Isabel Ruiz Mallen
R3 - Established Researcher
Sustainability and Climate Education
Urban Climate Resilience
Environmental Governance
Biodiversity Conservation
COOLSCHOOLS
Isabel Ruiz Mallén is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and coordinates the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA) research group at UOC together with Hug March. Within TURBA, she is leading a research line on “Co-creation towards sustainable transformations” that she created as a “Ramón y Cajal” Research Fellow in 2017-2022.
As a researcher, her R&I activity focuses on the study of collaborative knowledge creation processes and the co-production of innovative practices toward critical sustainability education, climate resilience, biodiversity conservation and social equity in different learning contexts. In particular, she analyses how different actors perceive, experience, share and engage in learning about sustainability and how they interact with their environment, in order to respond to current socio-environmental challenges.
Her main research interests are transformative learning processes in the field of environmental education, participatory and innovative methodologies in science education (STEAM), and co-creation in the fields of climate resilience and environmental governance.
With the JPI ERA-NET project she has recently coordinated, COOLSCHOOLS (coolschools.eu), her research activity also focuses on exploring the co-benefits of implementing nature-based solutions in school grounds and surrounding environments for adapting to climate change while providing better learning opportunities with nature as co-teacher.
Sekulova, F., Calvet-Mir, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2025. Stakeholder entanglements around diversifying schoolyards in Brussels and Barcelona. Urban Greening & Urban Forestry, 128957 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128957
Carrion, C., Llamas, C., Safitri, E.D., Domènech-Panichello, C., Downward, G.S., Findyartini, A., Greviana, N., Lee, S.M., Llimós, M., Moreno, A., O’Brien, S.L., Ruiz-Mallén I., Soemantri, D., Widyahening, I.S., Ranakusuma, R.W., Fitriani, D.Y., O’Callaghan Gordo, C. 2025. Conceptual Frameworks, Competencies, and Teaching Methods in Planetary Health Education for Health Professionals: A Systematic Scoping Review. BCM Medical Education 25: 956. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5683433/v1
Sekulova, F., Ruiz-Mallén I. 2024. The governance configurations of green schoolyards. Environmental Science & Policy 156, 103752.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103752
Gallois, S., Heras, M., Sella, C., Satorras, M., Ribera-Fumaz, R., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2024. Learning to collaborate within Transdisciplinarity: Internal barriers and strengths of an art-science encounter. Sustainability Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01495-5
Corres, A., Ruiz-Mallén I, Rieckman, M. 2024. Educators’ competences, motivations and teaching challenges faced in Education for Sustainable Development: What are the interlinkages? 2024. Cogent Education, 11(1), 2302408 https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2302408
Harmáčková, Zuzana; Yuki Yoshida; Nadia Sitas; Lelani Mannetti; Adrian Martin; Ritesh Kumar; Marta Berbés-Blázquez; Rebecca Collins; Klaus Eisenack; Ellen Guimaraes; Maria Heras; Valerie Nelson; Aidin Niamir; Federica Ravera; Isabel Ruiz Mallen; Patrick O’Farrell. 2023. The role of values in future scenarios: What types of values underpin (un)sustainable and (un)just futures? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 64: 101343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101343
Corres Gallardo, A.C., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2023. Digital technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic: Opportunities and challenges for environmental educators in Barcelona. The Journal of Environmental Education, 54(1), 8-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2022.2152409
López-Rodríguez, M.D., Oteros-Rozas, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., March, H., Horcea-Milcu, A., Heras, M., Cebrián-Piqueras, M., Andrade, R., Lo, V.B.P.G., Piñeiro, C. 2023. Visualizing stakeholders’ willingness for collective action in participatory scenario Planning. Ecology & Society, 28(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-14101-280205
Satorras, M., Lara-García, Á., Ruiz-Mallén, I., del Moral, L., Berraquero-Díaz, L., Oteros-Rozas, E., & March, H. 2023. Social involvement on urban climate action and governance: lessons from Barcelona and Seville. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, (96). https://doi.org/10.21138/bage.3241
O’Callaghan-Gordo C, Moreno A, Bosque-Prous M, Castro-Sanchez E, Dadvand P, Guzmán CAF, García-Juanatey A, Gascon M, Grau O, Jordana J, Lowe R, March H, Medina FX, Mélon L, Navas G, Núñez Casal A, Ruiz-Mallén I, Sánchez-Valdivia N, Tonne C, Triguero-Mas M, Zografos C and Antó JM. 2022. Responding to the need of postgraduate education for Planetary Health: Development of an online Master’s Degree. Frontiers in Public Health doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.969065
Malagrida, R., Klaassen, P., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Broerse, E.W. 2022. Towards competencies and methods to support Responsible Research and Innovation within STEAM secondary education – the case of Spain. Research in Science & Technological Education DOI: 10.1080/02635143.2022.2123790
Johnson, D. N., C. J. Van Riper, W. P. Stewart, M. J. Metzger, E. Oteros-Rozas, I. Ruiz-Mallén. 2022. Elucidating social-ecological perceptions of a protected area system in Interior Alaska: a fuzzy cognitive mapping approach. Ecology and Society 27 (3):34. [online] URL: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss3/art34/
