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Personal profile
Ecologist from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1997-2002), and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM; 2002-2007). Postdoctoral experience at the Museum of Zoology-UNAM (2007-2008). I was the Coordinator of Ecosystem Services at Conservation International, Colombia (2008-2011), leading projects in biodiversity management and public policy in territorial planning, biodiversity offsets, and conservation. I have been an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Rural Studies at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana since 2011, and I was the director of the undergraduate program in Ecology (2012-2015). I was the Regional Coordinator for Colombia of the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group, contributing to the extinction risk assessment of over 820 species for the country and to the development of the "National Program for the Conservation of Amphibians in Colombia and its Action Plan 2024-2033". Currently, I am the Global Co-Chair of the habitat protection and management working group of the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group where I participate in updating the Action Plan for the Global Conservation of Amphibians (ACAP). I was a member of the board of directors of the Colombian Association of Herpetology and am a co-founder of the social appropriation of knowledge initiative: “Ciencia pa'sumercé”.
Education
PhD, Doctor of Sciences
Award Date: 23 Aug 2007
Bachelor, ecologist
Award Date: 25 Feb 2002
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Senior
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Biology
- Doctorate in Environmental and Rural Studies
- Ecology
- Master's Degree in Biodiversity Conservation and Use
- Master's Degree in Environmental Management
- Master's Degree in Ecological Restoration
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Amphibian Traits and Sociodemographic Factors Shape Local Community Perceptions and Conservation Attitudes in Colombia’s Tropical Dry Forests
Granda-Rodriguez, H. D., De Luque-Villa, M. A., Jiménez-Bolaño, J. D. & Urbina-Cardona, J. N., 14 Jan 2026, In: Tropical Conservation Science. 19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing a Scorecard for Measuring the Integration of Nature-based Solutions into Small Island Climate Policies
Hall, I. M., McDonald, A., Gómez-Serrano, J. R., Echeverry-Galvis, M. Á., Urbina-Cardona, J. N., Sanabria, E. P. S., Mijts, E., Aerts, A., Park, H., Weigelt, N., Kabeshita-Bolton, J., Fernández-González, O. & Cheng, C. M., Jul 2026, In: Nature-Based Solutions. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experiences in Conservation Planning for Amphibians in the Andean Region
Angulo, A., Azat, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Lampo, M., Señaris, C., Urbina-Cardona, J. N. & Vaira, M., 2026, Andean Herpetofauna: Explorations of Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation. Urbina-Cardona, J. N., Navas, C. A., Catenazzi, A. & Piantoni, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Suiza: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 305-323 19 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series; vol. Part F1174).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Functional divergence drives the prevalence of low‐abundance species in bat assemblages
Ramírez-Mejía, A. F., Sánchez, F., Urbina-Cardona, J. N. & Ladino, N., 26 Apr 2026, In: Functional Ecology. n/a, n/a, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional Diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles in Tropical Dry Forest Remnants and Anthropogenic Cover Types in the Lower Bogotá River Sub-Basin (Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia)
Romero, F. V. & Urbina-Cardona, J. N., 2026, Andean Herpetofauna: Explorations of Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation. Urbina-Cardona, J. N., Navas, C. A., Catenazzi, A. & Piantoni, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Suiza: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 59-88 30 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series; vol. Part F1174).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Imaginarios de un ‘conflicto socioambiental': co-creación de una novela gráfica amazónica
Leyva Townsend, N. (PI), Duque Jamaica, M. C. (CoI), Machado Franco, F. A. (CoI), Mejia Ramirez, C. M. (CoI), Calderon, P. M. (CoI) & Urbina Cardona, N. (CoI)
01/08/25 → 31/08/27
Project: Artistic creation
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Measuring climate policy commitments of small island developing states to nature-based solutions
Echeverry-Galvis, M. A. (PI), Gomez Serrano, J. R. (CoI) & Urbina Cardona, N. (CoI)
03/09/24 → 20/09/25
Project: Research
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Diversidad funcional y riqueza de mamíferos medianos y grandes en escenarios de transformación del paisaje del bosque seco tropical de la región Caribe colombiana
Chacón Pacheco, J. J. (PI), Ballesteros-Correa, J. (CoI), Perez Torres, J. (CoI) & Urbina Cardona, N. (CoI)
15/07/23 → 14/07/25
Project: Research
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Classification and sensitivity of taxonomic and functional diversity indices of anurans in the Andean coffee cultural landscape
Urbina Cardona, N. (Other)
18/02/22 → 17/08/22
Project: Research
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La diversidad (taxonómica y funcional) de mariposas diurnas presentes en los parques urbanos de Bogotá y sus redes ecológicas (especies-hábitats y rasgos funcionales-hábitats)
Urbina Cardona, N. (PI) & Coral-Acosta, N. (Estud)
23/09/21 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
Press/Media
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La vida al filo del bosque: Cómo los bordes transforman la selva —y lo que eso significa para todos nosotros
12/08/25
1 Media contribution
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Un llamado urgente para investigar más a las ranas de la Amazonia
12/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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More than 70% of amphibian species threatened by agriculture
01/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Prizes
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Best Research Works - Award
Calvo De Saavedra, A. M. D. R. (Recipient), Rojas Reyes, M. X. (Recipient), Urbina Cardona, J. N. (Recipient) & FRANCISCO ESTELLA, J. (Recipient), 2013
Prize
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Sexto Premio Bienal al Investigador Javeriano: Área en Ciencias Biológicas
Urbina Cardona, N. (Recipient), 20 Apr 2013
Prize
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Impacts
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Decreto 607 de 2011 "Por medio del cual se adopta la política pública para la Gestión de la conservación de la Biodiversidad en el Distrito Capital"
Urbina Cardona, J. N. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impacts
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Programa Nacional para la Conservación de los Anfibios en Colombia. Plan de Acción 2025-2034.
Urbina Cardona, J. N. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impacts
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Resolución 0126 de 2024. Listado especies silvestres amenazadas Colombia
Urbina Cardona, J. N. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impacts
Datasets
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Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species- Colombia. Version 1.2.
Urbina-Cardona, J. N. (Creator), Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG, 30 Jun 2022
https://cloud.gbif.org/griis/resource?r=griis-colombia&v=1.7
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