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Employment (15)

WSP: Rotorua, NZ

2023-02-13 to present | Principal - Bioeconomy Innovation
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

WSP: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ

2023-04-12 to 2023-10-01 | Team Leader - Sustainable Land
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Climate Change Commission : Wellington, NZ

2020-06-30 to 2023-02-12 | Senior Analyst
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Climate Change Commission: Wellington, NZ

2019-09-16 to 2020-06-29 | Principal Analyst (secondment)
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Scion: Rotorua, NZ

2018-05 to 2020-06-29 | Associate Research Leader - Environmental Economics and Governance
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Scion: Rotorua, NZ

2014-06 to 2020-06-29 | Economist - Environment & Natural Resource Economics
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

ANU Enterprise Pty Ltd: Canberra, AU

2013 to 2013 | Consultant – Country Facilitator, Sector & Country Facilitator, briefing services for the Australian Volunteers for International Development program
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Australian National University: Canberra, AU

2011 to 2013 | Tutor: Environmental Governance, Environmental Policy and Communications; Economics for the Environment (Crawford School & Fenner School)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

World Agroforestry Centre: Nairobi, KE

2009-03 to 2010-05 | ASB Research Fellow – Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) (ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical: Cali, Belem, CO

2007-09 to 2008-08 | Coordinator for Institutional Learning and Knowledge Management (Iniciative Amazonica)
Employment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

World Agroforestry Centre: Nairobi, KE

2006-07 to 2007-08 | Programme Associate (ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

World Agroforestry Centre: Nairobi, KE

2003-03 to 2006-06 | Junior Professional Officer (Pantropic Ecosystem Assessment) (ASB - Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Rome, IT

2002-11 to 2003-02 | Consultant (Forestry)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina: Lima, PE

2000-10 to 2000-12 | Research assistant (MOL Herbarium)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

International Tropical Timber Organization: La Bermeja, Jaen, Cajamarca, PE

2000-08 to 2000-08 | Forest Management and Development Assistant (ITTO-INRENA Urumba Project)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Education and qualifications (5)

Te Wananga o Aotearoa: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, NZ

2022-02-11 to 2022-12-12 | Level 4 (Te Reo Māori)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Australian National University: Canberra, ACT, AU

2010-05 to 2018-04 | PhD (Crawford School of Public Policy)
Education
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB

2001-09 to 2002-09 | MSc Ecological Economics (Scottish Agricultural College)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina: La Molina, Lima, PE

2001-07 to 2001-07 | Forest Engineer
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

National Agrarian University La Molina: Lima, PE

1995-08 to 2000-07 | BSc Forest Sciences (Forest Sciences)
Education
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Professional activities (17)

Forest Growers Research - Technical Research Committee: Rotorua, NZ

2021-02-25 to present | Member
Invited position
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Te Pūnaha Matatini: Auckland, NZ

2019-02-22 to present | Associate Investigator
Invited position
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Royal Society of New Zealand: Wellington, NZ

2017 to present | Early Career Researcher
Membership
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc: Canberra, ACT, AU

2015 to present | Member
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

New Zealand Institute of Forestry: Wellington, NZ

2014 to present
Service
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Institute of Foresters of Australia: Sydney, NSW, AU

2013 to present
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

University of Canterbury: Christchurch, NZ

2020-09 to 2020-11 | PhD Examiner
Service
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Homeward Bound Steering Committee: Melbourne, AU

2019 to 2020 | Member
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Society of Conservation Biology: NA, US

2018-05 to 2020 | Member (Oceania chapter)
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Scion: Rotorua, NZ

2018-11 to 2018-11 | Co-recipient, Scion External Customer Engagement Award
Distinction
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Homeward Bound Projects: Melbourne, AU

2017-04 to 2018-03 | Participant (A ground breaking leadership programme for women in STEMM )
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Australian National University: Canberra, ACT, AU

2012 to 2013 | Recipient International Tuition Fees Scholarship
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Australian National University: Canberra, ACT, AU

2012 to 2012 | Recipient, Best PhD Presentation, Environment stream (Crawfor School of Public Policy )
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CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences: Canberra, ACT, AU