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Satorras, M., March, H., Baró, F. 2022. Community climate resilience and environmental education: Opportunities and challenges for transformative learning, Environmental Education Research, 28(7): 1088-1107. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2070602
Raymond, C.M., Cebrián-Piqueras, M.A., Andersson, E., Arroyo-Schnell, A., Battioni, B., Filyushkina, A., Goodson, D.J., Horcea-Milcu, A., Johnson, D.N., Keller, R., Kuiper, J.J., Lo, V., López-Rodríguez, M.D., March, H., Metzger, M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Salcido, E., Sellberg, M., Stewart, W., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Plieninger, T., van Riper, C.J., Verburg, P.H., Wiederman, M.M. Inclusive conservation and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Tensions and prospects. 2022. One Earth 5(3): 252-264 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.02.008
Lo, V., López-Rodríguez, M.D., Metzger, M.J., Oteros-Rozas, E., Cebrián-Piqueres, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., March, H., Raymond, C.M. 2022. How stable are visions for protected area management? Stakeholder perspectives before and during a pandemic. People and Nature 4:445–461. DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10292
Reyes-García, V., Fernández-Llamazares, Á.; Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Y.; Begosi, A.; Benyei, P.; Bussmann, R. W.; Diamond, S.; Garcia-del-Amo, D.; Guadilla-Sáez, S.; Hanazaki, N.; Kosoy, N.; Lavides, M.; Luz, A.; McElwee, P.; Meretsky, V.; Newberry, T.; Molnár, Z.; Pacheco, D.; Rossi, S.; Ruiz-Mallen, I.; Salpeteur, M.; Wyndham, F.; Zorondo-Rodriguez, F.; Brondizio, E. 2022. Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ rights and agency in the post-2020 Biodiversity Agenda. Ambio, 51, 84–92 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01561-7
Alorda-Kleinglass, A., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Diego-Feliua, M., Rodellasa, V., Bruach-Menchén, J.M., García-Orellana, J. 2021. The social implications of Submarine Groundwater Discharge from an Ecosystem Services perspective: a Systematic Review. Earth-Science Reviews 221, 103742 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103742
Heras, M., Galafassi, D., Oteros-Rozas, E., Ravera, F., Berraquero-Díaz, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I. Realising potentials for arts-based sustainability science. 2021. Sustainability Science 16, 1875–1889 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01002-0
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Heras, M., Berrens, K. 2021. Responsible Research and Innovation in science education through digital media and arts: Insights from assessments. Research in Science & Technological Education 39(3): 263-284 https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2020.1763289
Matos, A., Barraza, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2021. Linking Conservation, Community Knowledge, and Adaptation to Extreme Climatic Events: A Case Study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Sustainability, 13, 6478. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116478
Camou-Guerrero, A., Rodríguez-Sánchez, A., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Estrada-Torres, A., Martinez-Gómez, M. 2021. Assessing the Impact of a Science Communication Program in La Malinche National Park, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Applied Environmental Education & Communication 20(2): 184-201 https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2020.1754966
D’Armengol, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barnaud, C., Corbera, E. 2021. What does comanagement offer? Exploring users’ knowledge through mental models in the fishery of La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Ecology and Society 26 (1):25. [online] URL: https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss1/art25/
Corres, A., Rieckmann, M., Espasa, A., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2020. Educator Competences in Sustainability Education: A Systematic Review of Frameworks. Sustainability 12, 9858. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12239858
López-Rodríguez, M.D., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Oteros-Rozas, E., March, H., Keller, R., Lo, V.B., Cebrián-Piqueras, M.A., Andrade, R. 2020. Delineating participation in conservation governance: insights from the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain). Environmental Science & Policy 114: 486-496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.019
Cebrián-Piqueras, M.A., Filyushkina, A., Johnson, D.N., López-Rodríguez, M.D., March, H., Oteros-Rozas, E., Peppler-Lisbach, C., Quintas-Soriano, C., Raymond, C.M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., van Riper, C., Zinngrebe, Y., Plieninger, T. 2020. Scientific and local ecological knowledge, shaping perceptions towards protected areas and related ecosystem services. Landscape Ecology 35, 2549–2567 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-020-01107-4
Satorras, M., Ruiz-Mallén I., Monterde, A., March, H. 2020. Co-production of urban climate planning: Insights from the Barcelona Climate Plan. Cities 106: 102887 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102887
Heras, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Gallois, S. 2020. Staging science with young people: bringing science closer to students through stand-up comedy. International Journal of Science Education 42(12): 1968-1987 https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2020.1807071
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Heras, M. 2020. What sustainability? Higher Education Institutions’ pathways to reach the Agenda 2030. Sustainability 12(4), 1290.
