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Since our establishment in 2014, we have grown into a diverse and international research group, bringing together researchers from more than 20 nationalities. We strive to advance knowledge of the evolution of social-ecological and knowledge systems through meaningful and collaborative partnerships with researchers, NGOs, governments, local communities, and civil society organisations worldwide. Below, we celebrate the people who have contributed to this collective endeavour, presenting our current members, alumni, and visitors, listed alphabetically by first name.

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  • Adam Calo

    Adam Calo

    Visiting Researcher

    Enviornmental Justice, Environmental Conflicts, Environmental Governance, Human-nature relationships, Rural and Urban land-use

    Food system scholar studying the role of land relations and property regimes on sustainability transformations

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  • Alba Ortiz Naumann

    Alba Ortiz Naumann

    PhD Researcher

    Environmental Stewardship, Human-nature relationships, Relational values

    Passionate about nature, people and outdoor sports.

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  • Àlex Rivera Campo

    Àlex Rivera Campo

    MSc Researcher

    Relational values

    My interests are focused on the critical analysis of the intersection between Ecological Economics, Environmental Values and the Digital Environment.

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  • Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares

    Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares

    Principal Investigator

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge

    Action-oriented and mission-driven ethnobiologist

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  • Ana Villán Delgado

    Ana Villán Delgado

    PhD Researcher

    PhD student interested in rural socio-ecological sustainability and agroecology

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  • Andrea Stuit

    Andrea Stuit

    PhD Researcher

    Data Justice

    PhD researcher interested in the Political Ecology of Blockchain Technology

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  • Anh-Thu Nguyen

    Anh-Thu Nguyen

    PhD Researcher

    A political economist interested in agrarian change and biodiversity conservation

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  • Audrey Carroll

    Audrey Carroll

    PhD Researcher

    I am a PhD candidate with a background in environmental policy .

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  • Brittany Bunce

    Brittany Bunce

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Data Justice

    Social scientist interested in interdisciplinary research with experience in rural livelihoods, agrarian change, conservation social science, class analysis, gender mainstreaming and public health.

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  • Clara Martínez Soares

    Clara Martínez Soares

    PhD Researcher

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge

    Ecologist investigating how changes in Indigenous environmental knowledge affect biodiversity conservation

    Read more

  • Cristina Ruano-Chamorro

    Cristina Ruano-Chamorro

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    I am an environmental social scientist with a strong interest in environmental justice, governance, and food systems.

    Read more

  • Dan Brockington

    Dan Brockington

    ICREA Research Professor

    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice

    Anthropologist, Conservation Social Scientist and Children’s Author

    Read more

  • Danielle Latreche

    Danielle Latreche

    PhD Researcher

    Data Justice

    Doctoral researcher on the CONDJUST project

    Read more

  • David Camacho-Caballero

    David Camacho-Caballero

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Adaptation, Enviornmental Justice, Nature-based solutions

    Post doctoral researcher focus on urban transformations

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  • Esteve Corbera

    Esteve Corbera

    ICREA Researcher Professor (LASEG Co-leader)

    Governance, Green Transition

    I’m a political ecologist building knowledge that can translate in more just and effective policies for biodiversity conservation and sustainable land-use

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  • Fulvia Calcagni

    Fulvia Calcagni

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Human-nature relationships, Relational values

    Postdoctoral researcher at ICTA-UAB interested in researching social-technological-environmental interactions

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  • Giulia Benati

    Giulia Benati

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Nature-based solutions, Urban planning

    My research is grounded in the belief that everyone living in cities has the right to access nature and the cultural and environmental benefits it offers in an equitable and just manner.

    Read more

  • Jack Turner Cabeza

    Jack Turner Cabeza

    PhD Researcher

    Environmental Scientist. BSc from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Nature Management MSc from the University of Copenhagen, specializing in Global Environmental Governance.

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  • Jamie Burton

    Jamie Burton

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    I’m interested in the more-than-human histories of landscapes, and in what it means to live and die well on this planet.

    Read more

  • Jocelyne Shimin Sze

    Jocelyne Shimin Sze

    Postdoctoral researcher

    Data Justice

    I am a post-doc on the Conservation Data Justice project looking at how geospatial data are used in conservation and intersections between Indigenous Peoples and conservation.

