Rodolfo Jesús Vieto Morales

Date of birth: 06/24/60

Nationality: Costa Rican

Mailing address: Apartado 105-4200 - Naranjo, Alajuela - Costa Rica, Central America

Telephone: (506) 451-1292

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1989-1991	Master of Science in Forest Resources, Minor: Forest Management Economics. University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho.
1980-1985	Bachelors of Forestry, Technological Institute of Costa Rica. Cartago, Costa Rica.

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Languages

Fully bilingual: Spanish and English.

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Additional training

1998	Environmental Impact Assessment - Regulatory functions of Environmental Management Systems in Costa Rica.
1992-1996	Environmental conflict resolution - Joint Implementation: An opportunity for the natural resources sector - Forestry regencies - Institutional Planning for NGOs.
1989-1991	FORPLAN (Forest Planning Model), and SARA (Spreadsheet Assisted Resource Analysis) - Agroforestry - International Business - Management Information Systems - Introduction to problem solving and programming in Pascal - The Sponsored Student: Change agent of the future.
1985-1987	Social planning and programming for cooperative and communal leaders - Forest accessibility, planning, design and construction of forest roads.

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Professional experience

1999...	Proyect evaluator. FUNDECOOPERACIÓN for Sustainable Development. San José, Costa Rica.
1999...	Forester in charge of small owners harvesting operations. Naranjo County, Alajuela, Costa Rica
1999...	Forester in charge of commercial thinnings for AUCANACUA reforestation project. AUCANACUA, S.A. Vázquez de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica.
1998-1999	Forester in charge of Roota Froota reforestation project. Roota Froota, S.A. Jicaral, Puntarenas.
1998-1999	Forester in charge of field research, and design of ecotourism activities. Peter Bartlo. Quepos, Puntarenas.
1998	Forester in charge of environmental impact evaluation for alternative road routes in forested areas. Hacienda Santa Elena, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Arnold & Porter - Washington, D.C.
1998	Forester in charge of coordinating the logging activities in the project area, and riverside recuperation practices, during the initial construction stage. Cima San José Hospital. San José.
1997-1998	Environmental advisor. In charge of environmental related permits, as well as environmental impact control and minimization. Condo-Hotel Villas El Pescador. Gulf of Papagayo, Guanacaste.
1997-1998	Natural Resource Specialist for the Biodiversity Conservation Program of Panamá. In charge of developing a portfolio of natural resource production and investment alternatives to facilitate the conservation of biodiversity in the Biological Corridor of Panamá. RUTA III, World Bank – GEF, UNDP, INRENARE.
1997	Co-proponent of the pilot project: Wood waste utilization in Costa Rica. Dutch Joint Implementation Fund. Project approved in 1,999.
1997	Consultant in charge of land purchasing, natural forest management and reforestation planning in the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica. Sunhill International Corp.
1997	Consultant in charge of silvicultural monitoring of Teak (Tectona grandis), Terminalia (Terminalia ivorensis) and Melina (Gmelina arborea) in Coopevega de San Carlos, Alajuela; and of coordinating Melina and Eucalyptus plantation harvesting and industrialization activities in Bananito Norte, Limón. Industrias Forestales, S.A.
1996	Consultant in charge of preparing terms of reference for the executors of the Soil Conservation and Agroforestry Component of the Environmental Program of El Salvador. RUTA III - International Development Bank - General Directorate of Renewable Natural Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. El Salvador.
1996	Consultant responsible for the silvicultural evaluation of reforestation projects co- financed by Aeromar Ltda. and Fast Cargo Services S.A.
1995-1996	Professor of the courses of Forest Economics (AMC-303) and Computer Programming I and II (AMC-502 and AMC-508). School of Environmental Sciences. National University, Heredia. Costa Rica.
1995-1996	Consultant (Coordinator) of the research study: Effects of land purchasing for conservation purposes. Study focused on the evaluation of the economic, social and ecological effects of this conservation strategy, in the Monte Alto Forest Reserve, Hojancha; and Monteverde, Puntarenas. Agro-Economic Consultants (CAE) - Tropical Natural Resources, Inc. (TNR).
1995-1996	Consultant in charge of conducting the study: Production and Location of the Planted Wood. Resposible of designing and building a data base about the forestry plantations stablished in the Huetar Norte Region, and evaluating and projecting their productivity for a fiveteen year period. National Reforestors Chamber (CANAFOR).
1995	Consultant in charge of conducting the study: Comparative diagnostic for PROFOR (rural development oriented forestry software). In charge of the technical and functional comparative analyses of PROFOR, against similar forestry software packages available in Central America. IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica.
1995	Consultant in charge of the identification and economic analyses of alternative buffer zone compatible production alternatives for the Tempisque Conservation Area, and the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge. Costa Rican Natural Resource Conservation Project. RUTA-World Bank.
1994	Consultant responsible of classifying peasants innovations and the describing their technological innovation processes with emphasis on the use of forests and trees. Study cases on peasants’ research and extension, in the communities of San Miguel (Talamanca, Costa Rica) and Hojancha (Guanacaste). FTP-FAO, Costa Rica.
1994	Consultant responsible for the silvicultural and economic evaluation of the Sistemas Agroforestales Vítola S.A. reforestation project. Agroforestales Vitola S.A.
1993	Consultant responsible for the economic and institutional analysis of three agroforestry projects in Nicaragua. Project: Economic and institutional analysis of agroforestry and forestry projects in Central America, Panamá, Dominican Republic and Haiti. World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute, UNDP and CATIE.
1993	Consultant responsible for the technical orientation of a group of foreign academicians and politicians, in their first international session, on different study cases of natural resource conservation and development. The Leadership for Environment and Development Program. Biomass Users Network - Rockefeller Foundation.
1993	Consultant co-responsible for an external evaluation of the Tortuguero Plains Conservation Strategy. IUCN Regional Office for Central America.
1993	Consultant responsible of building a mathematical model for the economic simulation of alternative farm management systems, in Baja Talamanca. The New Alchemists Association (ANAI).
1992	Consultant responsible for building a linear programming model for the economic simulation of alternative farm management systems, in Baja Talamanca. Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), CATIE.
1992	Consultant responsible for the financial analysis of the forest management model of "La Tirimbina". Swiss Cooperation For Development (COSUDE). CATIE.
1991-1992	Executive Director of the Private Forests Conservation and Management Program. In charge of promoting the conservation of natural forests through the establishment of private forest reserves. CEDARENA - The Nature Conservancy.
1987-1988	Executive Director, responsible for promoting regional reforestation projects, public relations, management of a nursery and management of a forest industry supplies store. CODEFORSA (Forestry Development Corporation of San Carlos). Ciudad Quesada.
1986-1988	Consultant responsible for the establishment and monitoring of a Teak and Pochote nursery and plantation. Carlos Solano Quirós.
1986	Reforestation Project Manager. Responsible for the establishment and coordination of logging and reforestation activities. Forestales Lachner & Sáenz. San Fernando Farm, Patio de Agua de Coronado.
1986	Consultant responsible for a silvicultural evaluation for "Las Brumas" reforestation project. Santa Cecilia de Upala. Forestales Lachner & Sáenz.
1986	Consultant responsible for a technical and administrative evaluation of the Nicoya’s Tree Nursery. Guanacaste, Costa Rica. 1986. Natural Resource Conservation Program, GCR-USAID 515-T-032.
1985	Project evaluator, responsible for the technical evaluation, field verification and approval of logging and forest management projects. Costa Rican Forest Service (D.G.F.), Forest Management and Logging Department.
1985	Field research assistant, responsible for plot measurements in the north and west zones of Costa Rica. Project: Pinus caribaea's Growth in the Caribbean Region. University of Puerto Rico - Technological Institute of Costa Rica.

