucial to developing effective policies. We assessed the effects of climate and biodiversity policies on national-level silvicultural practices, carbon fluxes, and the forest industry. We combined constraints on key forest biodiversity indicators and habitat support features with incremental carbon prices up to 1000 NOK/tCO2eq. Following a two-step procedure, we first applied the tree-level simulator TreeSim to simulate management alternatives that mirror common management practices across Norwegian forests. Then, we applied the optimization model NorFor to compare management regimes, biodiversity levels, forest sector carbon fluxes, and timber and industry production over the next 100 years. Preliminary results showed trade-offs and synergies between carbon, timber, and biodiversity. Higher carbon prices with no biodiversity policy led to higher carbon fluxes and more intensive forest management. With a combined carbon and biodiversity policy, total timber harvest decreased on average by 12% compared to a business-as-usual scenario. With a biodiversity policy without carbon policy, forest management turned into less intensive with the area with no management increasing by about 60 % compared to base levels. Finally, with a combined carbon and biodiversity scenario, forest management intensity was very similar to the base level, suggesting that the base scenario to a large extent supports the combined objectives.
Lopez, Lucas; Cuchietti, Anibal; Garcia, Santiago Alvarez; Rost, Ivan; Bono, Julieta & Garcia, Daniela (2022). NATIONAL NATIVE FOREST INVENTORY OF ARGENTINA, National Forest Inventories of Latin America and the Caribbean Towards the harmonization of forest information. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). ISSN 978-92-5-136394-2. p. 61–74. doi: https:/doi.org/10.4060/cb7791en.
Lopez, Lucas; Sjølie, Hanne Kathrine & Nabhani, Abbas (2022). Impacts of biodiversity and carbon policies on Norway’s forest management and industry competitiveness.

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Addresses

Postal Address

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Postboks 400 Vestad
2418 Elverum
Norway