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  • Johannes Langemeyer

    Johannes Langemeyer

    Research Professor (LASEG CO-Leader)

    Adaptation, Ecosystem Services, Human-nature relationships, Relational values, Socio-ecological digital

    Socio-Environmental scientist curious about relationships between Nature Place People and Values.

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  • Jorge C. Llopis

    Jorge C. Llopis

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Land system scientist focused on forest conservation, with a penchant for maps, impact evaluation and unexpected outcomes of conservation interventions.

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  • Karla Ramirez

    Karla Ramirez

    PHD RESEARCHER

    Data Justice

    My main expertise is around area-based conservation initiatives in Peru, from a political ecology approach.

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  • Marc Sadurní

    Marc Sadurní

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Climate change, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Governance, Human-nature relationships, Relational values, Socio-ecological digital

    Postdoctoral Researcher

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  • Marina Requena-i-Mora

    Marina Requena-i-Mora

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Data Justice

    I am a Valencian sociologist specializing in environmental sociology and rural studies.

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  • Mireia Alcantara-Rodriguez

    Mireia Alcantara-Rodriguez

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Biodiversity Conservation

    Transdisciplinary scientist (she/her) interested in plant knowledge dynamics, social and environmental justice, and action research

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  • Munib Sajad Khanyari

    Munib Sajad Khanyari

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice

    Postdoctoral researcher interested in community-led and participatory forms of conservation, especially in high-altitude pastoral systems.

    Read more

  • Nata Aguilar

    Nata Aguilar

    PhD Reseracher

    Biodiversity Conservation

    PhD researcher focusing on biodiversity conservation and structural racism

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  • Nathan Clay

    Nathan Clay

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    I am a political ecologist. I focus on questions of justice and equity in climate change adaptation and mitigation within agri-food systems.

    Read more

  • Oliver Mel Allen

    Oliver Mel Allen

    PhD Researcher

    Socio-ecological digital

    I am interested in online visual communication, computational social science, and social media data analysis.

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  • Pablo Herreros-Cantis

    Pablo Herreros-Cantis

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Co-production of Knowledge, Nature-based solutions, Socio-ecological digital

    Enthusiastic about ecosystem services and risk mapping, urban adaptation, and knowledge co-production

    Read more

  • Paula Ugarte-Lucas

    Paula Ugarte-Lucas

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Environmental social scientist working on conservation and social and environmental justice in rural territories

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  • Ramin Soleymani-Fard

    Ramin Soleymani-Fard

    PhD Researcher

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge, Socio-ecological digital

    Computer scientist interested in open science, citizen science, environmental activism and art

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  • Robin Bredero Zur Lage

    Robin Bredero Zur Lage

    PhD Researcher

    ethnobiology, Indigenous and Local Knowledge

    PhD researcher passionate about ethnobiology, natural resource management and forest ecology

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  • Ryan R Unks

    Ryan R Unks

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice

    I’m an interdisciplinary researcher with interests in pastoralism, rangeland ecology, and conservation. My work draws from landscape ecology alongside anthropology and geography of land, scale, and environmental governance

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  • Sara Maestre-Andrés

    Sara Maestre-Andrés

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Environmental social scientist interested on environmental governance

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  • Soledad Castro

    Soledad Castro

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    My research examines plantations, pesticides, and waterscapes through an interdisciplinary approach that brings together political ecology, critical agrarian studies, and tropical ecotoxicology.

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  • Sophia Grew

    Sophia Grew

    Communications Manager

    I am an environmental communicator and writer exploring the intersection of research, environmental justice and multimedia storytelling.

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  • Svetlana Khromova

    Svetlana Khromova

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    PhD researcher interested in nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, modelling and visualisation of social and environmental systems

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  • Tansu Yeşilkır

    Tansu Yeşilkır

    PhD Researcher

    Agrarian Change, Enviornmental Justice, Environmental Governance, Food Systems Transformation, Human-nature relationships, Multispecies Studies, Rural and Urban land-use

    I am a political ecologist and environmental scientist exploring questions of justice at the intersection of food systems, agrarian change, and multispecies relations.

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  • Thalía Dancuart

    Thalía Dancuart

    Communications Manager

    Socio-ecological digital

    Communication specialist making scientific research accessible and impactful.

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  • Valeria Zapata-Giraldo

    Valeria Zapata-Giraldo

    PhD Researcher

    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice

    PhD Researcher exploring governance and justice in area-based conservation policy and practice

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  • Victoria Reyes-García

    Victoria Reyes-García

    ICREA Research Professor

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge

    My research focuses on Indigenous and local knowledge systems.

