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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):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  6. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  7. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  8. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  9. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  10. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  11. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  12. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  13. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  14. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  15. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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  • IEK-CHANGES: Assessing long-term changes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge

    Fernandez Llamazares Onrubia, A. (Principal Investigator), Dehmel, N. M. (Collaborator), Moraes Ramirez, M. G. (Collaborator), Gallois ., S. L. (Collaborator), Lewis, J. D. (Assessor), Sze , J. S. (Collaborator), Sánchez Román, I. V. (Collaborator), Diaz Reviriego, I. (Collaborator), Cardoso da Luz, A. C. (Collaborator), Guèze, M. (Collaborator), Konieczny, A. A. (Collaborator) & Orrit González, J. (Collaborator)

    European Commission (EC), ERC Starting Grant

    1/01/2431/12/28

    Project: International research project

  • 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), Rumbidzayi Chakauya, R. (Investigator), Esther 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), Chengula, F. I. (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), Maedeh Salimi, M. (Investigator), Seidler, R. G. (Investigator), Sharakhmatova, V. (Investigator), Alpy Sharma, A. (Investigator), Shrestha, U. B. (Investigator), Priyatma Singh, P. (Investigator), Trey Leonard, K. (Investigator), Tungalag Ulambayar, T. (Investigator), Chen, Z. (Investigator), Galappaththi, E. (Investigator), Aibek 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)

    European Commission (EC), ERC Consolidator Grant

    1/06/1831/05/23

    Project: International research project

  • 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)

    European Commission (EC)

    1/01/1131/12/15

    Project: International research project