Corbera, E., Anguelovski, I., Honey-Roses, J., Ruiz-Mallén I. 2020. Academia in the time of Covid-19: Towards an ethics of care. Planning Theory & Practice, 21(2): 191-199 DOI: 10.1080/14649357.2020.1757891
Méndez-López, M.E., García-Frapolli, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Porter-Bolland, L., Sánchez-González, M.C., Reyes-García. 2019. Who participates in conservation initiatives? Case studies in six rural communities of Mexico. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 62(6): 1045-1064.
Marlès, J., Campanera, J.M., Boada-Juncà M., Bach, A., Ruiz-Mallén I., Maneja-Zaragoza R., Sánchez-Mateo S., Pallares-Barbera M., Barriocanal C. 2019. How urban green management is influencing passerine birds’ nesting in the Mediterranean: a case study in a Catalan city. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 41: 221-229.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Gallois, S. Heras, M. 2018. From white lab coats and crazy hair to actual scientists: Exploring the impact of researcher interaction and performing arts on students’ perceptions and motivation for science. Science Communication 40(6): 749–777.
D’Armengol, L., Prieto-Castillo, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E. 2018. A systematic review of co-managed small-scale fisheries: Social diversity and adaptive management improve outcomes. Global Environmental Change 52: 212-225.
Delgado-Serrano, M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Calvo-Boyero, D., Ortiz-Guerrero, C., Escalante-Semerena, R.I., Corbera, E. 2018. Influence of community-based natural resource management in the resilience of social-ecological systems. Regional Environmental Change 18(2), 581-592.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Fernandez-Llamazares, A., Reyes-García, V. 2017. Unravelling local adaptive capacity to climate change in the Bolivian Amazon: The interlinkages between assets, conservation and markets. Climatic Change 140(2): 227-242.
Heras, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2017. Responsible Research and Innovation Indicators for Science Education Assessment: How to Measure the Impact? International Journal of Science Education 39(18): 2482-2507 DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2017.1392643
Queiroz, L.S., Rossi, S., Calvet-Mir, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Garcí-Betorz, S., Salvà-Prat, J., Meireles, A.J.A. 2017. Neglected ecosystem services: Highlighting the socio-cultural perception of mangroves in decision-making processes. Ecosystem Services 26: 137-146.
Almeida-Leñero, L., Revollo-Fernández, D., Caro-Borrero, A., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E., Mazari-Hiriart, M., Figueroa, F. 2017. Not the same for everyone: community views of Mexico’s Payment for Environmental Services programmes. Environmental Conservation 1-11.
Reyes-García, V., Balbo, A.L., Gueze, M., Mesoudi, A., Richerson, P., Rubio-Campillo, X., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Shennan, S. 2016. Multilevel processes and cultural adaptation: Examples from past and present small-scale societies. Ecology and Society 21(4):2 [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss4/art2/
Caruso, E., Schunko, C., Corbera, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Vogl, C.R., Martin, G., Arrazola, S., Bandeira, F.P., Calvo-Boyero, D., Camacho-Benavides, C., Mota-Cardoso, T., Chan-Dzul, A., Conde, E., del Campo-García, C., Huanca, T., Larajeiras-Sampaio, J.A., Oliveros-Lopez, S., Porter-Bolland, L., Ruiz-Betancourt, O. 2016. Lessons for research policy and practice: the case of co-enquiry research with rural communities. Journal of Research Practice 12(1): Article M1.
