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Dr Maria Eugenia (Maru) Correa-Cano
Postdoctoral Research Associate
M.E.Correa-Cano2@exeter.ac.uk
Environment and Sustainability Institute Desk 10, First Floor, open pla
Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
Overview
I am a biologist and an ecologist working in an interface of application between Engineering and environmental conservation. My research has been focused on the effects of anthropogenic activities on biodiversity, with a focus on light and plastic pollution. I have worked as consultant for the IUCN's Global Species Program under the project Safeguarding Mesoamerica crop wild species. My research on Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus has contributed to the understanding of linkages between nexus elements and the impacts of agricultural expansion on the environment and on for the local and regional economies. I am interested in the development of tools to quantify natural capital to measure and value nature, using a Life Cycle Assessment approach and systems thinking.
Qualifications
- 2018 Teacher of English as a Second Language. Trinity College
- 2016 PhD in Biological Sciences (University of Exeter)
- 2006 M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (UNAM, Mexico)
- 2002 B.Sc. in Biology (UNAM, Mexico)
Career
2019-Present. Postdoctoral Research Associate, ESI, University of Exeter.
2019. Consultant. IUCN. Global Species Programme. Safeguarding Mesoamerican crop wild species.
2018. Consultant. SaveStars, Consulting S.L. Account of species (vertebrates) and spaces. (Protected Areas) with risk of nocturnal light pollution for a localized area 34km east of Madrid.
2017. Consultant. CONABIO, Mexico. Developing a Plant trait database for Mexican species
2011. English courses. Immersion for studying abroad.
2009-2010. Pronatura Mexico. Coordinator for the conservation of endangered species for the central and western Mexico
2007-2009 Pronatura Mexico. Coordinator of the national reforestation program.
2006-2007 Pronatura Mexico. Spatial analysis of agrobiodiversity for the ecoregional planning in central and western Mexico.
Research
Research interests
- Water-Energy-Food-Environment nexus (WEFE nexus)
- Lyfe Cycle Analysis and Material Flow Analysis
- Plastic Pollution
- Light Pollution
- Ecological processes and anthropogenic disturbance
- Biodiversity conservation, use and management
Research projects
- Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach, RENEW
- Global Forest Management to Reap Triple Benefits for Economy, Health and Climate (ENSURE, Environmental Sustainability & Resilience)
- NEXus Thinking for sustainable AGricultural development in Andean countries (NEXT-AG). Newton RCUK-CONICYT Broadening Impact Call (NERC).
- Exeter Multidisciplinary Plastics Research hub: EXEMPLAR. EPSRC.
Research networks
Exeter Food https://sociology.exeter.ac.uk/research/exeterfoodstudies/