Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor

Senior Lecturer of Nature-based Solutions, Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling

Elisa is an ecologist and conservation biologist investigating how nature-based solutions can be used to tackle the ecological crisis. Her research is strongly applied, with a focus on finding effective ways to restore biodiversity (and associated ecosystem functions and services) in anthropogenic landscapes. For the past ten years, Elisa’s research has primarily focused on assessing the long-term ecological consequences of woodland creation (see e.g. the WrEN project which she co-leads). Over time her research has become increasingly transdisciplinary, and she currently leads a research project investigating stakeholder perceptions and socio-ecological consequences of woodland expansion through a range of approaches, including planting and allowing trees to colonise new areas naturally (the TreE_PlaNat project).