NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
Selected updates from my research, collaborations and scientific activities.
Featured Research
Forest Ecology in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Featured by the
British Ecological Society
for research on tropical forest ecology, ecosystem processes and the role of deadwood across altitudinal gradients.
Research in the Spotlight
Recognized for Advancing Open Science in Amazonia
Awarded the 2025 Open Science Prize by the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) for the development of MADERA, an open and standardized database of Amazonian timber tree species.
Science for the Amazon
A Complete Picture of Amazonian Timber Species
MADERA brings together information on 1,112 timber tree species across the Pan-Amazonia, supporting research, conservation and sustainable forest management.
Voices From the Field
Connecting Data, Forests & Sustainable Management
Featured by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) for research and collaboration advancing a Pan-Amazonian timber database to support sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation.
Defining what makes a timber species
A doctoral research project combining ecology, large-scale data and stakeholder knowledge to better understand Amazonian timber species and inform conservation and sustainable forest management.
Research in the Spotlight
From the Pyrenees to Ecuador
Translating forest ecology research from the Pyrenees of Navarra to Ecuador to better understand post-fire natural regeneration and support evidence-based forest management.