Dr. Maria Leal Londoño

Researcher on Food Tourism, Local and Regional development and Geography of Food Supply Systems.

Administrative support to the Coordinator of the Master including: Giving information and documentation to students, arranging payments of guest professors, organizing conferences, seminar trips, supporting general Master activities.

Manager of the “Social Action Plan” of Bogota’s local administration through coordination and formulation of food production projects in order to contribute to food security of the local communities in the influence area of Bogota’s landfill “Doña Juana”. Supporting actors identified as key factors for the development of AGRORED (Agri-network) and NUTRIRED (Urban network) to achieve a participative projects formulation.

Coordinating the staff and activities within the Agro-Forestry component for the “Feasibility Project for the establishment of an Integrated Centre of Farming Production” in Usme (Bogotá) in the framework of the "Food Supply Master Plan of Bogotá".

Technical analysis of the results achieved in the Agro-forestry component of the project ”Characterization and link of Stakeholders in Usme (Bogotá) for the Incorporation in an Agricultural Network called AGRORED”. In the framework of the "Food Supply Master Plan of Bogotá".

Coordinate the Education activities developed in the Natural Park of Bogotá “Mirador de los Nevados” and audit the work developed by the Staff

Support all the coordination activities developed within the project “Sumpaz Agricultural Network” which included the characterization of the Stakeholders

Geography of Food, Tourism Geography, local and regional development.

Territorial planning in Europe, Spain and Catalonia; local and regional development, urban planning, environmental management, local development and policies

Forestry industry, natural Forest and Territorial Planning, Environmental Management, Hydrology, natural resources and community relationships.