2010 to 2013 | Recipient, Energy Transformed Scholarship
Distinction
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Zayed International Foundation for the Environment: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AE

2005 to 2005 | Co-recipient Zayed International Prize for the Environment
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research: Washington D.C., US

2005 to 2005 | Recipient, Outstanding Partnership Award to the ASB Partnership
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University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, GB

2001 to 2002 | Recipient (Shell Centenary Scholarship)
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Funding (4)

Pacific Island Countries Participation Fund (PICTicipate)

2019-09 to 2019-09 | Grant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand (Wellington, NZ)
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum - Conference support

2019-05 to 2019-09 | Grant
AGMARDT (Feilding, NZ)
GRANT_NUMBER:

ConSupAp-000151

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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Systems approaches to socioecosystems problems

2018-10 to 2018-11 | Grant
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Wellington, NZ)
GRANT_NUMBER:

C04X1803; Ref: 1924-ESRC174- Environment Southland

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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Weaving the korowai of Papatūānuku - adaptive governance and supported environmental decision making

2015-10 to 2018-09 | Contract
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Wellington, NZ)
GRANT_NUMBER:

C04X1502

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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Works (27)

Silvopastoral agroforestry systems for dryland corners in Canterbury farms

AgResearch
2024 | Other
Contributors: Sandra J. Velarde Pajares; Kyle Wills; Istvan Hajdu; Trent Tipene; Electra Kalaugher
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Silvopastoral agroforestry systems for dryland corners in Canterbury farms

AgResearch
2024 | Other
Contributors: Sandra J. Velarde Pajares; Kyle Wills; Istvan Hajdu; Trent Tipene; Electra Kalaugher
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Silvopastoral agroforestry systems for dryland corners in Canterbury farms

Journal of New Zealand Grasslands
2024-10-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Sandra Velarde-Pajares; Kyle Wills; Kyle Wills; Istvan Hajdu; Trent Tipene; Electra Kalaugher
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Socio-ecological mapping generates public understanding of wilding conifer incursion

Biological Invasions
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85087992452

Part of ISSN: 15731464 13873547
Contributors: Gawith, D.; Greenaway, A.; Samarasinghe, O.; Bayne, K.; Velarde, S.; Kravchenko, A.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier

Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there

Energy Research and Social Science
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85091647577

Part of ISSN: 22146296
Contributors: Fazey, I.; Schäpke, N.; Caniglia, G.; Hodgson, A.; Kendrick, I.; Lyon, C.; Page, G.; Patterson, J.; Riedy, C.; Strasser, T. et al.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier

Exploring Adaptive Governance for Indigenous Peoples: Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Erosion Control Funding Programme

Society & Natural Resources
2020-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Lisa Sharma-Wallace; Sandra J. Velarde; Peter Edwards; Tui Warmenhoven; Pia Pohatu
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Tools for adaptive governance for complex social-ecological systems: a review of role-playing-games as serious games at the community-policy interface

Environmental Research Letters
2019-10-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1748-9326
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares
grade
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Policy design lessons from the Erosion Control Funding Programme - afforestation through an adaptive governance lens

New Zealand Journal of Forestry 64(1):11
2019-05 | Journal article
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Sustainable livelihoods approaches to inform government‐local partnerships and decision‐making in vulnerable environments

New Zealand Geographer
2019-02 | Journal article
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares
grade
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Policies for an inclusive transition

2018 | Report
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares

Adaptive governance good practice: Show me the evidence!

Journal of Environmental Management
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Lisa Sharma-Wallace; Sandra J. Velarde; Anita Wreford
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Forest scholars empowering communities: A case study from the East Coast of New Zealand

Forest Policy and Economics
2018-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Peter Edwards; Sandra J. Velarde; Lisa Sharma-Wallace; Tim Barnard; Pia Pohatu; Tui Warmenhoven; Tina Porou; Duncan Harrison; Andrew Dunningham
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Restoring resilience in the Waiapu freshwater socio-ecological system

2017 | Conference paper
Contributors: Peter Edwards; Sandra J Velarde; Lisa Sharma-Wallace; Tim Barnard; Anita Wreford; Tina Porou; Tui Warmenhoven; Pia Pohatu; Andrew Dunningham; Duncan Harrison et al.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
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Evaluating the (non-market) impacts of wilding conifers on cultural values

