Patricia Balvanera
Patricia Balvanera | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana–Iztapalapa; UNAM |
| Known for | Biodiversity and ecosystem services; social–ecological systems; transdisciplinary sustainability research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology; sustainability science |
| Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) |
Patricia Balvanera is a Mexican ecologist and professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her research focuses on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and social–ecological systems. She is an Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ecology and Society.[1]
Early life and education
Balvanera studied biology at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana–Iztapalapa (UAM–Iztapalapa) and later earned both her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in ecology at UNAM.[2][3]
Academic career
Balvanera is a professor at UNAM’s Institute for Ecosystems and Sustainability Research (Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, IIES) in Morelia, Mexico, where her work examines links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being.[2]
Research
Balvanera’s research has addressed (among other topics) social-ecological systems, ecosystem services, biodiversity, secondary tropical forest dynamics, and the plural values of nature in society.[4]
She has lead syntheses, including the IPBES value's assessment related paper on nature’s diverse values,[5] and work proposing “Essential Ecosystem Service Variables” (EESVs) for global monitoring.[6]
Positions
- Co-Chair and Coordinating Lead Author of the IPBES Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature (“Values Assessment”).[7]
- Scientific Committee leadership of the Future Earth international research Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS).[8]
- Leadership of the Ecosystem Services Working Group within the GEO BON.[9][10]
Editorial work
Balvanera is an Editor-in-Chief of the social-ecological systems science journal Ecology and Society.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Our Editors". Ecology & Society. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ a b "Patricia Balvanera". Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad (IIES), UNAM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "Dra. Patricia Balvanera Levy". Red del Agua UNAM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "Patricia Balvanera – Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ Pascual, Unai; Balvanera, Patricia; et al. (2023). "Diverse values of nature for sustainability". Nature. 620 (7975): 813–823. Bibcode:2023Natur.620..813P. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06406-9. hdl:10810/66076. PMC 10447232. PMID 37558877.
- ^ Balvanera, Patricia; Brauman, K. A.; Cord, A. F.; Drakou, E. G.; Geijzendorffer, I. R.; Karp, D. S.; Martín-López, B.; Mwampamba, T. H.; Schröter, M. (2022). "Essential ecosystem service variables for monitoring progress towards sustainability". Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 54 101152. Bibcode:2022COES...5401152B. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101152.
- ^ Pascual, Unai; Balvanera, Patricia; Christie, Michael, eds. (2022). Summary for Policymakers of the Methodological Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Report). Bonn, Germany: IPBES. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6522392.
- ^ "Scientific Committee". PECS. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "Essential Ecosystem Service Variables for Monitoring Progress Towards Sustainability". GEO BON. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "The contribution of GEO BON Ecosystem Services Workgroup to IPBES Global Assessment". GEO BON. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2025-11-05.