Dr. rer. pol. Marcela Muñoz Escobar
Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Environmental Politics
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
phone: ++49 - 341 - 6025 1932
marcela.munoz-escobar@ufz.de
Research Interests
- Environmental policy
- Ecosystem services and sustainable development
- The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Economic instruments for nature conservation
- Payments for Ecosystem Services
- International cooperation for development
Curriculum Vitae
since 2019
Researcher, Department of Environmental Politics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2018
Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Politics, UFZ
2016 − 2017
Research Guest at Center for Environmental Biotechnology, UFZ and Research Associate, Training and Demonstration Centre for Sewage treatment (BDZ e.V.) Leipzig
2014
Research Assistant. Department of Environmental Politics, UFZ
2011 − 2013
Research Guest at Center for Environmental Biotechnology, UFZ and Research Associate, Training and Demonstration Centre for Sewage treatment (BDZ e.V.) Leipzig
2010 − 2011
Research Assistant. Center for Environmental Biotechnology, UFZ
2010
Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Politics, UFZ
2005
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant. Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Studies and Research Center, CIEBREG, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira – Colombia
Education
2020
Ph.D. in Economics, Leipzig University, Germany. DAAD Doctoral Researcher. Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management. Faculty of Economics
2005
Dipl. Environmental Management. Univesidad Tecnológica de Pereira (UTP). Colombia
Completed Projects
TONINA − Transforming the Orinoquia by integrating natures´ benefits in the sustainability agendas. Colombia. Project lead: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Financed by the BMUB International Climate Initiative (IKI).
INTERACT-Bio: Integrated Action on Biodiversity. Project lead: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Financed by the BMUB International Climate Initiative (IKI).
Biodiver_CITY San José, Costa Rica – Green space for sustainable development and adaptation. Financed by the BMUB International Climate Initiative (IKI).
SMART – MOVE: Management of Highly Variable Water Resources in Semiarid Regions. Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. Financed by BMBF.
MoMo II: Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia, Model Region Mongolia. Financed by BMBF.
ValuES − Methods for integrating ecosystem services into development practice. Project lead: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Financed by the BMUB International Climate Initiative (IKI).
TEEB − The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Project lead: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Financed by European Union, Germany, Norway, and other donors.
⇒ Data base on the occurrence of Elodea nuttallii (invasive aquatic plant) in Germany.
Publications
2023 (1)
- Rode, J., Muñoz Escobar, M., Khan, S.J., Borasino, E., Kihumuro, P., Okia, C.A., Robiglio, V., Zinngrebe, Y. (2023):
Providing targeted incentives for trees on farms: A transdisciplinary research methodology applied in Uganda and Peru
Earth Syst. Gov. 16 , art. 100172 10.1016/j.esg.2023.100172
2022 (4)
- Muñoz Escobar, M., Fernández Lavado, A.P., Montenegro Calvo, M.J., García Ugarte, M., Forero Azabache, O. (2022):
Hacia una ganadería sostenible en Vichada, Colombia. Instrumentos políticos y financieros
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH y Centro Helmholtz de Investigaciones Ambientales – UFZ, Proyecto Transformando la OriNoquia con la Integración de los beneficios de la Naturaleza en Agendas sostenibles (Tonina), Bogotá, 47 pp. - Muñoz Escobar, M., Fernández Lavado, A.P., Montenegro Calvo, M.J., García Ugarte, M., Forero Azabache, O. (2022):
Hacia una ganadería sostenible en Vichada, Colombia. Instrumentos políticos y financieros
UFZ Discussion Papers 4/2022
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 49 pp. - Muñoz Escobar, M., Zinngrebe, Y., Rode, J., Deustua, E.B., Vaccari Paz, B.L. (2022):
Incentive and finance instruments for trees on farms - Instrument portfolio and recommendations for integrated implementation. Project report for the “Trees on Farms for Biodiversity” project
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, 33 pp. - Rode, J., Zinngrebe, Y., Muñoz Escobar, M., Khan, S., Vaccari Paz, B.L. (2022):
Incentive and finance instruments for trees on farms - A guidebook for identifying instruments and conditions for their integrated implementation. Project deliverable for the “Trees on Farms for Biodiversity” project
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, 36 pp.