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  • Xueyuan Liang

    Xueyuan Liang

    PhD Researcher

    Adaptation, Ecosystem Services, Socio-ecological digital

    PhD researcher exploring the relationship between gender and climate change in tropical marine and coastal ecosystems

    Read more

  • Adrien Tofighi-Niaki

    Adrien Tofighi-Niaki

    A systematic and mindful strategist in environmental and climate change justice

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  • Agnese Marino

    Agnese Marino

    Environmental social scientist interested in rural livelihoods, wildlife conservation and feminist political ecology

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  • Amalia Calderón Argelich

    Amalia Calderón Argelich

    PhD researcher working on ecosystem services and urban environmental justice

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  • André Braga Junqueira

    André Braga Junqueira

    Postdoctoral researcher interested in ethnoecology, historical ecology and indigenous resource management systems

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Anna Marín Puig

    Anna Marín Puig

    Geographer investigating local adaptations to global environmental change

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    Adaptation, Nature-based solutions
  • Anna Porcuna-Ferrer

    Anna Porcuna-Ferrer

    Environmental biologist interested in agroecology, ethnobotany, and local ecological knowledge

    Read more

    Biodiversity Conservation, Political Ecology
  • Anna Schlingmann

    Anna Schlingmann

    Environmental scientist investigating local climate change impacts and adaptation strategies

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  • Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos

    Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos

    Beatriu de Pinós research fellow at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra since April 2022.

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  • Daniel Gaitán Cremaschi

    Daniel Gaitán Cremaschi

    Multidisciplinary scientist interested in food systems transitions.

    Read more

    Food system
  • Daniel Maghanjo Mwamidi

    Daniel Maghanjo Mwamidi

    Human ecologist interested in Africa’s pastoral commons

    Read more

  • Daniel Polo

    Daniel Polo

    Data scientist focusing on the role of digital relationships in shaping attitudes towards nature

    Read more

  • David García del Amo

    David García del Amo

    Postdoctoral researcher interested in climate change and Indigenous and local knowledge

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Diana Alfonso-Bécares

    Diana Alfonso-Bécares

    Multidiscplinary scientist interested in sustainability, livelihoods and social ecological systems

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  • Eleonora Fanari

    Eleonora Fanari

    Political Ecologist researcher interested in conservation issues, environmental justice and decolonial and participatory approaches to research. Ex INPHINIT fellow researcher at ICTA-UAB.

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  • Fernando «Nani» Ruiz

    Fernando «Nani» Ruiz

    I am an INPhINIT fellow and PhD researcher at ICTA-UAB. I hold a master’s degree in marine science from the Université Côte d’Azur.

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  • Finn Mempel

    Finn Mempel

    PhD researcher and Marie Curie Fellow

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  • Francesc Baró

    Francesc Baró

    Environmental scientist. Passionate to make cities livable places FOR ALL

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  • Franscesco Facchini

    Franscesco Facchini

    PhD candidate interested in rural vulnerability, social movements and food sovereignty

    Read more

  • Giulia Mattalia

    Giulia Mattalia

    Ethnobiologist working on biocultural approaches to biodiversity conservation

    Read more

    Ethnobotany
  • Julian Caviedes

    Julian Caviedes

    PhD student researching the livelihood resilience of indigenous and non-indigenous farmers in agroforestry systems in southern Chile.

    Read more

  • Laia D’armengol

    Laia D’armengol

    Laia was a PhD Researcher studying the co-management of small-scale fisheries 2014-2019

    Read more

  • Letícia Santos de Lima

    Letícia Santos de Lima

    Environmental Scientist investigating land-water systems with a focus on the science-policy interface.

    Read more

  • Lina Moros

    Lina Moros

    Environmental social scientist working on conservation and rural development issues in Colombia

    Read more

  • Louise Marie Busck-Lumholt

    Louise Marie Busck-Lumholt

    PhD researcher exploring environmental governance in the context of forestry and international development projects

    Read more

  • Mari Carmen Romera-Puga

    Mari Carmen Romera-Puga

    Social environmental scientist

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  • MARIA SOLEDAD CASTRO-VARGAS

    MARIA SOLEDAD CASTRO-VARGAS

    Multidisciplinary scientist investigating the relationship between chemicals and socio-natures

    Read more

  • Max López Maciel

    Max López Maciel

    I’m passionate about Global change, Nature-based solutions, and Climate Urban Resilience Strategies

    Read more

    Nature-based solutions
  • Mouna Chambon

    Mouna Chambon

    I am working in the field of environmental science and geography with a interest in social media data and digital relational values.

