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ICTA-UAB researcher Gara Villalba receives an ERC Consolidator Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) announced the recipients of its Consolidator Grant competition: 291 top scientists across Europe.

The ICTA-UAB awarded an Erasmus+ for running a project on higher education and research in Biosphere Reserves

For the first time since its founding, the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) has been awarded approximately 1 million euros by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ funding scheme.

ICTA-UAB contributes to bridging science and society in the 100xCiencia.3

ICTA-UAB took part in the 100xCiencia.3 “Bringing Science and Society”, the annual event of the SOMMa Alliance held on November 15th at the CNIO in Madrid.

Citizens prefer landscapes that combine nature with built infrastructure

A pioneering study analyses the photographs shared by citizens in social networks to evaluate the aesthetic consideration of natural landscapes.

Co-managed small-scale fisheries lead to social and ecological improvements

The co-management model of small groups of fishermen contributes to a greater abundance and habitats of species.

ICTA-UAB to design participative and concurred forest fire prevention strategies for the Montseny region

Scientists from the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) aim to design prevention strategies for forest fires occurring in the Montseny Biosphere Reserve through a citizen participation process.

Nace El Observatorio del Besòs: un proyecto de seguimiento de la calidad de los sistemas fluviales de la cuenca

La Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) a través del Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), y el Consorci Besòs Tordera evaluarán el estado de calidad a largo plazo de la cuenca del Besòs gracias a la creación de la Observatorio del Besòs.

Shift in large-scale Atlantic circulation causes lower-oxygen water to invade Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Gulf of St. Lawrence has warmed and lost oxygen faster than almost anywhere else in the global oceans.

Climate Change Modifies the Composition of Reefs

Corals devastated by climate change are being replaced naturally by other species such as gorgonians, which are less efficient in acting as a carbon sink.

ICTA-UAB launches the first master’s Degree in “Political Ecology. Degrowth and Environmental Justice”

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) launches the master’s Degree in “Political Ecology.

Pioneering study analyses the effects of forests on human health

A group of volunteers have participated in an experimental study conducted by the ICTA-UAB to analyse the potential health benefits of forests.

Marine Litter on Mediterranean Beaches Triples in Summer

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) analyses and quantifies the waste generated by tourists in eight islands of the Mediterranean as part of the European BLUEISLANDS project.

Mapping the Urban Vitality of Barcelona

Researchers at the UAB have mapped Barcelona and and 9 surrounding towns using a new methodology based on urbanism activist Jane Jacobs' ideas on how cities should be configured to become vital spaces: 25% of the area is classified as having high vitality.

Agricultural intensification not a “blueprint” for sustainable development

Social and ecological results of increased agricultural intensification are not as positive as expected.

Green urban planning must consider social equity criteria

Cities that do not include social equity criteria into their political strategies to make their urban environment greener and more ecological will not achieve long-term sustainability and risk creating green enclaves only for the social elite.

The ICTA-UAB alerts of a new invasive Asian beetle pest in Catalonia that kills mulberry trees

A study by researcher of the ICTA-UAB and the Department of Agriculture Víctor Sarto i Monteys has identified in the province of Barcelona the presence of a species from Asia that could spread through Europe.

More than 120 ICTA-UAB researchers addressed environmental challenges at a symposium, especially those arising from global and...

The Institut of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) organized its 1st Spring Symposium with the aim of addressing some of the main environmental and sustainability challenges.

Low-carbon energy transition requires more renewables than previously thought

A new study by ICTA-UAB analyzes the impacts on lifestyles of substituting fossil fuels for cleaner energies.

Climate Change Threatens World's Largest Seagrass Carbon Stores

Shark Bay seagrass carbon storage hotspot suffers alarming losses after a devastating marine heat wave, according to a study led by ICTA-UAB researchers.

Amazon's indigenous people hunt animals feeding in areas contaminated by oil spills

A study by the ICTA-UAB and the UAB Department of Animal Health and Anatomy demonstrates that the main species hunted by the indigenous popoulations of the Peruvian Amazon ingest water and soil contaminated with hidrocarbons and heavy metals.

The new Planttes app warns of allergy risks in different urban areas

The Planttes application is a citizen science project which aims to encourage people to identify and locate on a map the existence of allergy-causing plants and indicate their phenological state.

