Javier de la Casa Sánchez

The relationship between humans and their environment concerns me as much as it excites me.

I studied Biology at the Complutense University of Madrid and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and specialised in ecosystem restoration at the University of Alcalá. Currently, thanks to a FPU contract, I work at CREAF as a predoctoral researcher, under the supervision of Josep Peñuelas, Sandra Nogué, and Jordi Sardans. Our work seeks to understand changes in the elemental composition of ecosystems over time and their relationship with humans. To do so, we analyze archives of environmental change from ancient and modern times: lake sediments and tree rings.

In addition to my interest in global change research, I believe that academia and universities must play a more relevant role in addressing environmental and humanitarian challenges. This includes opening up to new scientific paradigms and legitimizing and encouraging civil disobedience actions.