    Read more

  • Ola Westengen

    Ola Westengen

    Interdisciplinary researcher focusing on seed and food systems

    Read more

  • Ouerle Chao

    Ouerle Chao

    I am interested in exploring the traditional ecological knowledge and practices of pastoralists and the diverse functions these systems serve in the lives of herders.

    Read more

    Pastoralism
  • Pablo Domínguez

    Pablo Domínguez

    Environmental anthropologist interested in European and African pastoral commons

    Read more

  • Paula Roig Boixeda

    Paula Roig Boixeda

    PhD researcher exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on protected areas

    Read more

  • Petra Benyei

    Petra Benyei

    Rural sociologist interested in the interface between science and technology studies and political agroecology

    Read more

  • Priscila Gonçalves Costa

    Priscila Gonçalves Costa

    Brazilian PhD researcher from University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, currently a visiting researcher at ICTA, specializing in socio-ecological interactions in protected natural areas.

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  • Sandrine Gallois

    Sandrine Gallois

    Investigating the maintenance of biocultural diversity and the interface between scientific and non-scientific knowledge systems. Affiliated with the Institut Botanic de Barcelone, with a Ramon y Cajal fellowship.

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  • Santiago Gorostiza

    Santiago Gorostiza

    Environmental historian

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  • Sara Guadilla-Sáez

    Sara Guadilla-Sáez

    An enthusiastic forest researcher

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  • Sara Miñarro

    Sara Miñarro

    Marine scientist investigating small-scale fisheries, subjective well-being, socio-ecological systems and nature-based solutions

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  • Sara Mingorría

    Sara Mingorría

    Sara concluded her PhD at ICTA-UAB in 2016. Since then, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Universitat de Girona.

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  • Sonia Graham

    Sonia Graham

    Rural and environmental geographer investigating community-based collective action

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  • Stella Portelli

    Stella Portelli

    Political ecologist

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  • Theresa Wüllhorst

    Theresa Wüllhorst

    Interested in climate adaptation and advancing Nature-Based Solutions

    Read more

    Nature-based solutions
  • Vincent Porcher

    Vincent Porcher

    PhD Researcher in ICTA at LASEG and IRD-GRED (Montpellier) fellow

    Read more

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Xiaoyue Li

    Xiaoyue Li

    Applied environmental anthropologist

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Adam Calo

    Adam Calo

    Food system scholar studying the role of land relations and property regimes on sustainability transformations

    Read more

    Enviornmental Justice, Environmental Conflicts, Environmental Governance, Human-nature relationships, Rural and Urban land-use
  • Adrien Tofighi-Niaki

    Adrien Tofighi-Niaki

    A systematic and mindful strategist in environmental and climate change justice

    Read more

  • Agnese Marino

    Agnese Marino

    Environmental social scientist interested in rural livelihoods, wildlife conservation and feminist political ecology

    Read more

  • Alba Ortiz Naumann

    Alba Ortiz Naumann

    Passionate about nature, people and outdoor sports.

    Read more

    Environmental Stewardship, Human-nature relationships, Relational values
  • Àlex Rivera Campo

    Àlex Rivera Campo

    My interests are focused on the critical analysis of the intersection between Ecological Economics, Environmental Values and the Digital Environment.

    Read more

    Relational values
  • Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares

    Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares

    Action-oriented and mission-driven ethnobiologist

    Read more

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Amalia Calderón Argelich

    Amalia Calderón Argelich

    PhD researcher working on ecosystem services and urban environmental justice

    Read more

  • Ana Villán Delgado

    Ana Villán Delgado

    PhD student interested in rural socio-ecological sustainability and agroecology

    Read more

  • André Braga Junqueira

    André Braga Junqueira

    Postdoctoral researcher interested in ethnoecology, historical ecology and indigenous resource management systems

    Read more

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Andrea Stuit

    Andrea Stuit

    PhD researcher interested in the Political Ecology of Blockchain Technology

    Read more

    Data Justice
  • Anh-Thu Nguyen

    Anh-Thu Nguyen

    A political economist interested in agrarian change and biodiversity conservation

    Read more

  • Anna Marín Puig

    Anna Marín Puig

    Geographer investigating local adaptations to global environmental change

    Read more

    Adaptation, Nature-based solutions
  • Anna Porcuna-Ferrer

    Anna Porcuna-Ferrer

    Environmental biologist interested in agroecology, ethnobotany, and local ecological knowledge

    Read more

    Biodiversity Conservation, Political Ecology
  • Anna Schlingmann

    Anna Schlingmann

    Environmental scientist investigating local climate change impacts and adaptation strategies

    Read more

  • Audrey Carroll

    Audrey Carroll

    I am a PhD candidate with a background in environmental policy .

