Dallmeier, Francisco

Center Head, Conservation Biologist

Integrating Biodiversity Conservation into Sustainable Development; Developing of Biodiversity Monitoring Plans for Adaptive Management

education and training

Public Biography

Francisco Dallmeier directs the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Center for Conservation and Sustainability. The Center's mission is to apply the expertise of the Smithsonian to integrate conservation needs with sustainable development priorities. Dallmeier has a wide range of global experience in planning for biodiversity-friendly working landscapes, sustainable infrastructure conservation planning, quantification of the Mitigation Hierarchy tool toward no-net loss of biodiversity, scenario planning to inform policy makers, Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Programs (BMAP), human-wildlife conflicts, and professional training programs for conservation leaders and professionals.

Dallmeier leads and manages international projects with operations in Washington, D.C., Peru, Paraguay, and Gabon. He is a team-oriented leader with 30 years of experience assessing the impact of development projects on biodiversity and ecosystem services. His expertise also includes designing development project mitigation strategies within policies and legal frameworks to achieve sustainable infrastructure goals.
Dallmeier regularly advises senior leadership of corporations, governments and NGOs with demonstrated collaborative excellence in interdisciplinary and multicultural science and capacity building for projects in biodiversity-rich areas and critical habitats. He was an early innovator in co-developing (with the energy industry) the inland'offshore exploration and development approach, no roads for sensitive tropical rainforest areas and the Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program (BMAP) now used worldwide.

He has been an adviser for the energy and mining sectors, NGOs, international financial organizations and governments and is an expert adviser on self-actualization and environmental leadership development and training. He is also a Certified Associate Meta-Coach and Practitioner, and a Master Practitioner and Trainer in Neuro-Semantics and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

