Publications.

Explore some of the academic and non-academic publications I’ve authored or contributed to.

  • Looking for a Dream: understanding rural youth life trajectories in Colombia

    Fontecha, M., & Sarapura, S. (2023). Looking for a Dream: understanding rural youth life trajectories in Colombia. New York: International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD). Retrieved from https://ic-sd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ICSD-2023_stage-5590_question-Paper-Submission_id-536.pdf

  • Invisible and precarious: A scoping review of gender-based violence in agricultural streams of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program

    Sarapura, S., Cupolo, N., Fontecha, M., Potter, C., & Zink, R. (2023). Invisible and precarious: A scoping review of gender-based violence in agricultural streams of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. University of Guelph. Guelph: Invisible and precarious: A scoping review of gender-based violence in agricultural streams of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/8a1eb08c-0654-456b-8ea8-d7570b6aae3f

  • The Next Green Revolution: How Canada can produce more food and fewer emissions

    RBC, BCG Centre for Canada’s Future and Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph. (2022). The Next Green Revolution: How Canada can produce more food and fewer emissions. Ottawa: RBC. Retrieved from https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-next-green-revolution-how-canada-can-produce-more-food-and-fewer-emissions/

  • Transitions to a sustainable agri-food system: Making rural youth visible and heard in illicit economies

    Fontecha, M., & Walker, J. (2022). Transitions to a sustainable agri-food system: Making rural youth visible and heard in illicit economies. International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC). Retrieved from https://idpc.net/publications/2022/08/transitions-to-a-sustainable-agri-food-system-making-rural-youth-visible-and-heard-in-illicit-economies

  • Building Trust and Collaborating with Others: Challenges for A Sustainable Peace in Caquetá, Colombia

    Fontecha-Tirado, M. M. (2018). Building Trust and Collaborating with Others: Challenges for A Sustainable Peace in Caquetá, Colombia. Consilience: The journal of Sustainable Development, 19(1), 163-183. doi: https://doi.org/10.7916/consilience.v0i19.3897

  • Climate Change Communication in Colombia

    Lema, L., Hermelín, D., Fontecha-Tirado, M. M., & DuniaH.Urrego. (2018). Climate Change Communication in Colombia. Climate science. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.598

  • Informe de evaluación del proyecto ´Removiendo barreras para la incorporación, retención y avance de las mujeres en campos stem hacia la industria verde’. Evaluación externa realizada por la Universidad de Guelph (Canadá)

    Fontecha, M., & Sarapura, S. (2024). Informe de evaluación del proyecto ´Removiendo barreras para la incorporación, retención y avance de las mujeres en campos stem hacia la industria verde’. Evaluación externa realizada por la Universidad de Guelph (Canadá). Guelph: University of Guelph. URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/21340f68-e114-40c5-9bc5-8f94134c2caf

  • Between Dreams and Reality: Exploring Rural Youth Aspirations and Life-Courses in Contested Contexts: A Case Study from Rural Colombia

    Description goes hereMy dissertation explores how rural youth in La India, Colombia, imagine their futures while growing up in a community shaped by inequality, conflict, and limited opportunities. Through participatory methods like photovoice and mapping, I worked closely with 36 young people to understand their everyday realities and aspirations. The findings show that rural youth are not passive or disengaged—they actively make decisions, adapt, and dream despite the barriers around them. This work highlights their resilience and calls for policies that genuinely recognize and support their visions for the future.

    https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/46d5b9e3-1ad3-409a-9e55-f2e2e39b534c