About Esteve's Work
Esteve Corbera (PhD Development Studies, 2006, U. of East Anglia) is ICREA Research Professor at the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) and Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. His research focuses on human-nature relationships and the impact of social, policy and environmental change on resource governance, mostly in the global South. He has written over 120 peer-reviewed articles, several books and book chapters, and served as guest editor in 14 special issues. He has been awarded an ERC-Synergy grant (2025); led the second 'Maria de Maeztu' programme of excellence of ICTA-UAB (2020-2025), been a subject editor of the journal Ecology & Society since 2021 (previously of Geoforum), and participated in the 2014 Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.