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- Draper, Frederick C., Costa, Flavia R. C., Arellano, Gabriel, Phillips, Oliver L., Duque, Alvaro, Macia, Manuel J., ter Steege, Hans, Asner, Gregory P., Berenguer, Erika, Schietti, Juliana, Socolar, Jacob B., de Souza, Fernanda Coelho, Dexter, Kyle G., Jorgensen, Peter M., Sebastian Tello, J., Magnusson, William E., Baker, Timothy R., Castilho, Carolina, V., Monteagudo-Mendoza, Abel, Fine, Paul V. A., Ruokolainen, Kalle, Honorio Coronado, Euridice N., Aymard, Gerardo, Davila, Nallarett, Sanchez Saenz, Mauricio et al. 2021. "Amazon tree dominance across forest strata." Nature Ecology & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01418-y 2021
- Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Herrmann, Valentine, Cass, Wendy B., Williams, Alan B., Paull, Stephen J., González-Akre, Erika B., Helcoski, Ryan, Tepley, Alan J., Bourg, Norman A., Cosma, Christopher T., Ferson, Abigail E., Kittle, Caroline, Meakem, Victoria, McGregor, Ian R., Prestipino, Maya N., Scott, Michael K., Terrell, Alyssa R., Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and McShea, William J. 2021. "Long-Term Impacts of Invasive Insects and Pathogens on Composition, Biomass, and Diversity of Forests in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains." Ecosystems, 89–105. 24, New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00503-w. 2021
- ter Steege, Hans, Prado, Paulo I., Lima, Renato A. F. de, Pos, Edwin, de Souza Coelho, Luiz, de Andrade Lima Filho, Diogenes, Salomão, Rafael P., Amaral, Iêda Leão, de Almeida Matos, Francisca Dionízia, Castilho, Carolina V., Phillips, Oliver L., Guevara, Juan Ernesto, de Jesus Veiga Carim, Marcelo, Cárdenas López, Dairon, Magnusson, William E., Wittmann, Florian, Martins, Maria Pires, Sabatier, Daniel, Irume, Mariana Victória, da Silva Guimarães, José Renan, Molino, Jean-François, Bánki, Olaf S., Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez, Pitman, Nigel C. A., Ramos, José Ferreira et al. 2020. "Biased-corrected richness estimates for the Amazonian tree flora." Scientific Reports 10 (1):10130. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66686-3 2020
- Sánchez-Cuervo, Ana María, de Lima, Letícia Santos, Dallmeier, Francisco, Garate, Paola, Bravo, Adriana, and Vanthomme, Hadrien. 2020. "Twenty years of land cover change in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon: implications for biodiversity conservation." Regional Environmental Change 20 (1):Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01603-y 2020
- ter Steege, Hans, Henkel, Terry W., Helal, Nora, Marimon, Beatriz S., Marimon-Junior, Ben, Huth, Andreas, Groeneveld, Jü, Sabatier, Daniel, Coelho, Luiz de Souza, Filho, Diogenes de Andrade Lima, Salomão, Rafael P., Amaral, Iê, Matos, Francisca Dionízia de Almeida, Castilho, Carolina V., Phillips, Oliver L., Guevara, Juan Ernesto, Carim, Marcelo de Jesus Veiga, Cárdenas López, Dairon, Magnusson, William E., Wittmann, Florian, Irume, Mariana Victória, Martins, Maria Pires, Guimarães, José Renan,da Silva, Molino, Jean-François, Bánki, Olaf S. et al. 2019. "Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests." Scientific Reports 9:Article 13822. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50323-9 2019
- Gomes, Vitor H. F., IJff, Stéphanie D., Raes, Niels, Amaral, Iê, Salomão, Rafael P., de, Souza Coelho, de, Almeida Matos, Castilho, Carolina V., de Andrade, Lima Filho, López, Dairon Cárdenas, Guevara, Juan Ernesto, Magnusson, William E., Phillips, Oliver L., Wittmann, Florian, de Jesus, Veiga Carim, Martins, Maria Pires, Irume, Mariana Victória, Sabatier, Daniel, Molino, Jean-François, Bánki, Olaf S., da, Silva Guimar, Pitman, Nigel C. A., Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez, Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo, Luize, Bruno Garcia et al. 2018. "Species Distribution Modelling: Contrasting presence-only models with plot abundance data." Scientific Reports 8 (1):1003. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18927-1 2018
- Richardson, Matthew L., Wilson, Benjamin A., Aiuto, Daniel A. S., Crosby, Jonquil E., Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Golinski, G. Karen. 2017. "A review of the impact of pipelines and power lines on biodiversity and strategies for mitigation." Biodiversity and Conservation 26 (8):1801-1815. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1341-9 2017
- Levis, C., Costa, F. R. C., Bongers, F., Peña-Claros, M., Clement, C. R., Junqueira, A. B., Neves, E. G., Tamanaha, E. K., Figueiredo, F. O. G., Salomão, R. P., Castilho, C. V., Magnusson, W. E., Phillips, O. L., Guevara, J. E., Sabatier, D., Molino, J. -F, López, D. Cárdenas, Mendoza, A. M., Pitman, N. C. A., Duque, A., Vargas, P. Núñ, Zartman, C. E., Vasquez, R., Andrade, A., Camargo, J. L. et al. 2017. "Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition." Science 355 (6328):925-931. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal0157 2017
- Sahley, C. T., Vildoso, B., Casaretto, C., Taborga, P., Ledesma, Karim, Linares-Palomino, R., Mamani, G., Dallmeier, Francisco, and Alonso, A. 2017. "Quantifying impact reduction due to avoidance, minimization and restoration for a natural gas pipeline in the Peruvian Andes." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 66:53-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2017.06.003 2017
- Muelbert, Adriane Esquivel, Baker, Timothy R., Dexter, Kyle, Lewis, Simon L., Steege, Hans ter, Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela, Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo, Brienen, Roel, Feldpausch, Ted R., Pitman, Nigel, Alonso, Alfonso, van der Heijden, Geertje M.F., Peña-Claros, Marielos, Ahuite, Manuel, Alexiaides, Miguel, Dávila, Esteban Álvarez, Murakami, Alejandro Araujo, Arroyo, Luzmila, Aulestia, Milton, Balslev, Henrik, Barroso, Jorcely, Boot, Rene, Cano, Angela, Moscoso, Victor Chama, Comiskey, Jim et al. 2017. "Seasonal drought limits tree species across the Neotropics." Ecography 40 (5):618-629. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01904 2017