Pyhala, A. , Lehvavi, H., Fernandez-Llamazares, A., Byg, A., Salpeteur, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Thornton, T. 2016. Global Environmental Change: Local perceptions, understandings and explanations. Ecology and Society 21(3):25.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Riboli-Sasco, L., Ribrault, C., Heras, M., Laguna, D., Perié, L. 2016. Citizen science: Toward transformative learning. Science Communication 38(4): 523-534
Calvet-Mir, L., Riu, C., Gómez, M. Ruiz-Mallén, I., Molina, J.L., Reyes-García, V. 2016. The transmission of home garden knowledge: Safeguarding biocultural diversity and enhancing socio-ecological resilience. Society & Natural Resources 29(5): 556-571 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2015.1094711
Oteros-Rozas, E., B. Martín-López, T. M. Daw, E. L. Bohensky, J. R.A. Butler, R. Hill, J. Martin-Ortega, A. Quinlan, F. Ravera, I. Ruiz-Mallén, M. Thyresson, J. Mistry, I. Palomo, G. D. Peterson, T. Plieninger, K. A. Waylen, D. M. Beach, I.C. Bohnet, M. Hamann, J. Hanspach, K. Hubacek, S. Lavorel and S. P. Vilardy. 2015. Participatory scenario planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies. Ecology and Society 20 (4):32. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol20/iss4/art32/
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Schunko, C., Reyes-Garcia, V., Corbera, E., Ross, M. 2015. Meanings, drivers and motivations for community-based conservation in Latin America. Ecology and Society 20(3): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-07733-200333
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E., Calvo-Boyero, D., Reyes-Garcia, V. 2015. Participatory scenarios to explore adaptation to global change in Biosphere Reserves: Experiences from Bolivia and Mexico. Environmental Science & Policy 54: 398-408.
Méndez-López, M.E., García-Frapolli, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Porter-Bolland, L., Reyes-García, V. 2015. From paper to forest: Local motives for participation in different conservation initiatives. Case estudies in Southeastern Mexico. Environmental Management 56(3):695-708. doi: 10.1007/s00267-015-0522-0
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E., Calvo-Boyero, D., Reyes-Garcia, V., Brown, K. 2015 How do biosphere reserves influence vulnerability and adaptation? Evidence from Latin America. Global Environmental Change 33:97-108 doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.05.002
Tolentino, O., García-Frapolli, E., Porter-Bolland, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Reyes-García, V., Sánchez-González, M.C., Méndez-López, M.E. 2015. Triggering Community Conservation Through the Trade of Carbon Offsets: The Case of the Ejido Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico. Journal of Environment & Development 24: 187-210 doi:10.1177/1070496514565460
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Newing, H., Porter-Bolland, L., Pritchard, D., García-Frapolli, E., Méndez-López, E., De la Peña, A., Sánchez-González, M.C. Reyes-García, V. 2014. Cognisance, participation, and protected areas in the Yucatan Peninsula. Environmental Conservation 41 (3): 265–275
Méndez-López, M.E, García-Frapolli, E., Pritchard, D.J., Sánchez-González, C., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Porter-Bolland, L., Reyes-García, V. 2014. Local participation in biodiversity conservation initiatives: a comparative analysis of different models in South East Mexico. Journal of Environmental Management 145: 321-329.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E. 2013. Community-based Conservation and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Implications for socio-ecological resilience. Ecology and Society 18(4): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05867-180412
Ruiz-Mallén, I., C. Morsello, V. Reyes-García, R. Barros Marcondes De Faria. 2013. Children’s use of time and traditional ecological learning in the Amazon. A case study in two Brazilian indigenous societies. Learning and Individual Differences 27:213-222.
Morsello, C., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2013. Do schooling and exposure to the dominant society is associated with the monetary income of ethnic minorities? A case study among remote Amazonian indigenous groups. Learning and Individual Differences 27:223-233.
Reyes-García, V., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Porter-Bolland, L., García-Frapolli, E., Ellis, E.A., Méndez-López, E., Pritchard, D., Sánchez-González, M.C. 2013. Local understandings of conservation. Implications for community-based conservation as an alternative paradigm. Conservation Biology 27(4): 856-865.
