{"id":21,"date":"2026-07-29T11:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexico.mapbiomas.org\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:37:38","slug":"quienes-somos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mexico.mapbiomas.org\/en\/quienes-somos\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"

MapBiomas M\u00e9xico es una red cient\u00edfica colaborativa y multi institucional dedicada a cartografiar y monitorear los cambios en la cobertura y el uso del suelo en todo el pa\u00eds. Como parte de la Red Global MapBiomas, La Red MapBiomas M\u00e9xico se conform\u00f3 en 2025 y actualmente est\u00e1 integrada por 59 personas pertenecientes a 23 instituciones de gobierno, academia y sociedad civil. Nuestra misi\u00f3n es desarrollar la capacidad local en materia de teledetecci\u00f3n y computaci\u00f3n en la nube, generando datos geogr\u00e1ficos \u00fatiles, actualizados y de alta precisi\u00f3n, adaptados directamente al contexto ambiental y socioecon\u00f3mico \u00fanico de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Estructura<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Coordination: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MapBiomas Mexico Technical Coordinators<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  • Jean Fran\u00e7ois Mas Caussel \u2013 Center for Environmental Geography Research \u2013 National Autonomous University of Mexico<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Miguel \u00c1ngel Castillo Santiago \u2013 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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    Coordinators by region\/cross-cutting theme:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    • Regi\u00f3n 1: Sergio Alberto Monjardin Armenta<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Regi\u00f3n 2: Mario Iv\u00e1n Uc Campos & Azucena P\u00e9rez Vega <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Regi\u00f3n 3: Florencio Garc\u00eda Jacinto & Mary Carmen Flores Gatica<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Regi\u00f3n 4: Jonathan Vidal Sol\u00f3rzano Villegas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Regi\u00f3n 5: Daniel Mart\u00edn Auliz Ortiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Urbano: Sandra Luc\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez Zetina  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Manglares: Carlos Humberto Troche Souza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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      Fiscal Sponsor MapBiomas M\u00e9xico <\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      • AVINA Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Valentina Zendejas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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        Local resource management:<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        • Tierra Verde, Cultura y Naturaleza A.C. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Arturo Mendoza <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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          Support for the management, communication, and administration of the Network<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          • Felicia Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            Support with data analysis, mapping, and the platform<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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            • Alexander Quevedo Chac\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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              Co-creators:<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              Research Center for Geospatial Information Sciences<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              • Aristides Saavedra Guerrero<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Eric Antonio Gamboa Blanco<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Jorge Omar L\u00f3pez Mart\u00ednez <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                Center for Research in Environmental Geography, UNAM<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                • Cecilia Irene Villase\u00f1or Reyes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Jonathan Vidal Sol\u00f3rzano Villegas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Alexander Quevedo Chac\u00f3n <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Jean Fran\u00e7ois Mas Caussel <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  Center for Global Change and Sustainability<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                  • Candelario Peralta Carreta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                    National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                    • Berenice V\u00e1zquez Balderas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Carlos Humberto Troche Souza<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Edgar Villeda Ch\u00e1vez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Inder Rafael Tecuapetla G\u00f3mez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Jos\u00e9 Alberto Alc\u00e1ntara Maya<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Luis Humberto Valderrama Landeros<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Mar\u00eda Isabel Cruz L\u00f3pez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Mar\u00eda Teresa Rodr\u00edguez Z\u00fa\u00f1iga<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Samuel Vel\u00e1zquez Salazar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                      National Forestry Commission<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                      • Carmen Lourdes Meneses Tovar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Juan Pablo Avila De Alba<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Marco Antonio I\u00f1iguez Hern\u00e1ndez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Rafael Mayorga Saucedo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Roberto de Jes\u00fas Dom\u00ednguez Vera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                        The College of the Southern Frontier<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                        • Emmanuel Valencia Barrera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Miguel Angel Castillo Santiago<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Erika Betzabeth Palafox Ju\u00e1rez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                          University of Guanajuato<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                          • Azucena P\u00e9rez Vega <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Diego Armando Pi\u00f1\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                            Autonomous University of Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                            • Hugo Luis Rojas Villalobos<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • Mario Iv\u00e1n Uc Campos<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            • Brayan Alfredo Murillo Gutierrez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              Mexico Climate Initiative (ICM)<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                              • Mary Carmen Flores Gatica <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                Institute of Biology, UNAM<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                  \n
                                • Daniel Mart\u00edn Auliz Ortiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • Jos\u00e9 Juan Flores Mart\u00ednez <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                • Jos\u00e9 Vladimir Rojas S\u00e1nchez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                  Institute of Biology, UNAM<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                    \n
                                  • Brandon Noh Garc\u00eda<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • Diana Lucero Ram\u00edrez Mej\u00eda<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • Stephane Couturier<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • Tatiana Geler Roffe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  • Javier Osorno Covarrubias<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                     National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                      \n
                                    • Humberto Ramos Ramos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                      We reforest M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                      • Andrea \u00c1lvarez P\u00e9rez <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                      • Juan Esteban Torres Vivar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                      • Sayda Mar\u00eda Velasco Jim\u00e9nez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                        Secretariat of Regional and Agricultural Development, Government of the State of Nuevo Le\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                          \n
                                        • Brayan Alfredo Murillo Gutierrez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                          <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          The Nature Conservancy, TNC<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                          • Francisco Reyna S\u00e1enz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                            Autonomous University of Baja California \/ FCM<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                                            • Bernardino Ricardo Eaton Gonz\u00e1lez<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                            • Guadalupe D\u00edaz Guti\u00e9rrez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                              Autonomous University of Chihuahua \u2013 Faculty of Animal Science and Ecology<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                              • Jes\u00fas Alejandro Prieto Ampar\u00e1n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                Autonomous University of Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez \/ Institute of Architecture, Design, and Art<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                                • Mario Iv\u00e1n Uc Campos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                  Autonomous University of Nayarit<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                                  • Carlos Ivan Salinas Espinosa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                  • Celia Teresa Navarro J\u00e1uregui<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                  • Juan Pablo Rivera Caicedo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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                                                    Autonomous University of Sinaloa<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                      \n
                                                    • Gerardo Soto Vera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                    • Sergio Alberto Monjardin Armenta <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                                      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                      Autonomous University of the State of Mexico<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                                      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                        \n
                                                      • Xanat Antonio N\u00e9miga<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                                      • Sandra Luc\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez Zetina  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                        World Resources Institute M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                                                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                          \n
                                                        • Fernando Catal\u00e1n Zavaleta<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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