- ter Steege, Hans, Pitman, Nigel C. A., Killeen, Timothy J., Laurance, William F., Peres, Carlos A., Guevara, Juan Ernesto, Salomão, Rafael P., Castilho, Carolina V., Amaral, Iê, Matos, Francisca Dionízia de Almeida, Coelho, Luiz de Souza, Magnusson, William E., Phillips, Oliver L., Filho, Diogenes de Andrade Lima, Carim, Marcelo de Jesus Veiga, Irume, Mariana Victória, Martins, Maria Pires, Molino, Jean-François, Sabatier, Daniel, Wittmann, Florian, López, Dairon Cárdenas, Guimarães, José Renan,da Silva, Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo, Vargas, Percy Núñez, Manzatto, Angelo Gilberto et al. 2015. "Estimating the global conservation status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species." Science Advances 1 (10):https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500936 2015
- Anthony, Nicola M., Atteke, Christiane, Bruford, Michael W., Dallmeier, Francisco, Freedman, Adam, Hardy, Olivier, Ibrahim, Brama, Jeffery, Kathryn J., Johnson, Mireille, Lahm, Sally A., Lepengue, Nicaise, Lowenstein, Jacob H., Maisels, Fiona, Mboumba, Jean-François, Mickala, Patrick, Morgan, Katy, Ntie, Stephan, Smith, Thomas B., Sullivan, John P., Verheyen, Erik, and Gonder, Mary K. 2015. "Evolution and Conservation of Central African Biodiversity: Priorities for Future Research and Education in the Congo Basin and Gulf of Guinea." Biotropica 47 (1):6-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12188 2015
- Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, Korte, Lisa, and Vanthomme, Hadrien P. A. 2014. "The Gabon Biodiversity Program: A Conservation Research Collaboration." Africa Today 61 (1):3-15. https://doi.org/10.2979/africatoday.61.1.3 2014
- Eggert, L. S., Buij, R., Lee, M. E., Campbell, P., Dallmeier, Francisco, Fleischer, Robert C., Alonso, Alfonso, and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2014. "Using Genetic Profiles of African Forest Elephants to Infer Population Structure, Movements, and Habitat Use in a Conservation and Development Landscape in Gabon." Conservation Biology 28 (1):107-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12161 2014
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Alonso, Alfonso, Langstroth, Robert, Beltrán, Raymi, Pace, Alina, Sahley, Catherine T., Sáenz, Verónica, and Servat, Grace P. 2013. "Desarrollo e Implementación del Programa de Monitoreo de Biodiversidad para un Megaproyecto Transandino: Logros, Limitaciones y Conocimiento Transferible." in Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Lecciones de un Megaproyecto Transandino, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 413-429. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Alonso, Alfonso, Langstroth, Robert, Beltrán, Raymi, Pace, Alina, Sahley, Catherine T., Sáenz, Verónica, and Servat, Grace P. 2013. "Developing and Implementing a Biodiversity Monitoring Program for a Trans-Andean Megaproject: Accomplishments, Limitations, and Transferable Knowledge." in Monitoring Biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean Megaproject, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 195-210. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Szaro, Robert C., Alonso, Alfonso, Comiskey, James, and Henderson, Ann. 2013. "Framework for assessment and monitoring of biodiversity." in Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 545-559. 2013
- Steege, Hans ter, Pitman, Nigel C. A., Sabatier, Daniel, Baraloto, Christopher, Salomão, Rafael P., Guevara, Juan Ernesto, Phillips, Oliver L., Castilho, Carolina V., Magnusson, William E., Molino, Jean-François, Monteagudo, Abel, Vargas, Percy Núñez, Montero, Juan Carlos, Feldpausch, Ted R., Coronado, Eurídice N. Honorio, Killeen, Tim J., Mostacedo, Bonifacio, Vasquez, Rodolfo, Assis, Rafael L., Terborgh, John, Wittmann, Florian, Andrade, Ana, Laurance, William F., Laurance, Susan G. W., Marimon, Beatriz S. et al. 2013. "Hyperdominance in the Amazonian Tree Flora." Science 342 (6156):https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1243092 2013
- Deichmann, Jessica L., Higgins, M. A., Linares-Palomino, R., Carrasco Rueda, F., Costa Faura, M., Dallmeier, Francisco, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Identifying and Avoiding Sensitive Habitats in Petroleum Operations." in SPE Latin American and Caribbean Health, Safety, Social Responsibility, and Environment Conference, Jun 26 - 27, 2013 2013, Lima, Peru, 1-10. Society of Petroleum Engineers. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Beltrán, Raymi, Langstroth, Robert, Huppman, Reed, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Marco Histórico para el Desarrollo del Programa de Evaluación y Monitoreo de la Biodiversidad a través de los Andes Peruanos." in Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Lecciones de un Megaproyecto Transandino, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 211-219. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Preface." in Monitoring Biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean Megaproject, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., xix-xxii. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Preámbulo." in Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Lecciones de un Megaproyecto Transandino, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., xix-xxii. 2013
