Thiago C Gomes is a PhD student in ecology studying the use of plant resources in an indigenous territory in Brazil. He has a background in environmental studies, restoration ecology, and biological sciences. His dissertation research examines the social-ecological changes and local resource management strategies of the Laklãnõ (Xokleng) Indigenous Territory in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He has worked on several other research projects in Brazil, Canada, and Mozambique related to ethnoecology, ethnobotany, restoration, and conservation.
Thiago C Gomes is a PhD student in ecology studying the use of plant resources in an indigenous territory in Brazil. He has a background in environmental studies, restoration ecology, and biological sciences. His dissertation research examines the social-ecological changes and local resource management strategies of the Laklãnõ (Xokleng) Indigenous Territory in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He has worked on several other research projects in Brazil, Canada, and Mozambique related to ethnoecology, ethnobotany, restoration, and conservation.
Thiago C Gomes is a PhD student in ecology studying the use of plant resources in an indigenous territory in Brazil. He has a background in environmental studies, restoration ecology, and biological sciences. His dissertation research examines the social-ecological changes and local resource management strategies of the Laklãnõ (Xokleng) Indigenous Territory in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He has worked on several other research projects in Brazil, Canada, and Mozambique related to ethnoecology, ethnobotany, restoration, and conservation.
Thiago C Gomes is a PhD student in ecology studying the use of plant resources in an indigenous territory in Brazil. He has a background in environmental studies, restoration ecology, and biological sciences. His dissertation research examines the social-ecological changes and local resource management strategies of the Laklãnõ (Xokleng) Indigenous Territory in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He has worked on several other research projects in Brazil, Canada, and Mozambique related to ethnoecology, ethnobotany, restoration, and conservation.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianpolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil e: [email protected] w: gothiago.com Profi l e Emerging ethnoecologist, with research interests ranging from applied ethnoecology and ethnobotany, restoration ecology, plant ecology, conservation biology, landscape ecology, environmental history, participatory research, and education, with experience in projects in southern Brazil, western Canada, and northern Mozambique. Education Present 2013 PhD in Ecology Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil. Project: Cultural Landscapes and Biodiversity social-ecological change and local strategies for resource management and conservation in the Lakln (Xokleng) Indigenous Territory, Upper Itaja River Valley, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Advisor: Dr. Nivaldo Peroni. Department of Ecology. 2012 2010 Master of Arts in Environmental Studies University of Victoria, Canada. Project: Restoring Tl'chs: an ethnoecological restoration study in Chatham Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Advisors: Dr. Nancy J. Turner and Dr. Eric S. Higgs. School of Environmental Studies. Scholarships: University of Victoria Graduate Fellowship and Pacific Century Graduate fellowship. 2010 2009 Restoration of Natural Systems - Diploma University of Victoria, Canada. Interrupted (May/!"#"). 2007 2002 BSc in Biological Sciences Universidade Federal do Paran, Brazil. Project: Ethnobotanical study as a basis for the elaboration of management plan in the forest reserve EMBRAPA/EPAGRI in Caador, Santa Catarina. Advisor: Raquel Rejane Bonato Negrelle. Departament of Botany. Additional Education 2013 Global Environments Summer Academy ($ weeks) Global Diversity Foundation, Center for Development and the Environment - University of Bern, Switzerland. Sponsors: Salvia Foundation and Rolex Foundation. 2012 Protected Areas and Ethnobiology (% hours) Sociedade Brasileira de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia, Florianpolis, Brazil 2012 Environmental Impact Studies and Reports (#& hours) Maxiambiental, Florianpolis, Brazil 2012 Elaboration of the Conservation and Restoration Municipal Plans for Mata Atlntica ($& horas) Planos Municipais da Mata Atlntica (Ambiental Consulting) 2011 Wilderness First Aid (!" hours) University of Victoria 2010 ICE 2010 Student Workshop: Communication, Ethics and Networking (!' hours) International Society of Ethnobiology 2010 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology ($" hours) School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria 2010 Traditional Systems of Land and