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Publications

Valverde, J.; Vieto, R. y Pacheco, A. 1,996. Endogenous process and peasants’ research logic. Forest Trees and People, (27): 9-19. FAO.

Valverde, J.; Vieto, R. y Pacheco, A. 1,995. Case study on Peasants’ Research and Extension in Costa Rica: Endogenous process and peasants’ research logic. Forest Trees and People Program, Phase II. FAO.

Vieto, R.J. 1995. An Economic and Institutional Analysis of Agroforestry Projects in Nicaragua. in: Costs, Benefits, and Farmer Adoption of Agroforestry: Project Experience in Central America and the Caribbean. World Bank Environment Paper Number 14.

Vieto, R.J. 1991. A Linear Programming Model for the Economic Analysis of Silvopastoral Systems with Interactive Outputs: Adapting FORPLAN for the Nez Perce Tribal Forest-Grazing Case. M.S. Thesis. University of Idaho.

Vieto, R.J. 1985. Technical-administrative Control System for the INLAU Reforestation Project, Limón. Graduation Project. Cartago, Costa Rica.

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Professional events

Peasant Families' Land, its Importance for the Community, its Conservation and Development (Speaker). Café Forestal Foundation, Costa Rican Ecologic Asociation. San José /Jul./98.

Rural Development Workshop (Speaker). FAO. San José /Oct./94.

Regional Workshop on: Economic and Institutional Analysis of Agroforestry and Forestry Projects in Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti (Speaker).

World Bank, IFPRI, UNDP and CATIE. San Salvador /May/93.

National Workshop on: Economic and Institutional Analysis of Agroforestry and Forestry Projects in Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti (Speaker). World Bank, IFPRI, UNDP and CATIE. Managua /Dec./92.

Planning for Agroforestry International Symposium. Washington State University. Pullman, Washington /89.

Forestry Sector Actuality Panel: Reforestation and forest extraction. National Chamber of Reforestors /87.

First National Workshop of Tree Seeds and Nurseries. Technological Institute of Costa Rica /85.

First Environmental Congress of Costa Rica. University of Costa Rica/85.

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Computing skills

Technical use software: FORPLAN II y SARA (Forest Planning Model II and Spreadsheet Assisted Resource Analysis: Multi-period economic planning for natural resource software). FARMOD (Farm modeling and partial budgeting software). PCReg (Statistical analysis software). PLANMAN, PROFOR y PROINFFO (Forest Management field information processing software). MAP MAKER PRO 2.3 (Geographic Information System). WINSURFER (Topographical mapping and other spatial planning activities software).

Programming languages: Turbo Pascal and Visual Basic.

Windows environment software: Windows 98, Microsoft Office 97 Pro (Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft Excel 97, Microsoft Powerpoint 97, Microsoft Access 97, Microsoft Outlook 97, Microsoft Cuaderno 97), Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Project 98.

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References

James Smyle. Natural Resource Specialist. RUTA. III - WORLD BANK. Telephone: (506) 255-4011. Fax: (506) 222-6556. E-mail: jsmyle@ruta.org

Martin Raine. Agricultural Economist. RUTA III-WORLD BANK Telephone: (506) 255-4011. Fax: (506) 222-6556. E-mail: mraine@ruta.org

Carlos Brenes. Sociólogist. FTPP-FAO. Teléfono: (506) 280-2441. E-mail: cbrenes@sol.racsa.co.cr

Ronny del Camino. Forest Economist. Telephone: (506) 282-9340. Fax: (506) 282-6257. E-mail: pwrdecam@sol.racsa.co.cr

Charles Macketta. Forest Economist. Forest Resources Department, University of Idaho. E-mail: mcketta@uidaho.edu

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