- Linares-Palomino, Reynaldo, Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, Langstroth, Robert, Mamani, Godofredo, Dholoo, Erica, Sáenz, Verónica, Pace, Alina, and Deichmann, Jessica. 2013. "Restauración de la Vegetación en Ambientes Andinos: Logros y Retos." in Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Lecciones de un Megaproyecto Transandino, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 294-304. 2013
- Linares-Palomino, Reynaldo, Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, Langstroth, Robert, Mamani, Godofredo, Dholoo, Erica, Sáenz, Verónica, Pace, Alina, and Deichmann, Jessica. 2013. "Vegetation Restoration in Andean Environments: Accomplishments and Challenges." in Monitoring Biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean Megaproject, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 80-89. 2013
- Anthony, Nicola M., Mickala, Patrick, Abernethy, Katharine A., Atteke, Christiane, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bruford, Michael W., Dallmeier, Francisco, Decaëns, Thibaud, Dudu, Akaibe, Freedman, Adam, Gonder, Mary Katherine, Hardy, Olivier, Hart, John, Jeffery, Kathryn, Johnson, Mireille, Pambo, Flore Koumba, Ley, Alexandra, Korte, Lisa, Lahm, Sally A., Lee, Michelle, Lowenstein, Jake H., Mboumba, Jean-François, Ndiade Bourobou, Dyana, Ngomanda, Alfred, Ntie, Stephan et al. 2012. "Biodiversity and conservation genetics research in Central Africa: new approaches and avenues for international collaboration." Conservation Genetics Resources 4 (2):523-525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-011-9554-9 2012
- Buij, R., McShea, William J., Campbell, P., Lee, Michelle E., Dallmeier, Francisco, Guimondou, S., Mackaga, L., Guiseougou, N., Mboumba, S., Hines, J. E., Nichols, J. D., and Alonso, Alfonso. 2007. "Patch-occupancy models indicate human activity as major determinants of forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis seasonal distribution in an industrial corridor in Gabon." Biological Conservation 135:189-201. 2007
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- Vanthomme, Hadrien, Sánchez-Cuervo, Ana María, Gárate, Paola, Bravo, Adriana, and Dallmeier, Francisco. 2019. El Futuro de Madre de Dios: Simulador de Paisajes Productivos del Smithsonian para un Desarrollo Sostenible. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2019
- Vanthomme, Hadrien, Sánchez-Cuervo, Ana María, Gárate, Paola, Bravo, Adriana, and Dallmeier, Francisco. 2019. The Future of Madre de Dios: Smithsonian’s Working Landscape Simulator for Sustainable Development. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.9781944466282.En 2019
- Gregory, Tremaine, Carrasco Rueda, Farah, Deichmann, Jessica L., Kolowski, Joseph, Costa Faura, Marcel, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. Methods To Establish Canopy Bridges To Increase Natural Connectivity in Linear Infrastructure Development. Society of Petroleum Engineers. 2013
- Fenech, Adam, MacIver, Don, and Dallmeier, Francisco. 2008. Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Americas. Environment Canada. 2008
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- Langstroth, Robert, Dallmeier, Francisco, Casaretto, Carolina, and Servat, Grace P. 2014. "Megaproject des Ecológicas del Paisaje en los Valles Orientales, los Altos Andes y la Cuenca del Pacífico del Megaproyecto de PERU LNG." in Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Lecciones de un Megaproyecto Transandino, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 220-231. 2014
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Langstroth, Robert, Davis, Gary, Pace, Alina, de la Cruz, Alicia, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program for a Trans-Andean Megaproject." in Monitoring Biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean Megaproject, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 21-32. 2013
- Langstroth, Robert, Dallmeier, Francisco, Casaretto, Carolina, and Servat, Grace P. 2013. "Ecological Landscape Units across the Eastern Andean Valleys, High Andes, and Pacific Watershed Regions of the PERU LNG." in Monitoring Biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean Megaproject, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 10-20. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Beltrán, Raymi, Langstroth, Robert, Huppman, Reed, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Historical Framework to Develop the Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program across the Peruvian Andes." in Monitoring Biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean Megaproject, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 1-9. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco, Langstroth, Robert, Davis, Gary, Pace, Alina, de la Cruz, Alicia, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2013. "Marco de Trabajo para la Evaluación y Monitoreo de la Biodiversidad para un Megaproyecto de Infraestructura en los Andes Peruanos." in Monitoreo de Biodiversidad: Lecciones de un Megaproyecto Transandino, edited by Alonso, Alfonso, Dallmeier, Francisco, and Servat, Grace P., 232-243. 2013
- Dallmeier, Francisco. 2010. "Introduction." in Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability in the Americas: impacts and Adaptations, edited by Dallmeier, Francisco, Fenech, Adam, MacIver, Don, and Szaro, Robert., 1-8. 2010
- Dallmeier, Francisco and Alonso, Alfonso. 2007. "Biodiversity conservation and industrial partnerships: challenges and opportunities." in The Americas: Building the Adaptive Capacity to Global Environmental Change., edited by Fenech, A., MacIver, D., Auld, H., and Brydges, T., 167-179. Environment Canada. 2007
- Henderson, A., Comiskey, J., Dallmeier, Francisco, and Alonso, Alfonso. 2007. "Framework for Assessment and Monitoring of Biodiversity." in Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Online Update 1, edited by Levin, S. A., 1-11. Elsevier Ltd. 2007

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