Dr. Mónica Berger González

Contact

Organisation

Green Health Initiative

Job title

General Director

Based in

Guatemala

Languages

English, Spanish, Kaqchikel (Maya language)

Working on daylight in relation to

Why daylight matters in my work

In Mesoamerican ethnomedicine sunlight is a key factor in the healthy development of all species. Its principles, applied to herbal remedies for human, animal and ecosystem health, hold important solutions for modern day challenges.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Documentary film (by EPFL film makers)

I could also have worked as

I love medicine, archaeology, astronomy, literature...would need many lifetimes to engage in all I love.

I would have loved to have a coffee with

Would love to have a coffee with Hermes Trimegisto.

Most beautiful song of all time

The Mission soundtracks by Ennio Morricone moves my heart to tears, a must-hear.

Main discipline

Anthropology

Other disciplines

Agriculture, Architecture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Engineering and Technology, Journalism, Media Studies and Communication, Linguistics, Medicine, Philosophy, Sociology, Epidemiology

Fields of expertise

Ethnobotany, Medical Anthropology, Public Health