2021 (3)
- Muñoz Escobar, M., Muñoz Rivera, A. (2021):
Guía OSE GAM. Actuando sobre oportunidades de los servicios ecosistémicos en el Área Metropolitana De Costa Rica. Una guía para la integración de los servicios ecosistémicos en la gestión ambiental de las municipalidades y otros actores en el Gran Área Metropolitana de Costa Rica
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), 109 pp. - Muñoz Escobar, M., Rodriguez Castañeda, C., Tibavija Cipagauta, R., Rode, J. (2021):
Aprovechando los beneficios de la naturaleza. Guía para el desarrollo de instrumentos políticos y financieros para territorios sostenibles. Inspirada por aprendizajes en la Altillanura Colombiana
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH y Centro Helmholtz de Investigaciones Ambientales – UFZ, Proyecto Transformando la OriNoquia con la Integración de los beneficios de la Naturaleza en Agendas sostenibles (Tonina), Bogotá, 124 pp. - Wittmer, H., Berghöfer, A., Büttner, L., Chakrabarty, R., Förster, J., Khan, S., König, C., Krause, G., Kreuer, D., Locher-Krause, K., Moreno Soares, T., Muñoz Escobar, M., Neumann, M., Renner, I., Rode, J., Schniewind, I., Schwarzer, D., Tröger, U., Zinngrebe, Y., Spiering, S. (2021):
Transformative change for a sustainable management of global commons — biodiversity, forests and the ocean. Recommendations for international cooperation based on a review of global assessment reports and project experience
UFZ Report 3/2021
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, 154 pp. 10.57699/7s83-7z35
Earlier Publications
2013. Muñoz Escobar, M.; Pineda Weffer, C.; Holländer, R.: Institutional durability of payments for watershed ecosystem services: Lessons from two case studies from Colombia and Germany. Ecosystem Services. Vol. 6. (46-53). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.04.004.
2011. Berghoefer, A.; Mumbunan, S.; Muñoz. M.: Institutional Analysis of Intermediaries in Payments for Ecosystem Services. In: Vatn, A.; Movik, S.: Thor Heyerdahl Summer School in Environmental Governance. Institutions for Sustainable Development. Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric. Norwegian University of Life Science. Student Papers Vol. 1.
2011. Muñoz Escobar, M.; Voyevoda, M.; Fuehner, C.; Zehnsdorf, A.: Potential uses of Elodea nuttallii-harvested biomass. In: Energy, Sustainability and Society, Vol 1. p. 4. Online: http://www.energsustainsoc.com/content/1/1/4.
2011. Zehnsdorf, A.; Kindler, A.; Muñoz Escobar, M.: Neophyten – Potenziale ihre Nutzung. In: Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft der Rhein.-Westf.Techn. Hochschule Aachen: 44. Essener Tagung für Wasser und Abfallwirtschaft. "Zukunftsfähige Wasserwirtschaft − kosteneffizient und energiebewusst". Aachen, S. 66/1 - 66/7.
2009. Muñoz, M.; Holländer, R.: Institutional Sustainability of Payment for Watershed Ecosystem Services. Enabling conditions of institutional arrangement in watersheds. Working Paper, No. 80. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Leipzig University, Leipzig.
Conferences
2011. November 10 – 12. Speaker at the International Conference Payments for Ecosystem Services and their Institutional Dimensions: “Institutional Analysis of Payment for Watershed Ecosystem Services. Lessons from Two Case Studies in Colombia and Germany”. Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF e.V.). Berlin, Germany.
2011. October 12 − 13. Speaker at the International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management. Management of Water in a Changing World: Lessons learnt and Innovative Perspectives: “Conditions for institutional durability of Payment for Watershed Ecosystem Services. Case study analysis from Pradera, Colombia and Munich, Germany”. German Ministry of Education and Research. Dresden, Germany.
2010. May 24 – 25. Poster Presentation: Anaerobic fermentation of the Western waterweed Elodea nuttallii (Anaerobe Vergärung der Schmalblättrigen Wasserpest (Elodea nuttallii)). International Biomass Conference. German Biomass Research Centre (Deutsches Biomasse-Forschungszentrum) DBFZ. Leipzig, Germany.
2009. June 29 – July 2. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Speaker at the 8th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, ESEE. Paper presentation: “Institutional Sustainability of Payment for Watershed Ecosystem Services. Enabling Conditions of Institutional Arrangements in Watersheds”. And Roggero, Matteo; Mumbunan, Sonny & Muñoz Escobar, Marcela: “Do they really think so? Institutional Implications of PES Schemes“.
2008. November 14. Speaker at the workshop of New Institutional Economics Network (Neue Institutionenökonomik – NIÖ is a thematic network of scientists from East German universities and research institutes). Martin Luther University, Halle – Wittenberg. Presentation: “Enabling conditions for Sustainable Institutions in Watersheds”.
2006. December 6 − 10. Speaker at training Seminar "Payment for Ecosystem Services" − Fostering PES projects in Central and Eastern Europe and CIS. German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and UNEP. Isle of Vilm. Germany. Presentation: “Institutional Aspects of Payment for Watershed Ecosystem Services”.
Teaching
2009 – 2011. Water Management Module: Seminar on Payments for Watershed Ecosystem Services for the Joint MSc Program in Sustainable Development. Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management. Faculty of Economics. Leipzig University.