Morsello, C., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Montoya-Díaz, M.D., & Reyes-García, V. 2012. The effects of processing non-timber forest products and trade partnerships on people’s well-being and forest conservation in Amazonian societies. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43055. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043055.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Escalas, M.T. 2012. Scientists seen by children. A case study in Catalonia, Spain. Science Communication 34(4): 520-545.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Dominguez, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Orta-Martinez, M., Reyes-Garcia, V. 2012. Investigación Aplicada en Etnoecología: Experiencias de Campo. AIBR, Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana, 7(1): 9-32.
Porter-Bolland, L., Ellis, E.A., Guariguata, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Negrete-Yankelevich, S. Reyes-García, V. 2012. Working Forests and Protected Areas: An Assessment of their Effect for tropical conservation. Forest Ecology and Management, 268: 6-17.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Porter-Bolland, L., Boada, M., Chablé, E., Fernández-Tarrío, R., Fuentes, K., Medinaceli, A., Méndez, M.E., Sánchez-Gónzález, M.C., Camacho-Benavides, C., Conservcom Team & Reyes-Garcia, V. 2011. Experiencias de Pago por Servicios Ambientales: Estudio comparativo en el sureste mexicano. Spanish Journal of Rural Development II(1*): 55-66.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L., Bodenhorn, B., Ceja-Adame, M.P., Reyes-García, V. 2010. Contextualising learning through the participatory construction of an environmental education programme. International Journal of Science Education, 32(13): 1755 – 1770.
Reyes-García, V., Kightley, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Fuentes-Pelaez, N., Demps, K., Huanca, T., Martinez-Rodríguez, M.R. 2010. Schooling and local environmental knowledge: Do they complement or substitute each other? International Journal of Educational Development 30, 305-313
Reyes-García, V., Godoy, R., Vadez, V., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Huanca, T., Leonard, W., McDade, T., Tanner, S., TAPS Bolivian Study Team. 2009. The pay-offs to sociality: Do passive and social leisure relate to happiness? Human Nature 20(4), 431-446.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L., Bodenhorn, B. Reyes-García, V. 2009. School and local environmental knowledge, what are the links? A case study among indigenous adolescents in Oaxaca, Mexico. International Journal in Geographical and Environmental Education 18(2), 82-96.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L., Bodenhorn, B., Reyes-García, V. 2009. Evaluating the impact of an environmental education programme. An empirical study in Mexico. Environmental Education Research, 15(3), 371-387.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L., Ceja-Adame, M.P. 2009. La educación para la sustentabilidad: análisis y perspectiva a partir de la experiencia en dos sistemas de bachillerato en comunidades rurales mexicanas. El periplo sustentable, 16: 139-167.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L. 2008. Are adolescents from a forest community well-informed about forest management? Journal of Biological Education 42(3), 104-111.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L. 2006. Environmental learning in adolescents from a Mexican community involved in forestry. International Social Science Journal 189, 513-524.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., March, H., Satorras, M. (eds) 2022. Urban Resilience to the Climate Emergency. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07301-4_8
Porter-Bolland, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Camacho-Benavides, C.I., McCandless, S. (eds.) 2013. Community Action for Conservation: Mexican Experiences. New York: Springer. 213 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4614-7955-0 (Print) 978-1-4614-7956-7 (Online).
Escalas Tramullas, M.T., Ruiz Mallén, I., Zorrilla Pujana (ed.). 2009. El Científic dibuixat. Barcelona: Novoprint, 118pp. ISBN: 978-1-4092-6808-6.