ICTA-UAB’s success: five ERC grants in two years

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) has been awarded five European Research Council (ERC) grants in two years, which is about ten per cent of all ERC grants arriving in Catalonia over the period from the end of 2015 to the end of 2017.

New ICTA-UAB 'Welcome Guide'

The new ICTA-UAB 'Welcome Guide' it is at your disposal now. With this document, we aim to help you discover the basics of the PhD programme, ICTA-UAB’s structure, etc.

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Esteve Corbera Elizalde

Esteve Corbera Elizalde

Esteve Corbera (PhD, MSc, BA) joined ICTA as a ‘Ramón y Cajal’ fellow in 2011 and, since 2016, he is a Senior Researcher funded by the UAB-Banco de Santander Talent Retention Programme. He earned his PhD degree in Development Studies at the University of East Anglia (UK) and graduated in Environmental Sciences at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). He also has an MSc in Natural Resources and Development (University of East Anglia) and a postgraduate course in Environmental Management (Universitat de Barcelona).

Esteve studies human relationships with nature, and the impact of social, policy and environmental change on resource governance. His research main focus is the analysis of climate change mitigation/adaptation and biodiversity conservation programs, including climate-policy and biodiversity conservation related instruments, such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and carbon offset projects, as well as biofuels, and how these impact livelihoods in the global South and transform institutions and people’s behavior.

His articles have been published in internationally renowned academic journals and books, including Nature Climate Change, World Development or Ecological Economics. In Catalonia, he has co-authored the study 'The use of energy in Catalonia' (CADS, 2009), the book 'Water and Climate Change in the Mediterranean' (UNESCOCAT, 2010), and 'The second report on climate change in Catalonia' (Generalitat de Catalunya, 2010).
Esteve has authored the 'Sustainable Development and Equity' and the 'Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use' chapters of the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is an editorial member of Geoforum and has been a member the international editorial boards of the Journal of Peasant Studies (ongoing) and Global Environmental Change (2013-2015).

Keywords
Climate change, mitigation, biodiversity, ecosystem services, incentives

Personal webpage: www.estevecorbera.com (for complete and updated list of publications, projects, etc.)

Esteve Corbera Elizalde
Email UAB: Esteve.Corbera@uab.cat
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Highlighted publications

Barnaud C., Corbera E., Muradian R., Salliou N., Sirami C., Vialatte A., Choisis J-P., Dendoncker N., Mathevet R., Moreau C., Reyes-García V., Boada M., Deconchat M., Cibien C., Garnier S., Roser Maneja R., Antona M. "Ecosystem services, social interdependencies, and collective action: a conceptual framework". Ecology and Society. 2018, vol. 23, num. 1

Delgado-Serrano, M.M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Ortiz Guerrero, C.E., Escalante, R., Calvo-Boyero, D., & Corbera, E. "Influence of community-based natural resource management strategies in the resilience of social-ecological systems". Regional Environmental Change. 2018, vol. 18, num. 2, p. 581–592

Honey‐Rosés J., Marlene M., Ramírez M.I., Corbera E. "Quantifying active and passive restoration in Central Mexico from 1986–2012: assessing the evidence of a forest transition". Restoration Ecology. 2018

Howe C., Corbera E., Vira B., Brockington D., Adams W.M. "Distinct positions underpin ecosystem services for poverty alleviation". Oryx. 2018

Satyal P., Corbera E., Dawson N., Dhungana H., Maskey G. "Representation and participation in formulating Nepal’s REDD+ approach". Climate Policy. 2018

d’Armengol L., Prieto Castillo M., Ruiz-Mallén I., Corbera E. "A systematic review of co-managed small-scale fisheries: Social diversity and adaptive management improve outcomes". Global Environmental Change. 2018, vol. 52, p. 212-225

Ezzine-de-Blas D., Corbera E., Lapeyre R. "Payments for Environmental Services and Motivation Crowding: Towards a Conceptual Framework". Ecological Economics. 2018

Robledo‐Abad C., Althaus H.J., Berndes G., Bolwig S., Corbera E., F. Creutzig, Garcia‐Ulloa J., Geddes A., Gregg J.S., Haberl H., Hanger S., Harper R.J., Hunsberger C., Larsen R.K., Lauk C., Leitner S., Lilliestam J., Lotze‐Campen H., Muys B., Nordborg M., Ölund M., Orlowsky B., Popp A.,Portugal‐Pereira J., Reinhard J., Scheiffle L.,Smith P. "Bioenergy production and sustainable development: science base for policy-making remains limited". GCB Bioenergy. 2017, vol. 9, num. 3