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  • Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos

    Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos

    Beatriu de Pinós research fellow at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra since April 2022.

    Read more

  • Brittany Bunce

    Brittany Bunce

    Social scientist interested in interdisciplinary research with experience in rural livelihoods, agrarian change, conservation social science, class analysis, gender mainstreaming and public health.

    Read more

    Data Justice
  • Clara Martínez Soares

    Clara Martínez Soares

    Ecologist investigating how changes in Indigenous environmental knowledge affect biodiversity conservation

    Read more

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Cristina Ruano-Chamorro

    Cristina Ruano-Chamorro

    I am an environmental social scientist with a strong interest in environmental justice, governance, and food systems.

    Read more

  • Dan Brockington

    Dan Brockington

    Anthropologist, Conservation Social Scientist and Children’s Author

    Read more

    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice
  • Daniel Gaitán Cremaschi

    Daniel Gaitán Cremaschi

    Multidisciplinary scientist interested in food systems transitions.

    Read more

    Food system
  • Daniel Maghanjo Mwamidi

    Daniel Maghanjo Mwamidi

    Human ecologist interested in Africa’s pastoral commons

    Read more

  • Daniel Polo

    Daniel Polo

    Data scientist focusing on the role of digital relationships in shaping attitudes towards nature

    Read more

  • Danielle Latreche

    Danielle Latreche

    Doctoral researcher on the CONDJUST project

    Read more

    Data Justice
  • David Camacho-Caballero

    David Camacho-Caballero

    Post doctoral researcher focus on urban transformations

    Read more

    Adaptation, Enviornmental Justice, Nature-based solutions
  • David García del Amo

    David García del Amo

    Postdoctoral researcher interested in climate change and Indigenous and local knowledge

    Read more

    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Diana Alfonso-Bécares

    Diana Alfonso-Bécares

    Multidiscplinary scientist interested in sustainability, livelihoods and social ecological systems

    Read more

  • Eleonora Fanari

    Eleonora Fanari

    Political Ecologist researcher interested in conservation issues, environmental justice and decolonial and participatory approaches to research. Ex INPHINIT fellow researcher at ICTA-UAB.

    Read more

  • Esteve Corbera

    Esteve Corbera

    I’m a political ecologist building knowledge that can translate in more just and effective policies for biodiversity conservation and sustainable land-use

    Read more

    Governance, Green Transition
  • Fernando «Nani» Ruiz

    Fernando «Nani» Ruiz

    I am an INPhINIT fellow and PhD researcher at ICTA-UAB. I hold a master’s degree in marine science from the Université Côte d’Azur.

    Read more

  • Finn Mempel

    Finn Mempel

    PhD researcher and Marie Curie Fellow

    Read more

  • Francesc Baró

    Francesc Baró

    Environmental scientist. Passionate to make cities livable places FOR ALL

    Read more

  • Franscesco Facchini

    Franscesco Facchini

    PhD candidate interested in rural vulnerability, social movements and food sovereignty

    Read more

  • Fulvia Calcagni

    Fulvia Calcagni

    Postdoctoral researcher at ICTA-UAB interested in researching social-technological-environmental interactions

    Read more

    Human-nature relationships, Relational values
  • Giulia Benati

    Giulia Benati

    My research is grounded in the belief that everyone living in cities has the right to access nature and the cultural and environmental benefits it offers in an equitable and just manner.

    Read more

    Nature-based solutions, Urban planning
  • Giulia Mattalia

    Giulia Mattalia

    Ethnobiologist working on biocultural approaches to biodiversity conservation

    Read more

    Ethnobotany
  • Jack Turner Cabeza

    Jack Turner Cabeza

    Environmental Scientist. BSc from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Nature Management MSc from the University of Copenhagen, specializing in Global Environmental Governance.

