Javier Cabello

Professor of Botany at the University of Almería, he also serves as Director of the Andalusian Centre for Global Change – Hermelindo Castro (ENGLOBA). His academic work focuses on biodiversity conservation and monitoring, global change, socio-ecological systems, and the functions and services of ecosystems.

His research centres on the assessment of ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services, with a current emphasis on the ecohydrological processes that underpin ecosystem dynamics. A strong advocate for integrating scientific knowledge with policy and management, he actively promotes dialogue and knowledge exchange among scientists, land managers, decision-makers, and local communities.

He works closely with protected area authorities and has contributed to various co-production processes supporting nature-based solutions and multifunctional landscape management. As a representative of the Andalusian public universities, he serves on the Participation Council of the Sierra Nevada Natural and National Park and on the Andalusian Council of Biosphere Reserves. In both roles, he has worked to incorporate the concept of ecosystem services into planning, decision-making, and social discourse—particularly in the context of Mediterranean mountains and cultural landscapes.