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Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares is an ethnobiologist with an established research trajectory on the study of Indigenous Peoples and their contributions to biodiversity conservation. He worked as a researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland, for seven years (2016-2022) and is currently a Ramón y Cajal research fellow at the Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology (BABVE) and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology ( ICTA-UAB).
He has published more than 90 scientific articles, and has more than 30 months of field-based ethnographic experience among Indigenous Peoples and local communities in countries such as Bolivia, Kenya and Madagascar. The significance of his work has been recognized with important awards such as Olli's Prize from the University of Helsinki (2014), the Research Prize in Environmental Sciences from the College of Environmental Scientists of Catalonia (2016), or the Extraordinary PhD Award from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2019). He is currently leading a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (1.5M€) on the loss of traditional ecological knowledge in the Bolivian Amazon.
His e-mail address is: [email protected].
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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IEK-CHANGES: Assessing long-term changes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge
Fernandez Llamazares Onrubia, A. (Principal Investigator), Sánchez Román, I. V. (Collaborator), Sze , J. S. (Collaborator), Gallois ., S. L. (Collaborator), Dehmel, N. M. (Collaborator), Moraes Ramirez, M. G. (Collaborator) & Lewis, J. D. (Assessor)
European Commission (EC), ERC Starting Grant
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: International research project
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LICCI: Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts. The Contribution of Local Knowledge to Climate Change Research (LICCI)
Reyes Garcia, V. E. (Principal Investigator), Braga Junqueira, A. (Investigator), Li , X. (Investigator), Benyei Peco, P. J. (Investigator), Calvet Mir, L. (Investigator), Porcher , V. (Investigator), Porcuna Ferrer, A. (Investigator), Schlingmann , A. (Investigator), Gravani , K. M. (Investigator), Garcia del Amo, D. (Investigator), Matias , D. M. (Investigator), Álvarez Fernández, S. (Others), Soleymani Fard, R. (Investigator), Chambon , M. (Investigator), Poncela Fernández, E. (Project Manager), Athayde, S. (Investigator), Abazeri, M. (Investigator), Avila Vieira, J. (Investigator), Ayanlade, A. (Investigator), Babai, D. (Investigator), Baker, J. (Investigator), Bulamah, R. (Investigator), Campos Silva, J. V. (Investigator), Carmona, R. (Investigator), Chakauya, R. (Investigator), Conde, E. (Investigator), Cuní Sánchez, A. (Investigator), Dudina, E. (Investigator), Fernandez Llamazares Onrubia, A. (Investigator), Gallois ., S. L. (Investigator), Gartler, S. (Investigator), Geffner Fuenmayor, C. J. (Investigator), Gerkey, D. (Investigator), Glauser, M. A. (Investigator), González-González, V. (Investigator), Guillerminet, T. (Investigator), Hirsch, E. M. (Investigator), Idfonce Chengula, F. (Investigator), Izquierdo, A. E. (Investigator), Jungsberg, L. (Investigator), Labeyrie, V. (Investigator), Schönhuth, M. (Assessor), López Maldondo, Y. C. (Investigator), Klappoth, B. (Investigator), Lanker, M. K. (Investigator), Mariel, J.A.-S. (Investigator), Mattalia, G. (Investigator), Miara, M. D. (Investigator), Nyadzi, E. (Investigator), Rajeswari Swaminathan, D. (Investigator), Ruggieri, F. (Investigator), Salimi, M. (Investigator), Seidler, R. G. (Investigator), Sharakhmatova, V. (Investigator), Sharma, A. (Investigator), Shrestha, U. B. (Investigator), Singh, P. (Investigator), Trey Leonard, K. (Investigator), Ulambayar, T. (Investigator), Chen, Z. (Investigator), Galappaththi, E. (Investigator), Samakov, A. (Investigator), Whu, R. (Investigator), Sidi Zakiri, I. (Investigator), Chao, O. (Collaborator), Torrents-Ticó, M. (Investigator), Caviedes Paúl, J. (Collaborator), Snorek, J. (Investigator), Sánchez, K. (Investigator), Ouma Okumu, W. (Investigator), Jiao, Y. (Investigator) & Drouin ., C. W. M. (Project Manager)
1/06/18 → 31/05/23
Project: International research project
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LEK- The adaptive nature of culture. A cross-cultural analysis of the returns of Local Environmental Knowledge in three indigenous societies
Reyes Garcia, V. E. (Principal Investigator), Diaz Reviriego, I. (Investigator), Duda , R. (Investigator), Fernandez Llamazares Onrubia, A. (Investigator), Gallois ., S. L. (Investigator), Gueze , M. L. A. (Investigator), Napitupulu Easterli, R. L. (Investigator) & Pyhaelae , A. A. (Investigator)
1/01/11 → 31/12/15
Project: International research project
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Beyond plant awareness disparity: Exploring intangible relationships with plants in the Catalan Pyrenees
Querol I Mercadé, J., Fernandez‐Llamazares, Á., Garnatje, T., Casadevall, A., Garet, A. & Gallois, S., 19 Oct 2024, In: Plants People Planet. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts
Schunko, C., Álvarez-Fernández, S., Benyei, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Junqueira, A. B., Li, X., Porcuna-Ferrer, A., Schlingmann, A., Attoh, E. M. N. A. N., Carmona, R., Chengula, F., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Singh, P., Torrents-Ticó, M. & Reyes-García, V., 3 Jun 2024, In: npj Climate Action. 3, 1, 10 p., 41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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High life satisfaction reported among small-scale societies with low incomes
Galbraith, E. D., Barrington-Leigh, C., Miñarro, S., Álvarez-Fernández, S., Attoh, E. M. N. A. N., Benyei, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Carmona, R., Chakauya, R., Chen, Z., Chengula, F., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., García-Del-Amo, D., Glauser, M., Huanca, T., Izquierdo, A. E., Junqueira, A. B., Lanker, M., Li, X. & Mariel, J. & 11 others, , 5 Feb 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 7, p. e2311703121 8 p., e2311703121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Indigenous Peoples and local communities report ongoing and widespread climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems
Reyes-García, V., García-del-Amo, D., Álvarez-Fernández, S., Benyei, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Junqueira, A. B., Labeyrie, V., Li, X., Miñarro, S., Porcher, V., Porcuna-Ferrer, A., Schlingmann, A., Schunko, C., Soleymani, R., Tofighi-Niaki, A., Abazeri, M., Attoh, E. M. N. A. N., Ayanlade, A., Ávila, J. V. D. C. & Babai, D. & 38 others, , 9 Jan 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 10 p., 29.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Indigenous Peoples' Lands are critical for safeguarding vertebrate diversity across the tropics
Sze, J. S., Childs, D. Z., Carrasco, L. R., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Garnett, S. T. & Edwards, D. P., Jan 2024, In: Global Change Biology . 30, 1, 13 p., e16981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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A statistical approach to bioclimatic trend detection in the airborne pollen records of Catalonia (NE Spain)
Fernandez Llamazares Onrubia, A. (Author), Delgado de la Torre, R. (Director) & Belmonte Soler, J. (Co-director), 11 Jul 2012Student thesis: Dissertation (TFM)
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Global Environmental Change, Local Knowledge and Resilience: insights from an Amazonian indigenous society
Fernández-Llamazares Onrubia, A. (Author), A. Pyhälä. (Director) & Reyes Garcia, V. (Director), 10 Dec 2015Student thesis: Doctoral thesis