Wetlands for Remediation in the Tropics Wet Ecosystems for Nature-based Solutions

Dr. Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães
 is a research professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, QRO, Mexico, and has specialized in wetland research and education for more than 10 years, with a strong focus on ecology, genetics, and distribution of aquatic plants. Her work includes research projects and teaching across the Americas, including the Amazon and Southern Brazil Highlands. She was awarded the 2021 Academic Merit medal by UAQ, the 2019 José Mariano Mociño (1757-1820) medal by the Mexican Society of Botany, and the 2018 Research Fellow Wetland Ambassadors by the Society of Wetland Scientists. She is an associate editor of an international book series and scientific journals (Wetlands, Aquatic Botany, Wetland Ecology, Management, and Conservation), and chapter chair at the Society of Wetland Scientists. Tatiana is recognized by the National System of Researchers in Mexico (2020-2024) and certificated as a professional wetland scientist by PCPSWS (2020-2025). 

Dr. Marinus L. Otte
 is a professor at North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA, and has specialized in wetlands research and education for more than 30 years, with a strong focus on pollution and phytoremediation. His research, teaching and outreach on water and wetlands has involved projects around the world, most recently in Mexico as a Fulbright Specialist. He is a lifetime member of the Society of Wetland Scientists, and has been the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Wetlands since 2012. He published about 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and contributed to many conferences world-wide.