    Read more

  • Jamie Burton

    Jamie Burton

    I’m interested in the more-than-human histories of landscapes, and in what it means to live and die well on this planet.

    Read more

  • Jocelyne Shimin Sze

    Jocelyne Shimin Sze

    I am a post-doc on the Conservation Data Justice project looking at how geospatial data are used in conservation and intersections between Indigenous Peoples and conservation.

    Read more

    Data Justice
  • Johannes Langemeyer

    Johannes Langemeyer

    Socio-Environmental scientist curious about relationships between Nature Place People and Values.

    Read more

    Adaptation, Ecosystem Services, Human-nature relationships, Relational values, Socio-ecological digital
  • Jorge C. Llopis

    Jorge C. Llopis

    Land system scientist focused on forest conservation, with a penchant for maps, impact evaluation and unexpected outcomes of conservation interventions.

    Read more

  • Julian Caviedes

    Julian Caviedes

    PhD student researching the livelihood resilience of indigenous and non-indigenous farmers in agroforestry systems in southern Chile.

    Read more

  • Karla Ramirez

    Karla Ramirez

    My main expertise is around area-based conservation initiatives in Peru, from a political ecology approach.

    Read more

    Data Justice
  • Laia D’armengol

    Laia D’armengol

    Laia was a PhD Researcher studying the co-management of small-scale fisheries 2014-2019

    Read more

  • Letícia Santos de Lima

    Letícia Santos de Lima

    Environmental Scientist investigating land-water systems with a focus on the science-policy interface.

    Read more

  • Lina Moros

    Lina Moros

    Environmental social scientist working on conservation and rural development issues in Colombia

    Read more

  • Louise Marie Busck-Lumholt

    Louise Marie Busck-Lumholt

    PhD researcher exploring environmental governance in the context of forestry and international development projects

    Read more

  • Marc Sadurní

    Marc Sadurní

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Read more

    Climate change, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Governance, Human-nature relationships, Relational values, Socio-ecological digital
  • Mari Carmen Romera-Puga

    Mari Carmen Romera-Puga

    Social environmental scientist

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  • MARIA SOLEDAD CASTRO-VARGAS

    MARIA SOLEDAD CASTRO-VARGAS

    Multidisciplinary scientist investigating the relationship between chemicals and socio-natures

    Read more

  • Marina Requena-i-Mora

    Marina Requena-i-Mora

    I am a Valencian sociologist specializing in environmental sociology and rural studies.

    Read more

    Data Justice
  • Max López Maciel

    Max López Maciel

    I’m passionate about Global change, Nature-based solutions, and Climate Urban Resilience Strategies

    Read more

    Nature-based solutions
  • Mireia Alcantara-Rodriguez

    Mireia Alcantara-Rodriguez

    Transdisciplinary scientist (she/her) interested in plant knowledge dynamics, social and environmental justice, and action research

    Read more

    Biodiversity Conservation
  • Mouna Chambon

    Mouna Chambon

    I am working in the field of environmental science and geography with a interest in social media data and digital relational values.

    Read more

  • Munib Sajad Khanyari

    Munib Sajad Khanyari

    Postdoctoral researcher interested in community-led and participatory forms of conservation, especially in high-altitude pastoral systems.

    Read more

    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice
  • Nata Aguilar

    Nata Aguilar

    PhD researcher focusing on biodiversity conservation and structural racism

    Read more

    Biodiversity Conservation
  • Nathan Clay

    Nathan Clay

    I am a political ecologist. I focus on questions of justice and equity in climate change adaptation and mitigation within agri-food systems.

    Read more

  • Ola Westengen

    Ola Westengen

    Interdisciplinary researcher focusing on seed and food systems

    Read more

  • Oliver Mel Allen

    Oliver Mel Allen

    I am interested in online visual communication, computational social science, and social media data analysis.

    Read more

    Socio-ecological digital
  • Ouerle Chao

    Ouerle Chao

    I am interested in exploring the traditional ecological knowledge and practices of pastoralists and the diverse functions these systems serve in the lives of herders.

