Jose Rafael Ferrer Paris

Dr. Jose Rafael Ferrer Paris is a Researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliated with the Centre of Ecosystem Science. He is a member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and contributes to global initiatives like the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems and the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology. His research focuses on ecosystem science, conservation, spatial ecology, and biodiversity informatics, with applications in policy and natural resource management.

• Developed methods for ecosystem classification and risk assessment, influencing global conservation policies.
• Co-created the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology, a framework for classifying Earth's ecosystems.
• Lead the Fire Ecology Traits database project to improve fire management strategies.
• Advocates for open data and reproducible research, sharing code and workflows via repositories like OSF.

His career spans institutions in Germany, Venezuela, and South Africa before joining UNSW in 2019. He collaborates with international networks to advance ecosystem monitoring and restoration, particularly in Australia.