Almeida-Leñero L., Revollo-Fernández D., Caro-Borrero A., Ruiz-Mallén I., Corbera E., Mazari-Hiriart M., Figueroa F. "Not the same for everyone: Community views of Mexico's payment for environmental services programmes". Environmental Conservation. 2017

Hunsberger C., Corbera E., Borras S., Franco J.C, Woods K., Work C., de la Rosa R., Eang V., Herre R., Sai Sam Kham, Park C., Sokheng S., Spoor M., Thein S., Kyaw Thu Aung, Thuon R., Vaddhanaphuti C. "Climate change mitigation, land grabbing and conflict: towards a landscape-based and collaborative action research agenda". Revue Canadienne d’Études du Développement/Canadian Journal of Development Studies. 2017, p. 1-20

Corbera E., Hunsberger C., Vaddhanaphuti C. "Climate change policies, land grabbing and conflict: perspectives from Southeast Asia". Revue Canadienne d’Études du Développement/Canadian Journal of Development Studies. 2017, vol. 38, num. 3, p. 297-304

Corbera E., Schroeder H. "REDD+ Crossroads Post Paris: Politics, Lessons and Interplays". Forests. 2017, vol. 8, num. 12, p. 508

Corbera E., Martin A., Springate-Baginski O., Villaseñor A. "Sowing the seeds of sustainable rural livelihoods? An assessment of Participatory Forest Management through REDD+ in Tanzania". Land Use Policy. 2017

Moros, L., Vélez, M.A., & Corbera, E. "Payments for Ecosystem Services and Motivational Crowding in Colombia's Amazon Piedmont". Ecological Economics. 2017

Martin A., Coolsaet B., Corbera E., Dawson N.M., Fraser J. A., Lehman I., Rodriguez I. "Justice and conservation: The need to incorporate recognition". Biological Conservation. 2016, vol. 197, p. 254-261

Dunlop T., Corbera,. "Incentivizing REDD+: How developing countries are laying the groundwork for benefit-sharing". Environmental Science & Policy. 2016, vol. 63, p. 44–54

Costedoat S., Koetse M., Corbera E., Ezzine-de-Blas D. "Cash only? Unveiling preferences for a PES contract through a choice experiment in Chiapas, Mexico". Land Use Policy. 2016, vol. 58, p. 302–317

Caruso E., Schunko C., Corbera E., Ruiz Mallén I., Vogl C. R., Martin G., Arrázola S., Bandeira F.P., Calvo-Boyero D, Camacho Benavides CI., Mota Cardoso T., Chan-Dzul A., Conde E., del Campo C., Huanca T., Laranjeiras Sampaio J.A., Oliveros S., Porter-Bolland L., Ruiz Betancourt O. "Lessons for Research Policy and Practice: The Case of Co-enquiry Research With Rural Communities". Journal of Research Practice. 2016, vol. 12, num. 1

Khatun K., Corbera E., Ball S. "Fire is REDD+: offsetting carbon through early burning activities in south-eastern Tanzania". Oryx. 2016

Börner J, Baylis K, Corbera E, Ezzine-de-Blas D, Ferraro PJ, Honey-Rosés J, Lapeyre R., Persson U.M, Wunder S. "Emerging Evidence on the Effectiveness of Tropical Forest Conservation". PLOS ONE. 2016, vol. 11, num. 11

ElDidi H., Corbera E. "A moral economy of water: charity wells in Egypt’s Nile Delta. Development and Change". Development and Change. 2016, vol. 48, num. 1, p. 121–145

Špirić J., Corbera E., Reyes-García V., Porter-Bollan L. "A Dominant Voice amidst Not Enough People: Analysing the Legitimacy of Mexico’s REDD+ Readiness Process". Forests. 2016, vol. 7, num. 12, p. 313

Corbera E., Calvet-Mir E., Hughes H, Paterson M. "Patterns of authorship in the IPCC Working Group III report". Nature Climate Change. 2016, vol. 6, p. 94–99

Hendrickson C.Y., Corbera E. "Participation dynamics and institutional change in the Scolel Té carbon forestry project, Chiapas, Mexico". Geoforum. 2015, vol. 59, p. 63-72

