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Research interests
I'm ICREA Research Professor at the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB). My research focuses on human-nature relationships and the impact of social, policy and environmental change on resource governance. I have conducted research on how international policies for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation have affected land-use systems, institutions and livelihoods of rural peoples in the global South. I am a subject editor in the journal Ecology and Society and participated in the 2014 Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. I was among the world’s most cited multidisciplinary (cross-field) scientists over the period in 2019-2022 (Clarivate analytics).
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Development Studies, University of East Anglia (UEA)
Award Date: 12 Jul 2006
Masters, Renewable Natural Resources and Development, University of East Anglia (UEA)
Award Date: 30 Sept 2001
Postgraduate, Environmental Management in Public and Private Administration, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Award Date: 30 Sept 2000
Degree, Environmental Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 30 Sept 1999
External positions
Research Professor, ICREA, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
1 Nov 2020 → …
Investigador Associat, School of International Development, University of East Anglia
1 Aug 2010 → 31 Dec 2014
Professor Associat, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
1 Sept 2009 → 31 Dec 2010
Investigador Sènior, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
1 Sept 2006 → 31 Jul 2010
Investigador postdoctoral, School of International Development, University of East Anglia
1 Dec 2005 → 30 Aug 2006
Investigador doctoral, School of International Development, University of East Anglia
1 Oct 2001 → 30 Sept 2004
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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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PROPS: Promoting Resilience tO Plant diseaSe: Understanding vulnerability and adaptation to Xylella fastidiosa
Corbera Elizalde, E. (Principal Investigator) & Clay, N. (Beneficiary)
European Commission (EC), MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship
1/09/25 → 29/02/28
Project: International research project
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Maria de Maeztu: INSTITUT DE CIENCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS
Brockington , D. (Principal Investigator), van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. (Investigator), Anguelovski, I. (Investigator), Corbera Elizalde, E. (Investigator), Reyes Garcia, V. E. (Investigator), Villalba Mendez, G. (Investigator) & Ziveri ., P. (Investigator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/29
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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SUSTAIN: Liderando Transiciones de Sostenibilidad en la España Rural
Villamayor Tomas, S. (Principal Investigator), Corbera Elizalde, E. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Esparcia Pérez, J. (Investigator), Ravera , F. (Investigator), Ibarra, I. P. (Investigator), Kotsila ., P. (Investigator), Santos de Lima, L. (Collaborator), Herraiz Lizán, C. (Collaborator), Gaitan Cremaschi, D. (Collaborator), Iniesta Arandia, I. (Collaborator), Facchini ., F. (Collaborator), Bourguignon , R. N. (Collaborator), Hoffmann , P. (Collaborator), Ramos Quispe, F. B. (Collaborator), Pérez Sánchez, C. (Collaborator), Sanjuan Agudelo, L. M. (Collaborator), Matamoros Garcia, D. A. (Collaborator), Leicea de la Horra, A. (Collaborator), Mejía Gil, N. F. (Collaborator), Turnbach, C. (Collaborator), Navarro Alvarez, A. J. (Collaborator), Pierri Daunt, B. (Collaborator) & Costanzo , C. (Collaborator)
1/12/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Inclusiva, Sostenible, Saludable i Resilent. La Mobilitat i la Ciutat en l'Escenari Postpandèmia
Miralles Guasch, M. C. (Principal Investigator), van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. (Investigator), Corbera Elizalde, E. (Investigator), Anguelovski, I. (Investigator), Nadal Tersa, J. (Investigator), Baylina Ferre, M. (Investigator), Rye ., T. (Investigator), Vich Callejo, G. (Investigator), Maciejewska , M. W. (Investigator), Mojica Gasol, L. (Investigator), Maneja Zaragoza, R. (Investigator), Anna Puig Ribera, A. (Investigator), Álvarez Verdugo, M. (Investigator), Niewenhuijsen, M. (Investigator), Koch, S. (Investigator), Sardà Ferran, J. (Investigator), Zaguirre Fernández, J. M. (Investigator), de Solà Morales Serra, P. (Investigator), Montero Mercadé, L. (Investigator), Val, V. A. (Investigator), Villalobos Martínez, F. (Investigator), Martín Luján, F. (Investigator), Rey Reñones, C. (Investigator), Roig Costa, O. (Collaborator), Akinci , Z. S. (Collaborator), Marquet Sarda, O. (Collaborator), Schuster Olbrich, J. P. (Collaborator), Gomez Varo, I. (Collaborator), Bretones Diaz, A. (Collaborator) & Cubells Vadell, J. (Collaborator)