Resource Management ('" hours) School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria 2009 Non-Timber Forest Management and Sustainable Use: British Columbia ('" hours) School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria 2009 Principles and Concepts of Ecological Restoration ('" hours) School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria 2007 Fenology as tool for conservation and plant resource management (#( hours) EMBRAPA Florestas/Universidade Federal do Paran 2005 Coevolution of Birds and Plants: pollination and frugivory (#& hours) Universidade Federal do Paran Professional Experience Present 2012 A Rocha Brasil Scientific Advisor Development and planning of social-ecological projects for biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration and environmental education. 2012 2010 University of Victoria Teaching Assistant, School of Environmental Studies Introduction to Environmental Studies (ES!""), Introduction to Ethnoecology (ES$!#), Ethnobotany (ES'!#), Advanced Topics in Ethnoecology: Ethnoecology of Place (ES'%#). 2009-2012 GOERT (Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team) Member and volunteer in field activities Control and removal of invasive species, management of threatened plant species and restoration of the most at-risk terrestrial ecosystem in Canada. 2010 2009 City of Victoria Parks Volunteer in field activities Control and removal of invasive species and ecological restoration. 2009 - 2007 EMBRAPA Florestas (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-Forests) Environmental Monitoring Lab Intern and Visiting Researcher Involved in multidisciplinary project (responsible for the ethnobotanical and social-economic studies) for the elaboration of a management plan for the Forest Reserve Embrapa/Epagri (Model Forest). 2009 2005 Laboratrio de Ecologia Oikos / Universidade Federal do Paran Intern and Associate Researcher Involved in ethnobotany and ecology projects, fieldwork and organization of study groups, capacity building for new interns, conferences and regional meetings promoted by the laboratory. Collaboration in projects (#) ornamental plants of Paran: cultivation, extraction and trade, (!) Bases for the restoration of riparian forest formations of the Araucaria Forests of Paran State, from useful species and non-timber forest products, and ($) Ethnobotanical study as a basis for the elaboration of management plan in the forest reserve EMBRAPA/EPAGRI in Caador, Santa Catarina. 2008 Associao Franciscana de Ensino Senhor Bom Jesus (UNESCO Partner) Elementary School Teacher in Environmental Sciences Lectures, field classes, development of year curricula and teacher training course for science teachers. Projects Present 2013 Ethnoecology, ethnobotany, and use of plant resources in the Lakln (Xokleng) Indigenous Territory, Santa Catarina, Brazil Situation: Ongoing; Nature: Research Participants: Thiago C Gomes - participant / Nivaldo Peroni - coordinator. Sponsor: CNPq (Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development
Present 2013 Ethnobotany, management and domestication of species and landscapes of southern Brazil. Situation: Ongoing; Nature: Research Participants: Thiago C Gomes - participant / Nivaldo Peroni - coordinator. Sponsor: CNPq (Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development
Present 2013 Plant interactions and community dynamics in tropical, seasonal systems Situation: Ongoing; Nature: Research Participants: Thiago C Gomes - participant / Natalia Hanazaki - coordinator. Sponsor: CNPq (Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development
2013-2010 Bringing the Food Back Home: Indigenous Food Systems and Place in Western Canada Situation: Ongoing; Nature: Research Participants: Thiago C Gomes - participant / Nancy J. Turner - coordinator. Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Canada)
2009 2007 Development of innovative models for protected areas management: the case of Forest Reserve Embrapa/Epagri, in Caador, Santa Catarina, Brazil Action IV Situation: Concluded; Nature: Development. Participants: Thiago C Gomes - participant / Raquel Rejane Bonato Negrelle participant / Yeda Malheiros de Oliveira - coordinator.
Awards 2014-2017 FAPESC PhD Scholarship, Foundation for Research and Innovation of Santa Catarina State 2014-2015 ISE Darrell Posey PhD Fellowship for Ethnoecology and Traditional Resource Rights, International Society of Ethnobiology. 2012 Darrell Posey Prize mention for best poster: IX Brazilian Symposium of Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology, Sociedade Brasileira de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia. 2011 Best application: Sarah Spencer Foundation Research Fellowship, The Spencer Foundation. 2010 2012 Pacific Century Graduate Scholarship, Province of British Columbia, Canada. 2010 2012 University of Victoria Graduate Scholarship.