Hunsberger C, Corbera E., Borras Saturnino M., de la Rosa R., Eang V., Franco J.C., Herre R., Kham S.S., Park C., Pred D., Sokheng H., Spoor M., Thein S., Thu K., Thuon R., Vaddhanaphuti C., Woods K., Work C. "Land based climate change mitigation, land grabbing and conflict: understanding intersections and linkages, exploring actions for change". Mosaic Research Project. 2015, vol. 1

Costedoat S., Corbera E., Ezzine-de-Blas D., Honey-Rosés J., Baylis K., Castillo-Santiago M. "How Effective Are Biodiversity Conservation Payments in Mexico?". PLOS ONE. 2015

Corbera, E. "Valuing nature, paying for ecosystem services and realizing social justice: A response to Matulis (2014)". Ecological Economics. 2015, vol. 110, p. 154-157

Calvet-Mir, L., Corbera, E., Martin A., Fisher J., Gross-Camp, N. "Payments for ecosystem services in the tropics: A closer look at effectiveness and equity". Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2015, vol. 14

Baylis, K., Honey-Rosés, J., Börner, J., Corbera, E., Ezzine-de-Blas, D., Ferraro, P.J., Lapeyre, R., Persson, U.M., Pfaff, A., Wunder, S. "Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation". Conservation Letters. 2015

Ruiz-Mallén I., Corbera E., Calvo-Boyero D., Reyes-Garcí, V., Brown K. "How do biosphere reserves influence local vulnerability and adaptation? Evidence from Latin America". Global Environmental Change. 2015, vol. 33, p. 97-108

Caro-Borrero A., Corbera E., Neitze, K.C., Almeida-Leñero L. ""We are the city lungs": Payments for ecosystem services in the outskirts of Mexico City". Land Use Policy. 2015, vol. 43, p. 138-148

Asara V., Otero I., Demaria F., Corbera E. "Socially sustainable degrowth as a social–ecological transformation: repoliticizing sustainability". Sustainability Science. 2015, vol. 10, num. 3, p. 375-384

Ruiz-Mallén I., Schunko C., Corbera E., Rös M., Reyes-García V. "Meanings, drivers, and motivations for community-based conservation in Latin America". Ecology and Society. 2015, vol. 20, num. 3

Ruiz-Mallén I., Corbera E., Calvo-Boyero D., Reyes-García V. "Participatory scenarios to explore local adaptation to global change in biosphere reserves: Experiences from Bolivia and Mexico". Environmental Science & Policy. 2015, vol. 54

Kongsager, R., Corbera E. "Linking adaptation and mitigation in carbon forestry projects: evidence from Belize". World Development. 2015, vol. 76, p. 132-146

Corbera, E., Martin, A. "Carbon offsets: accommodation or resistance?". Environment and Planning A. 2015, vol. 47, num. 10, p. 2023–2030

Wittman, H., Powell, L., Corbera, E. "Financing the agrarian transition? The Clean Development Mechanism and agricultural change in Latin America". Environment and Planning A. 2015, vol. 47, num. 10, p. 2031-2046

Khatun, K., Gross-Camp, N., Corbera, E., Martin, A., Ball, S., Massao, G. "When Participatory Forest Management makes money: insights from Tanzania on governance, benefit sharing, and implications for REDD+". Environment and Planning A. 2015, vol. 47, num. 10, p. 2097-2112

Corbera E. "Valuing nature, paying for ecosystem services and realizing social justice: A response to Matulis (2014)". Ecological Economics. 2015, vol. 110, p. 154–157

Hunsberger C., Bolwig S., Corbera E., Creutzig F. "Livelihood impacts of biofuel crop production: implications for governance". Geoforum. 2014, vol. 54, p. 248-260

Mingorría S., Gamboa G., Martín-López B., Corbera E. "The oil palm boom: socio-economic implications for Q’eqchi’ households in the Polochic valley, Guatemala". Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2014

Castree N., Adams W.M., Barry J., Brockington D., Büscher B., Corbera E., Demeritt D., Duffy R., Felt U., Neves K., Newell P., Pellizzoni L., Rigby K., Robbins P., Robin L., Bird Rose D., Ross A., Schlosberg D., Sörlin S., West P., Whitehead M., Wynne B. "Changing the intellectual climate". Nature Climate Change. 2014, vol. 4, p. 763-768

