By seeing the challenges of human-nature relations as being part of the wicked problems realm, I could frame my research to focus on the bridge between natural and social sciences. That’s why my main interest topic is the study of social-ecological systems (SES), focusing on applying and testing theories and adapting methods. Particular interest is on resilience, due to its converging position from ecology, sociology, and other disciplines. Currently as a postdoc at AZTI Foundation in Spain, I work with interdisciplinary approaches applied to social-ecological systems in two EU-funded projects (i.e., Marine SABRES and RESONATE). My previous affiliations were with the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA-Austria) as a postdoc working with the resilience of cities. The master’s and PhD were developed at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, working with modeling of SES. I am a lead author in the IPBES NEXUS Assessment and the OTCA Rapid Assessment of the Ecosystem Services for the Amazon Region.