Academic production Presentations 2012 IX Brazilian Symposium of Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology, Poster: Ethnoecological restoration as strategy to assure ecological and cultural integrity in degraded areas: study cases from west coast Canada and southern Brazil. 2012 World Social Forum: Thematic Forum Round table: Climate change and poverty 2011 Salish Sea Ecosystems Conference Oral presentation: Restoring the Gardens at Tlchs. 2011 World Conference on Ecological Restoration (Society for Ecological Restoration International) Poster: Restoring Tlchs. 2011 4th Annual Vancouver Island Traditional Foods Conference Keynote presentation: Restoring Traditional Food Systems in Tlchs. 2011 8th Annual GOERT (Garry Oak Ecosystem Restoration Team) Research Colloquium Oral presentation: Ethnoecological Restoration in Chatham Islands, British Columbia. 2010 33rd Annual Conference: Society of Ethnobiology Poster: Negrelle, R.R.B. and Gomes, T.C.: Ethnobotanical Study as Basis for the Elaboration of Management Plan of Forest Reserve Embrapa/Epagri (RFEE) in Caador, Santa Catarina, Brazil. 2007 II Simpsio de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia da Regio Sul do Brasil Poster: Resultados preliminares de estudo etnobotnico como subsdio para elaborao de plano de manejo para Reserva Florestal Embrapa/Epagri no Municpio de Caador, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
Publications 2013 Gomes, T.C. Novel ecosystems in the restoration of cultural landscapes of Tl'chs, West Chatham Island, British Columbia, Canada. Ecological Processes !"#$ !:#& doi: #".##.%(/!#)!-#*")-!-#&
Events Attended 2012 IX Brazilian Symposium of Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Sociedade Brasileira de Etnobiologia e Etnoecologia, Florianpolis, Brazil
2012 Seminar on Sociobiodiversity Research in Federal Protected Areas in Santa Catarina Ministry of the Environment/ICMBio/Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2012 I Latin-American Environmental Law Journey Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2012 Restoration 2012: SER NW/BC Annual Meeting University of Victoria, Canada 2011 Salish Sea Ecosystems Conference Vancouver, Canada 2011 World Conference on Ecological Restoration Society for Ecological Restoration International, Mrida, Mexico 2011 4th Annual Vancouver Island Traditional Foods Conference Vancouver Island, Canada 2011 Restoration Institute University of Victoria, Canada 2011 8th Annual GOERT Research Colloquium Garry Oak Ecosystem Restoration Team, Victoria, Canada 2010 International Congress of Ethnobiology International Society of Ethnobiology, Tofino, Canada 2010 33rd Annual Conference: Society of Ethnobiology Society of Ethnobiology, Victoria, Canada 2007 II Southern Brazilian Symposium for Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Universidade Federal do Paran, Curitiba, Brazil 2007 III Simpsio do PPG em Ecologia e Conservao: Biodiversidade, da teoria economia Universidade Federal do Paran, Curitiba, Brazil 2006 IV OIUDSMA Congress: International Organization of Universities for Sustainable Development and the Environment, Curitiba, Brazil 2006 United Nations COP8-MOP3 and CBD Curitiba, Brasil
Organization committee 2012 IX Brazilian Symposium of Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianpolis, Brasil 2007 II Southern Brazilian Symposium for Ethnobiology and Ethnoecology Universidade Federal do Paran, Curitiba, Brasil
Additional Information 2012 MediaEpisode on Down2Earth series (APTN Canada/New Zealand) Canadian TV show on indigenous communities and innovative sustainable alternatives.
2011 Media Interview and profile on the Year of Science British Columbia: A Garden Story yearofsciencebc.ca/stories-scientists-and-careers/science-and-culture/a-garden-story/
2009 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 110/120 2006 Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) University of Cambridge 2005 Iris Inc. Transcultural training and volunteer work on projects with local indigenous Makhua, Makonde and Moni people in Northern Mozambique. Languages Portuguese Native English Advanced Spanish Intermediate French Beginner