Creutzig F., Ravindranath N.H., Berndes G., Bolwig S., Bright R., Cherubini F., Chum H., Corbera E., Delucchi M., Faaij A., Fargione J., Haberl H., Heath G., Lucon O., Plevin R., Popp A., Robledo-Abad C., Rose S., Smith P., Stromman A., Suh S., Masera O. "Bioenergy and climate change mitigation: An assessment". GCB Bioenergy. 2014, vol. Early View

Pascual U., Phelps J., Garmendia E., Brown K., Corbera E., Martin A., Gómez-Baggethun E., Muradian R. "Social equity matters in payments for ecosystem services". BioScience. 2014, vol. 64, num. 11, p. 1027-1036

Creutzig F., Corbera E., Bolwig S., Hunsberger C. "Integrating place-specific livelihood and equity outcomes into global assessments of bioenergy deployment". Environmental Research Letters. 2013, vol. 8

Gómez-Baggethun E., Corbera E., Reyes-García V. "Traditional ecological knowledge and global environmental change: Research findings and policy implications". Ecology and Society. 2013, vol. 18, num. 4

Muradian R., Arsel M., Pellegrini L., Adaman F., Aguilar B., Agarwal B., Corbera E., Ezzine de Blas D., Farley J., Froger G., Garcia-Frapolli E., Gómez-Baggethun E., Gowdy J., Kosoy N., Ramos-Martín J., Rival L., Saenz F., Van Hecken G.,Vira B., Urama K. "Payments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win-win solutions". Conservation Letters. 2013, vol. 6, num. 4, p. 274-279

Ruiz-Mallén I., Corbera E. "Community-based conservation and traditional ecological knowledge: Implications for social-ecological resilience". Ecology and Society. 2013, vol. 18, num. 4, p. 12

Corbera E. "Powers of exclusion. Land dilemmas in Southeast Asia". Journal of Peasant Studies. 2012, vol. 39, p. 221-225

Corbera E. "Problematizing REDD+ as an experiment in payments for ecosystem services". Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2012, vol. 4, num. 6, p. 612-619

Corbera E., Friedli C. "Planting trees through the clean development mechanism: a critical assessment". Ephemera. 2012, vol. 12, num. 1/2, p. 206-241

Corbera E., Jover N. "The undelivered promises of the clean development mechanism: insights from three projects in Mexico". Carbon Management. 2012, vol. 3, num. 1, p. 39-54

Corbera E., Pascual U. "Ecosystem services: Heed social goals". Science. 2012, vol. 335, num. 6069, p. 655-656

Smalley R., Corbera E. "Large-scale land deals from the inside out: Findings from Kenya's Tana Delta". Journal of Peasant Studies. 2012, vol. 39, num. 3-4, p. 1039-1075

Corbera E., Estrada M., May P., Navarro G., Pacheco P. "Rights to land, forests and carbon in REDD+". Forests. 2011, vol. 2, num. 1, p. 301-342

Corbera E., Schroeder H. "Governing and implementing REDD+". Environmental Science & Policy. 2011, vol. 14, num. 2, p. 89-99

Russi D., Corbera E., Puig-Ventosa I., Cazorla-Clariso X. "Payment for ecosystems services in Catalonia, Spain. A review of experience and potential applications". Spanish Journal of Rural Development. 2011, vol. II, num. Special 1, p. 87-100

Pascual U., Corbera E. "Pagos por servicios ambientales: perspectivas y experiencias innovadoras para la conservación de la naturaleza y el desarrollo rural". Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros. 2011, vol. 228, p. 11-29

Larson A.M., Corbera E., Cronkleton P., Van Dam C., Bray D.B., Estrada M., May P., Medina G., Navarro G., Pacheco P. "Rights to forests and carbon under REDD+ initiatives in Latin America". CIFOR Infobrief. 2010, vol. 33, p. 1-8

Kosoy N., Corbera E., Brown K. "Participation in payments for ecosystem services: Case studies from the Lacandon rainforest, Mexico". Geoforum. 2008, vol. 39, num. 6, p. 2073-2083

Corbera E., Kosoy N., Martinez Tuna M. "Equity implications of marketing ecosystem services in protected areas and rural communities: Case studies from Meso-America". Global Environmental Change. 2007, vol. 17, num. 3-4, p. 365-380

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