Ugo D'Ambrosio

Dr Ugo D’Ambrosio is a Catalan biologist who graduated from the University of Barcelona, with over 20 years of academic and professional experience across Spain, the United States, Costa Rica, the United Kingdom and Morocco. He holds a PhD in Ethnobiology from the University of Kent (UK) and three Master's degrees: one in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (UMass, USA), one in Environmental Management and Leadership (UCI, Costa Rica) and one in Artisanal Bakery and Workshop Management (BCH & UB, Barcelona).

Working with the Global Diversity Foundation since 2016, Ugo currently serves as the Scientific and Technical Advisor. In his role, he provides guidance on ethnobiology and biocultural diversity, agroecology and agrobiodiversity, governance systems and participatory methods. Additionally, Ugo contributes to strategy development and scaling, grant proposals, project management, partner relations, and academic publishing and supervision.

Previously, Ugo's post-doctoral research continued his focus on Mediterranean ethnobotany and cultural conservation practices. This work was conducted in both rural and urban settings with the EtnoBioFic research group at the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB) and the Botany Laboratory of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Barcelona (UB), where he remains a research member.