ABOUT
PERFIL PERSONAL
I am a Human Geographer and Land Use scientist, with a background in Ecology.
My work examines the dynamics of land control, dispossession and displacement, and land-use change in regions experiencing the expansion of large-scale, commodity agriculture.
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Soy Geógrafa con formación y experiencia en EcologÃa. Mi disciplina de investigación dentro de la GeografÃa Humana es en GeografÃa del Ambiente y del uso sostenible de la tierra.
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Mi trabajo examina la dinámica del control de la tierra, el despojo y el desplazamiento, y el cambio de uso de la tierra en regiones que experimentan la expansión de agricultura a gran escala.
CURRENT COLLABORATIONS
COLABORACIONES ACTUALES
LAND, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT LAB (LENDEV), MCGILL UNIVERSITY
The land, environment and development group is led by Yann le Polain de Waroux, and housed at the Institute for the Study of International Development and the Department of Geography at McGill University. Our research examines the role of people’s livelihood and land use choices as a nexus between social and environmental, and global and local dynamics in rural areas of the Global South.​
Some questions at the center of our inquiry are:
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How do modern agricultural frontiers emerge and expand, and can a better understanding of the decision-making of farmers pushing these frontiers help us anticipate new ones?
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What are the implications for land governance of growing flows of goods and capital between countries and regions?
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What are the strategies developed by different groups of actors to cope with rapid change in frontier environments, and can we support them for greater sustainability?​
CONSERVATION BIO-GEOGRAPHY LAB
HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY BERLIN
ReForCha - Continuous satellite-based indicators for mapping subtropical forest degradation and its environmental impacts
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Using the Dry Chaco in Argentina as an example, the central objective of the ReForCha team is to develop advanced remote sensing methods and indicators to: (a) more reliably map forest degradation (e.g., via logging or forest grazing) and to separate it from forest conversion and natural disturbances (e.g., fire); (b) assess the biophysical effects of forest dynamics on soil degradation and salinization, and (c) evaluate whether the extent and severity of vegetation and soil degradation differ among actor groups and whether conservation policies are effective in mitigating degradation in dryland forests.
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https://www.geographie.hu-berlin.de/en/professorships/biogeography
INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA REGIONAL (IER)
UNT-CONICET- (UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN)
El IER tiene como principales objetivos:
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Estudiar la ecología regional, de comunidades y de poblaciones en ambientes naturales, urbanos y agroecosistemas, con énfasis en el subtrópico Neotropical.
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Divulgar al público general el conocimiento sobre la ecología y las interacciones entre naturaleza y sociedad.
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Brindar asesoramiento para el manejo de ecosistemas y la solución de problemas ecológicos.
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Propiciar interacciones con instituciones y personas de la región y el extranjero.
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Promover el desarrollo sustentable y la conservación de la diversidad regional y los servicios ambientales de los ecosistemas naturales.
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Grupo de trabajo: TRANSFORMACIÓN DE SISTEMAS SOCIOECOLÓGICOS EN FRONTERAS AGROPECUARIAS
Responsable: Prof. Ignacio Gasparri
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DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA, ARGENTINA
​Collaboration with Daniel M. Cáceres, Senior Researcher at the National Research Council (CONICET), Associate Professor at the National University of Córdoba (Argentina), and member of Núcleo DiverSus, an interdisciplinary research network on diversity and sustainability at the Latin American scale.
NÚCLEO DIVERSUS
Resiliencia socio-ecológica ante el cambio ambiental global en territorios heterogéneos –construyendo una plataforma común para investigación y acción
Socio-ecological resilience in the face of global environmental change in heterogeneous landscapes – building a common platform for understanding and action
Project Lead: Prof. Sandra DÃaz
GLOBAL LAND PROGRAMME (GLP)
GLP is an open community where all scientists, practitioners and policy makers interested and involved in land system change can participate and contribute. GLP has the objective to continuously engage new participants to share experiences and contribute to its overarching goals. As land systems require an inter- and transdisciplinary approach all participants are encouraged to initiate and undertake activities that strengthen the knowledge and practice of land systems to contribute to a sustainable management of land resources.
FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES, CIENCIAS SOCIALES, Y DE LA SALUD
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA
​Collaboration with Lorenzo Langbehn, Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo Social (INDES), CONICET.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAN MARTIN, ARGENTINA
​Collaboration with Carla Gras, Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales (IDAES), , Editor of the Journal of Agrarian Change.
CONTACT
CONTACTO
Contact Olivia to discuss her published work, projects, and collaboration opportunities, or for any other inquiries.
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Póngase en contacto con Olivia para discutir sobre sus publicaciones, proyectos y oportunidades de colaboración, o para cualquier otra consulta.
Burnside Hall, McGill University
805 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6