Curriculim Vitae
Education & Career
2020 - Ongoing
Postdoc position at the Sustainability, Agriculture & Techonology Lab, Westlake University, China
Topic: Understanding the ecological and socioeconomic value of agroforestry systems in cocoa, coffee and rubber production systems. Coordinator of the Global Agroforestry Network (GAN) initiative.
2015 - 2020
PhD degree, International Program for Agricultural Sciences (IPAG)
Agroecology Department, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
Thesis topic: Cocoa pollination ecology, and ecological intensification methods to reduce yield gaps
2011- 2014
MSc. degree in Sustainable International Agriculture, Specialisation in Tropical Agriculture
Agroecology Department, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
Thesis topic: Management of homegardens in Indonesian agricultural landscapes and its impact on invertebrate diversity and herbivore predation
2006 - 2010
BSc. degree in Biology
Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México
Postdoc position at the Sustainability, Agriculture & Techonology Lab, Westlake University, China
Topic: Understanding the ecological and socioeconomic value of agroforestry systems in cocoa, coffee and rubber production systems. Coordinator of the Global Agroforestry Network (GAN) initiative.
2015 - 2020
PhD degree, International Program for Agricultural Sciences (IPAG)
Agroecology Department, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
Thesis topic: Cocoa pollination ecology, and ecological intensification methods to reduce yield gaps
2011- 2014
MSc. degree in Sustainable International Agriculture, Specialisation in Tropical Agriculture
Agroecology Department, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany
Thesis topic: Management of homegardens in Indonesian agricultural landscapes and its impact on invertebrate diversity and herbivore predation
2006 - 2010
BSc. degree in Biology
Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México
Scholarship and Funding
2015 - 2020 - Four years funding from the German Exchange Service (DAAD) and the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) to conduct my PhD studies at the University of Göttingen
2012 - Work and Study programme aiming to provide small grants to Master students and integrate them into research activities. International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), University of Kassel
2009 - Funding from the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán for a semester abroad at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel
2012 - Work and Study programme aiming to provide small grants to Master students and integrate them into research activities. International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), University of Kassel
2009 - Funding from the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán for a semester abroad at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel
Conferences & Presentations
2020 - Invited speaker, “Agroforestry systems (AF) to promote ecosystem services for sustainable cocoa - the case of Indonesia and Brazil” - Webinar -Towards sustainable cocoa: opportunities and challenges of a complex value chain - Institute of International Development and International Relations (IDDRI).
2018 - Poster contribution, “The role of pollinator conservation and pollination services on cocoa yields” - 55th Annual meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Kuching, Malaysia
2018 - Invited speaker, “Ecological intensification of cocoa by enhancing pollination services" - 11th International Pollination Symposion - International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (ICPPR), Berlin, Germany
2016 - Invited speaker, "Biodiversity and ecosystem services in cocoa agroforests - The case of pollination ecology". First International Workshop on Cocoa Sustainable Production in Peru, organised by German and Peruvian Universities and International Organisations, Lima and Tarapoto
2016 - Invited speaker, "The role of cocoa agroforestry systems for preserving biodiversity, increasing yields, and mitigating climatic risks". DAAD Scholarship Holders Meeting: Biodiversity and Conservation, Leipzig University
2014 - Oral presentation entitled " Management of homegardens in Indonesian agricultural landscapes and its impact on invertebrate diversity". Tropentag 2014: International Conference on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Czech University of Life Sciences
2018 - Poster contribution, “The role of pollinator conservation and pollination services on cocoa yields” - 55th Annual meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Kuching, Malaysia
2018 - Invited speaker, “Ecological intensification of cocoa by enhancing pollination services" - 11th International Pollination Symposion - International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationships (ICPPR), Berlin, Germany
2016 - Invited speaker, "Biodiversity and ecosystem services in cocoa agroforests - The case of pollination ecology". First International Workshop on Cocoa Sustainable Production in Peru, organised by German and Peruvian Universities and International Organisations, Lima and Tarapoto
2016 - Invited speaker, "The role of cocoa agroforestry systems for preserving biodiversity, increasing yields, and mitigating climatic risks". DAAD Scholarship Holders Meeting: Biodiversity and Conservation, Leipzig University
2014 - Oral presentation entitled " Management of homegardens in Indonesian agricultural landscapes and its impact on invertebrate diversity". Tropentag 2014: International Conference on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Czech University of Life Sciences
Publications
Toledo-Hernández M, Tscharntke T, Tjoa A, Anshary A, Cyio B, Wanger TC (2021). Landscape and farm-level management for conservation of potential pollinators in Indonesian cocoa agroforests. Biol. Conserv. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109106
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Toledo-Hernández M, Tscharntke T, Tjoa A, Anshary A, Cyio B, Wanger TC (2020). Hand pollination, not pesticides or fertilizers, increases cocoa yields and farmer income. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107160 (Full text available here)
Toledo-Hernández M, Wanger TC , Tscharntke T (2017). Neglected pollinators: Can enhanced pollination services improve cocoa yields? a review. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.05.021
(Full text available here)
Toledo-Hernández M, Denmead LH, Clough Y, Raffiudin R, Tscharntke T (2016). Cultural homegarden management practices mediate arthropod communities in Indonesia. J. Insect Conserv. doi.org/10.1007/s10841-016-9871-0
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Prabowo WE, Darras K, Clough Y, Toledo-Hernández M, Arlettaz R, Tscharntke T (2016). Bird responses to lowland rainforest conservation in Sumatra Smallholder landscapes, Indonesia. PLOS One doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154876
(Full text available here)
(Full text available here)
Toledo-Hernández M, Tscharntke T, Tjoa A, Anshary A, Cyio B, Wanger TC (2020). Hand pollination, not pesticides or fertilizers, increases cocoa yields and farmer income. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.107160 (Full text available here)
Toledo-Hernández M, Wanger TC , Tscharntke T (2017). Neglected pollinators: Can enhanced pollination services improve cocoa yields? a review. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.05.021
(Full text available here)
Toledo-Hernández M, Denmead LH, Clough Y, Raffiudin R, Tscharntke T (2016). Cultural homegarden management practices mediate arthropod communities in Indonesia. J. Insect Conserv. doi.org/10.1007/s10841-016-9871-0
(Full text available here)
Prabowo WE, Darras K, Clough Y, Toledo-Hernández M, Arlettaz R, Tscharntke T (2016). Bird responses to lowland rainforest conservation in Sumatra Smallholder landscapes, Indonesia. PLOS One doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154876
(Full text available here)