Barraza, L., Ruiz Mallén, I. 2007. Biodiversidad y Conservación de Nuevo San Juan: Una mirada a través de los dibujos de los niños. Mexico City: COINBIO, CONACYT, UNAM, Gobierno del Estado de Michoacán. 91pp. ISBN: 978-970-703-565-2.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corres, A., Boada, M. (2024) Educación ambiental y para la sostenibilidad. In (p. 501 – 520) Oliva, M., Martín-Díaz, J., Barriocanal, C., López-Moreno, J.I,. & Bonsoms, J. (eds.) Cambio Global. La crisis ecosocial y perspectivas futuras. Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona. ISBN: 978-84-1050-031-0.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Baró, F., Satorras, M., Atun, F., Blanc, N., Bortolamiol, S., Casas, L., Clauzel, C., Colacios, R., Gallez, E., Grand-Meyer, E., Gras-Velázquez, A., Ivanova, I., Nawrot, T., Presser, P., Reckien, D., Sekulova, F. (2023). Refugios climáticos escolares basados en la naturaleza: evaluación desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria. In: (p. 61-77) Satorras, M. et al. (Coords.). Revista Papers 65: Ciutats enfront l’Emergència Climàtica: Claus per una transició justa. Barcelona: Institut Metròpoli. ISBN: 978-84-92940-54-7
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Baró, F., Satorras, M., Atun, F., Blanc, N., Bortolamiol, S., Casas, L., Clauzel, C., Gallez, E., Grand-Meyer, E., Gras-Velázquez, A., Ivanova, I., Nawrot, T., Presser, P., Reckien, D., Sekulova, F. (2023). Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in School Environments: An Interdisciplinary Assessment Framework. In: (p. 87-105) Allam, Z. (eds) Sustainable Urban Transitions. Urban Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2695-4_6
Sánchez, J., Paneque-Gálvez, J., Borrego, A., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2023. Ciencia Ciudadana y Co-producción de Conocimientos Ambientales en Comunidades Rurales del Sur Global. En (pp. 189-220) Borrego, A., Ramírez, I., Astier, M. (eds). “Integración global: el nuevo entorno de los territorios locales” Colección del Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CIGA – UNAM). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/ciga.9786073074421e.2023 ISBN-10 (02) Digital 978-607-30-7442-1
Ruiz-Mallén, I. (2022). Afterword: Transformation Pathways Within Urban Climate Resilience. In: 227-238p. Ruiz-Mallén, I., March, H., Satorras, M. (eds) Urban Resilience to the Climate Emergency. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07301-4_10
Baró, F., Camacho, D.A., Perez del Pulgar, C., Ruiz-Mallén, I., García-Serrano, P. (2022). Nature-Based Climate Solutions in European Schools: A Pioneering Co-designed Strategy Towards Urban Resilience. In: 125-146. Ruiz-Mallén, I., March, H., Satorras, M. (eds) Urban Resilience to the Climate Emergency. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07301-4_6
Martin, A., O’Farrell, P., Kumar, R., Eser, U., Faith, D. P., Gomez-Baggethun, E., Harmackova, Z. V., Horcea-Milcu, A.-I., Merçon, J., Quaas, M., Rode, J., Rozzi, R., Sitas, N., Yoshida, Y., Ochieng, T. N., Koessler, A.-K., Lutti, N., Mannetti, L., Arroyo-Robles, G., Austrheim, G., Berbes, M., Cantele, M., Cariño, J., Colleony, A., Collins, R., Chadwick, P., Eisenack, K., Guimaraes, E., Hensler, L., Heras, M., Klaver, I., Krug, R., Lavorel, S., Meya, J., Santos Martin, F., Martínez, F. X., Marselle, M., Moreno, T., Nelson, V., Niamir, A., Proenca, V., Ravera, F., Ruiz Mallen, I., Nthenge, A., Almered Olsson, G., Selomane, O., Tauro, A., Turbé, A., Zafra Calvo, N., Zinngrebe, Y. 2022. Chapter 5. The role of diverse values of nature in visioning and transforming towards just and sustainable futures. In: Methodological Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Christie, M., Balvanera, P., Pascual, U., Baptiste, B., and González-Jiménez, D. (eds). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6522326
Ruiz-Mallén I., Heras, M., Ribera-Fumaz, R., March, H., Corres, A. 2022. The highs and lows of working EDS competences into HEI frameworks. In (79-84pp.): Vare, P., Lausselet, N., Rieckmann, M. Competences in Education for Sustainable Development. Critical Perspectives. Sustainable Development Goals Series, Springer, Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-91054-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91055-6
Cruz-Burga, Z., Boada Juncà, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., 2021. Percepción local hacia la conservación y calidad de vida: reserva de biosfera Oxapampa – Asháninka – Yánesha, Perú. In: (p. 131-P173) Albarracín-Llúncor, G., Vogl, C.R. (eds) BIOAY – Diez años de la reserva de biosfera Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha. BOKU, Vienna. ISBN 978-3-7001-8507-9. doi:10.1553/BIOAYMAB
Ruiz-Mallén I. 2021. Creatively Dealing with Multiple Stressors from the Rural Grassroots: Case Study in Spain. In: Leal Filho W., Luetz J., Ayal D. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22759-3_27-1 eBook ISBN 978-3-030-22759-3