2016 | Other
Contributors: Greenaway A; Bayne K.M; Velarde S.J; Heaphy M.; Kravchenko A.; Paul T; Samaringshe O; Rees T
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
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Validation and enhancement of a spatial economic tool for assessing ecosystem services provided by planted forests

Forest Policy and Economics
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84978915382

Contributors: Yao, R.T.; Harrison, D.R.; Velarde, S.J.; Barry, L.E.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier
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Identifying complementarities for the dairy and forestry industries in the central North Island

2015 | Report
Contributors: Juan J. Monge; Sandra J. Velarde; Richard T. Yao; Stefania Pizzirani; Warren J. Parker
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Ecosystem Services in the Ōhiwa Catchment

2014 | Other
Contributors: Richard Tolentino Yao; Sandra J. Velarde
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
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The conditions for functional mechanisms of compensation and reward for environmental services

Ecology and Society
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-78651473778

Contributors: Swallow, B.M.; Leimona, B.; Yatich, T.; Velarde, S.J.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier
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Environmental services and the precautionary principle: Using scenarios to reconcile conservation and livelihood objectives in upper catchments

Journal of Sustainable Forestry
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-70649083199

Contributors: German, L.; Villamor, G.; Twine, E.; Velarde, S.J.; Kidane, B.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier
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Amazon student exchange and collaboration

2008 | Other
Contributors: Velarde, SJ; Porro, R; Amegger, M
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Integrative science in practice: Process perspectives from ASB, the Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33947169174

Contributors: Tomich, T.P.; Timmer, D.W.; Velarde, S.J.; Alegre, J.; Areskoug, V.; Cash, D.W.; Cattaneo, A.; Ericksen, P.; Joshi, L.; Kasyoki, J. et al.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier
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Desenvolvimento de cenários futuros possíveis para o manejo florestal sustentável em Jaci Paraná, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brasil.

2006 | Other
Contributors: BENTES-GAMA, M. de M.; OLIVEIRA, V. B. V. de; FIGUEIREDO, R. de O.; GAMA, J. R. V.; PAJARES, S. V.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Field guide to the future: Four ways for communities to think ahead

2006 | Manual
Contributors: Evans, K.; Velarde, S.J.; Prieto, R.; Rao, S.J.; Sertzen, S.; Dávila, K.; Cronkleton, P.; de Jong, W.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Valuing the impacts of climate change on protected areas in Africa

Ecological Economics
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-20144361977

Contributors: Velarde, S.J.; Malhi, Y.; Moran, D.; Wright, J.; Hussain, S.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via Scopus - Elsevier
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1 Preparing for a Changing Environment: Using Scenarios for Environmental Education

Other
Contributors: Ra J. Velarde; Sheila H. Rao; Kristen Evans; Tom V; Sandra J. Velarde; Tom Vandenbosch; Rocio Prieto
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Criteria and indicators for environmental service compensation and reward mechanisms: realistic, voluntary, conditional and pro-poor.

Report
Contributors: Noordwijk, M. van; Leimona, B.; Emerton, L.; Tomich, T.P.; Velarde, S.J.; Kallesoe, M.; Sekher, M; Swallow, B.
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Sandra J. Velarde Pajares via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM ALL LAND USES IN PERU FINAL NATIONAL REPORT

Other
Contributors: Sandra J. Velarde; Julio Ugarte-guerra; Marcos Rugnitz Tito; José Luis Capella; Milagros Sandoval; Glenn Hyman; Augusto Castro; John Alexander Marín; Elizabeth Barona
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Peer review (13 reviews for 11 publications/grants)

Review activity for Climatic change. (1)
Review activity for Climatic change. (1)
Review activity for Ecology and society. (2)
Review activity for Ecosystem services. (1)
Review activity for Journal of environmental management. (1)
Review activity for New Zealand journal of ecology (1)
Review activity for New Zealand journal of forestry science. (1)
Review activity for New Zealand science review. (1)
Review activity for Regional environmental change. (2)
Review activity for Regional environmental change. (1)
Review activity for Sustainability. (1)