14/05/21 → 13/11/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS AND MOTIVATIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
Corbera Elizalde, E. (Principal Investigator), Villamayor Tomas, S. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Díaz-Delgado, R. (Collaborator), IZQUIERDO TORT, S. (Collaborator), MOROS CAÃON, L. (Collaborator), Barceinas Cruz, A. (Collaborator), Swenson Olmos, A. N. (Collaborator), Lopez Tello, O. L. (Collaborator), Caballero Salinas, J. C. (Collaborator), Donato Pinzón, I. A. (Collaborator), Jimenez Izaza, J. E. (Collaborator), Bohorquez Arias, M. A. (Collaborator), Betancur Perez, M. (Collaborator), Puerto Gonzalez, S. A. (Collaborator), Flores Pardo, A. D. (Collaborator) & Deschamps Lomeli, J. (Collaborator)
1/06/20 → 30/11/23
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Corrigendum to “Vulnerability to climate change, depopulation and the global food regime: An index-based approach for rural Spain” (Environmental Science & Policy, (2025), 174, C, (104254), (S1462901125002709), 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104254): An index-based approach for rural Spain (vol 174, 104254, 2025)
Villamayor-Tomas, S., Gaitán-Cremaschi, D., Corbera, E., Pierri-Daunt, A. B. & de Lima, L. S., Mar 2026, 1 p.Research output: Other contribution
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From charity to justice? A comparative analysis of conventional food aid and agroecology-oriented food redistribution initiatives
Facchini, F., López-García, D., Villamayor-Tomas, S. & Corbera, E., 15 Jan 2026, In: Local Environment. p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Per què les comunitats locals continuen marginades en els projectes de conservació i desenvolupament?
Translated title of the contribution :Why are local communities still sidelined in conservation and development projects? Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Dissemination
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Urban and peri-urban green space use in two racialized neighborhoods of Barcelona, Spain
Laszewicki, A., Corbera, E. & Anguelovski, I., Apr 2026, In: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 118, 12 p., 129352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Family farm succession and agroecology? A life-history approach to young farmers’ sustainability strategies
Villán, A., Villamayor-Tomás, S. & Corbera, E., 2 Aug 2025, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 120, 15 p., 103815.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Thesis
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A critique of the World Bank's conservation and development narrative: the case of Mexico's Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. MSc research dissertation, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK.
Corbera Elizalde, E. (Author), Brown, K. (Director), 31 Aug 2001Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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Diagnóstico de la producción agropecuaria y forestal. Huitzilac, estado de Morelos, México. Hacia una tipologia ecosociológica
Corbera Elizalde, E. (Author), Boada Junca, M. (Director), 1 Jan 1999Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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Interrogating Development in Carbon Forestry Activities: A Case Study from Mexico
Corbera Elizalde, E. (Author), Brown, K. (Director) & Martin, A. (Director), 9 Nov 2005Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
Datasets
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Telecoupling as a framework to support a more nuanced understanding of causality in land system science
Busck-Lumholt, L. M. (Creator), Coenen, J. (Creator), Persson, J. (Creator), Frohn Pedersen, A. (Contributor), Mertz, O. (Creator) & Corbera, E. (Creator), 8 Aug 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20449070.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Telecoupling_as_a_framework_to_support_a_more_nuanced_understanding_of_causality_in_land_system_science/20449070/1
Dataset
Organisations
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Laboratori d'Anàlisi de Sistemes Socio-Ecològics en la Globalització (LASEG)
Organisational unit: Research Group