Luz, A.C., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2020. Community-Based Management and Research to Forest Conservation. In (pp:150-164): Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-71065-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_133-1
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2020. Co-production and resilient cities to climate change. In (pp: 1-11): Narez, J. & Bole, D. (Eds.). Participatory Research and Planning in Practice. The Urban Book Series.Cham, Switzerland: Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-28013-0
Heras, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2018. ‘What do I like about science-related activities?’ Participatory indicators addressing students’ motivations and needs when learning science. In (pp: 201-228): In Katz, P. & Avraamidou, L. (Eds.). Stability and change in science education: Meeting basic learning needs; Homeostasis and Novelty in Teaching and Learning. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill/Sense Publishers. ISBN: 978-90-04-39163-5
Bródy, L.S., Chelleri, L., Baró, F., Ruiz-Mallen, I. 2018. Enhancing Community Resilience in Barcelona: Addressing Climate Change and Social Justice Through Spaces of Co-Management. In (pp: 203-208): A. Galderisi & A. Colucci (Eds). Smart, Resilient and Transition Cities. Emerging Approaches and Tools for A Climate-Sensitive Urban Development. Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128114773
Barraza, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2017. The 4D’s: A pedagogical model to enhance reasoning and action for environmental and socio-scientific issues. In (p. 257-269): Corcoran, P.B., Weakland, J., Wals A.E.J. (co-editors). Envisioning futures for environmental and sustainability education. Wageningen Academic Publishers. eISBN: 978-90-8686-846-9 | ISBN: 978-90-8686-303-7
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2016. Communicating biodiversity conservation research through dialogue and mutual learning in rural and indigenous communities. In (p. 155-168): Castro P, Azeiteiro UM, Bacelar Nicolau P, Leal Filho W, Azul AM. (Eds.) Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development. Berlin: Springer, World Sustainability Serie. ISBN 978-3-319-32317-6 (Print) 978-3-319-32318-3 (Online).
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2014. El efecto mariposa. In (p. 20-22). Boada, M., Barriocanal, C., Gómez, M. (eds.) Yasuní. Expedición Científica al Amazonas Ecuatorial. Barcelona: ICTA, IBT, PUCE. ISBN: 978-84-608-2163-2.
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2013. Cooperación local y conocimiento tradicional. La Chinantla: una experiencia mexicana sobre la conservación de los recursos hídricos. In (p. 206-211): Boada, M., Maneja, R. (eds.) El Agua y la vida. Barcelona: Lunwerg. 262pp. ISBN: 9788415888086.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., De la Peña, A., Méndez, M.A., Porter-Bolland, L. 2013. Local participation in community conservation: Methodological contributions. In: (p. 117-134) Porter-Bolland, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Camacho-Benavides, C.I., McCandless, S. (eds.). Community Action for Conservation: Mexican Experiences. New York: Springer. 213 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4614-7955-0 (Print) 978-1-4614-7956-7 (Online).
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2010. Indigenous culture and education: Mexican adolescents’ perception and interest on communal forestry management. In (p. 61-74) J.A. Daniels. Advances in Environmental Research Volumen 4. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-61668-169-2.
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2008. Lineamientos para el diseño e implementación de programas de educación ambiental en el ámbito formal: el caso del nivel medio superior en Oaxaca. In: (p. 199-221) C. Serrano and R. Serrano (eds.) Educación ambiental. Una perspectiva interdisciplinaria. Mexico City: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. ISBN: 978-607-422-028-5.
Barraza, L., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2007. Estrategia participativa de investigación educativa socio ambiental con jóvenes de una comunidad forestal mexicana. (p. 231-246) In: A. Curiel (ed.) Investigación Socio Ambiental. Paradigmas aplicados en salud ambiental y educación ambiental. Mexico City: Universidad de Guadalajara, Instituto de Medio Ambiente y Comunidades Humanas, Cuerpo Académico de Salud Ambiental y Desarrollo Sustentable, Comisión de Educación y Comunicación, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. ISBN: 978-970-2714-13-2.
Villaseñor Gómez, L.E., Ruiz Mallén, I. 2004. La flora y fauna de la cuenca. (p. 93-138) In: A. González Pagés, E.R. Ibarrondo, R. Uribe and R. Vázquez (eds.) Descubre una cuenca: el Lago de Pátzcuaro. Mexico City: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua. ISBN: 968-5536-36-8.