    Read more

    Pastoralism
  • Pablo Domínguez

    Pablo Domínguez

    Environmental anthropologist interested in European and African pastoral commons

    Read more

  • Pablo Herreros-Cantis

    Pablo Herreros-Cantis

    Enthusiastic about ecosystem services and risk mapping, urban adaptation, and knowledge co-production

    Read more

    Co-production of Knowledge, Nature-based solutions, Socio-ecological digital
  • Paula Roig Boixeda

    Paula Roig Boixeda

    PhD researcher exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on protected areas

    Read more

  • Paula Ugarte-Lucas

    Paula Ugarte-Lucas

    Environmental social scientist working on conservation and social and environmental justice in rural territories

    Read more

  • Petra Benyei

    Petra Benyei

    Rural sociologist interested in the interface between science and technology studies and political agroecology

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  • Priscila Gonçalves Costa

    Priscila Gonçalves Costa

    Brazilian PhD researcher from University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, currently a visiting researcher at ICTA, specializing in socio-ecological interactions in protected natural areas.

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  • Ramin Soleymani-Fard

    Ramin Soleymani-Fard

    Computer scientist interested in open science, citizen science, environmental activism and art

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge, Socio-ecological digital
  • Robin Bredero Zur Lage

    Robin Bredero Zur Lage

    PhD researcher passionate about ethnobiology, natural resource management and forest ecology

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    ethnobiology, Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Ryan R Unks

    Ryan R Unks

    I’m an interdisciplinary researcher with interests in pastoralism, rangeland ecology, and conservation. My work draws from landscape ecology alongside anthropology and geography of land, scale, and environmental governance

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    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice
  • Sandrine Gallois

    Sandrine Gallois

    Investigating the maintenance of biocultural diversity and the interface between scientific and non-scientific knowledge systems. Affiliated with the Institut Botanic de Barcelone, with a Ramon y Cajal fellowship.

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  • Santiago Gorostiza

    Santiago Gorostiza

    Environmental historian

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  • Sara Guadilla-Sáez

    Sara Guadilla-Sáez

    An enthusiastic forest researcher

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  • Sara Maestre-Andrés

    Sara Maestre-Andrés

    Environmental social scientist interested on environmental governance

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  • Sara Miñarro

    Sara Miñarro

    Marine scientist investigating small-scale fisheries, subjective well-being, socio-ecological systems and nature-based solutions

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  • Sara Mingorría

    Sara Mingorría

    Sara concluded her PhD at ICTA-UAB in 2016. Since then, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the Universitat de Girona.

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  • Soledad Castro

    Soledad Castro

    My research examines plantations, pesticides, and waterscapes through an interdisciplinary approach that brings together political ecology, critical agrarian studies, and tropical ecotoxicology.

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  • Sonia Graham

    Sonia Graham

    Rural and environmental geographer investigating community-based collective action

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  • Sophia Grew

    Sophia Grew

    I am an environmental communicator and writer exploring the intersection of research, environmental justice and multimedia storytelling.

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  • Stella Portelli

    Stella Portelli

    Political ecologist

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  • Svetlana Khromova

    Svetlana Khromova

    PhD researcher interested in nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, modelling and visualisation of social and environmental systems

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  • Tansu Yeşilkır

    Tansu Yeşilkır

    I am a political ecologist and environmental scientist exploring questions of justice at the intersection of food systems, agrarian change, and multispecies relations.

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    Agrarian Change, Enviornmental Justice, Environmental Governance, Food Systems Transformation, Human-nature relationships, Multispecies Studies, Rural and Urban land-use
  • Thalía Dancuart

    Thalía Dancuart

    Communication specialist making scientific research accessible and impactful.

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    Socio-ecological digital
  • Theresa Wüllhorst

    Theresa Wüllhorst

    Interested in climate adaptation and advancing Nature-Based Solutions

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    Nature-based solutions
  • Valeria Zapata-Giraldo

    Valeria Zapata-Giraldo

    PhD Researcher exploring governance and justice in area-based conservation policy and practice

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    Biodiversity Conservation, Data Justice
  • Victoria Reyes-García

    Victoria Reyes-García

    My research focuses on Indigenous and local knowledge systems.

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Vincent Porcher

    Vincent Porcher

    PhD Researcher in ICTA at LASEG and IRD-GRED (Montpellier) fellow

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Xiaoyue Li

    Xiaoyue Li

    Applied environmental anthropologist

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    Indigenous and Local Knowledge
  • Xueyuan Liang

    Xueyuan Liang

    PhD researcher exploring the relationship between gender and climate change in tropical marine and coastal ecosystems

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    Adaptation, Ecosystem Services, Socio-ecological digital

The Laboratory for the Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems in a Globalised world (LASEG) is a research group at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).

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