Dr Josefina Hepp
Josefina's research has focused on plants from arid and semi-arid zones, particularly in seed biology and conservation. She is currently Executive Director of Fundación Chilco, based in Chile, where she leads conservation and research programmes, nature-education initiatives, and interdisciplinary projects linking art and science. She is also an Associate Researcher at the Atacama Desert Centre of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Additionally, she is co-author of the books Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile and Endemic Plants of Mediterranean Chile, the latter published in collaboration with RBGE and Fundación Chilco.
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