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Dr. Aiora Zabala serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge's Department of Land Economy and Director of the MSt in Climate, Environmental and Urban Policy program. She is a Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) and a member of Clare Hall college. Previously, she held positions as Lecturer at the Open University and Senior Editor at Nature Sustainability (2017-2021).
- PhD in Environmental Policy and Economics, University of Cambridge
- MSt in Nature, Society and Environmental Policy, Oxford University Centre for the Environment
- Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Economics and Environmental Management, Autonomous University of Barcelona
- BSc in Environmental Sciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Her research focuses on environmental governance and sustainability policy implementation, particularly examining policy instrument effectiveness, adoption of innovative land-use practices, and behavioral change drivers. With extensive field experience in Spain, the UK, South Africa, Mexico and Indonesia, her work addresses critical issues including protected area governance, sustainable agriculture transitions, and digitalization's socio-environmental impacts. Her methodological expertise includes Q methodology and ecosystem service modeling.
Dr. Zabala's publication record spans high-impact journals including Global Environmental Change, Land Use Policy, and Ecological Economics, with recent work addressing plastics treaty negotiations, energy transition policies, and biodiversity conservation challenges. Her editorial experience as Senior Editor at Nature Sustainability and current role on the Ecological Economics Editorial Board demonstrate her significant contribution to environmental scholarship.
- Regular media contributor on environmental policy topics
- Author of popular science book in native language
- Recipient of multiple research grants for international fieldwork
She actively mentors PhD students including Callum Woolley and teaches core courses in the MSt program including Economics and Public Policy of Sustainability and Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges environmental science, economics, and policy implementation through collaborations with institutions including the Basque Centre for Climate Change.
