1. Verónica Loayza De la Torre
Ministery of Agriculture an Livestock
IPROMO
Bioeconomy in mountain areas – an opportunity for local development
Pieve Tesino /Ormea 18 June -02 July 2018

2. Employment and main activities
Education
2011 – 2012 University of Granada. Spain
Master in Conservation, Management and Restoration of Biodiversity
2002 – 2008 University Central of Ecuador
Agronomic Engineer
Employment and main activities
Studies of soils and geoinformation
Management and restauration of biodiversity
Methodologies for Adaptation and Mitigation for
Greenhouse Gas

3. Other interests (volunteer work, hobbies etc.)
Mountaineering
Camping
Photography
Trekking
Running
Yoga (Khundalini)
Cooking
Riding

4. Rehabilitation sustentable of cangahua soils
in Ecuador
Objectives
Generation of a map of surface cangahuas located at depths of 0 to 60 cm, in Ecuador, at 1: scale, using remote sensing which identifies cangahua covered by soil or ash (cangahua in depth) and cangahua exposed on the surface at 0 cm deep (cangahua outcrop) and the generation of a map of surface cangahuas located at depths of 0 to 60 cm, in Ecuador, at 1: scale, which identifies cangahua covered by soil or ash (cangahua in depth) and cangahua exposed on the surface at 0 cm deep (cangahua outcrop).
Break with machinery the areas with cangahua that are located in: slopes of up to 35%, altitudes up to 3300 meters above sea level, water access.
Rehabilitate these areas through a rehabilitation plan that incorporates: organic matter, microorganisms, green fertilizers and plant cover.

5. Digital Soil Mapping Soil organic carbon
The organic carbon map of Ecuador's soil, as a result of the FAO Regional Soil Mapping Training Cooperation project in the framework of the Regional Soil Alliance, indicated that the Soil Organic Carbon Map (GSOCmap) was to quantify the carbon capture within the soil, which allows to avoid the emission of the main greenhouse gases such as methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).
This input represents the content of organic carbon or stock at 30 centimeters of soil depth in recent years and allows a detailed monitoring of organic carbon content. It provides users with very useful information to monitor soil conditions, identify degraded areas, establish restoration objectives, explore SOC sequestration potentials, support greenhouse gas emissions reporting

7. Thank you