Conference proceedings
Ruiz-Mallén, I. (2025) Competencias en sostenibilidad vinculadas a la renaturalización y adaptación climàtica de patios escolares. p.266. Libro de Actas del II Congreso Internacional sobre Innovación, Didáctica y Educación para la Sostenibilidad (CIIDES-2025). Universidad de Alicante. ISBN: 978-84-1302-257-4
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Marlès, J., Mestre, A., Baró, F., Sekulova, F. (2024). El potencial transformador de los refugios climáticos escolares basados en la naturaleza. (pp. 999- 1010). Libro de actas del XXII Coloquio de Geografía Urbana /I Coloquio Internacional de Geografia Urbana “La Ciudad Veinte-Treinta. Miradas a los espacios urbanos del siglo XXI (López, G.A., García Cuesta JL. Eds.). AGE Valladolid – Burgos. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21138/GUA.2024.lc
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Artero Borruel, M., Sekulova, F. (2024). Pathways towards nature-based climate shelters in school environaments. Special workshop “Green Oasis for the 15 minutes city model”. Proceedings of the 14 Biennale of European Towns and Town Planners, Naples. Edited by Marichela Sepe. INU Edizioni.
Corres, A., Ruiz-Mallén, I. (2023). Competencias socioemocionales de los docentes en educación ambiental y para la sostenibilidad: interrelaciones con sus motivaciones y retos educativos. Actas del 6º Congreso Mundial de Educación EDUCA 2023 (A Coruña | 2-4 marzo 2023) www.plataformaeduca.org
Satorras, M., Lara García, A., Ruiz Mallén I., Oteros Rozas, E., del Moral Ituarte, L., March Corbella, H., Berraquero Díaz, L. 2021. Impulsando la acción y gobernanza climática desde la calle: alianzas y tensiones en las ciudades de Barcelona y Sevilla. In: pp. 115-136 García Rodríguez, JL. Libro de trabajos aportados al XXVII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Geografía Eje temático 3 Congreso de la Asociación Española de Geografía (27. 2021. La Laguna). DOI: http://doi.org/10.25145/c.27.Asociacion.Geografia.2021.16
Palou Vives, M. Bel; Morales Pérez, Soledad; Núñez Mosteo, Francesc; Ruiz-Mallén, Isabel. «Compromís ètic i global. Una experiència de formació en línia del professorat per facilitar la incorporació dels ODS i la perspectiva de gènere en la docència universitària». Revista del Congrés Internacional de Docència Universitària i Innovació (CIDUI), [en línia], 2021, Núm. 5, https://raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDUI/article/view/380544 [Consulta: 13-10-2021].
Serrano, I., Cámara, C., March, H., Ribera-Fumaz, R., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Satorras, M. 2020. Lo urgente y lo importante: Una reflexión desde las geografías urbanas de la pandèmia. Asociación Española de Geografía, blog https://www.age-geografia.es/site/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hug-v1.pdf
Heras, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2016. Performing RRI in science education: How to measure the impact? Book of abstracts: 1st HEIRRI Conference, Teaching Responsible Research and Innovation at University. Fundació Bancària “la Caixa”, ISBN: 978-84-9900-157-9.
Molins Guillemí, M., Escalas Tramullas, E., Escobar, D., Espar, B., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Costa, M. 2013. Escolab: Investigadores en el papel de divulgadores. Ensenñanza de las Ciencias-IX Congreso Internacional sobre Investigación Didáctica de las Ciencias, 2358-2362.
Teaching resources
Ruiz Mallén, I. 2023. Introducció a l’ensenyament i l’aprenentatge de les ciències experimentals a l’educació primària (1a. ed.) Fundació Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (FUOC).
Ruiz Mallén, I. 2023. Iniciació en els principis bàsics de l’activitat científica (1a. ed.) Fundació Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (FUOC).
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2023. Guia del Pràcticum III. Fundació Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (FUOC).
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Rieckmann, M. 2023. Desplegament de l’àrea curricular de les ciències experimentals (1a. ed.) Fundació Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (FUOC).
March, H., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2020. Cambio Climático: Evidencias, gobernanza, soluciones y contestación social. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Barcelona.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Gmelch, N. (coord.). 2018. Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) for Researchers. An introduction. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Barcelona. http://hdl.handle.net/10609/84545
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Senabre, E., Ribera, R. 2018. Guide to participatory methodologies aimed at its implementation. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Barcelona. http://hdl.handle.net/10609/84545
From 2014 to 2025
Researcher, European Performing Science Night Program. H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2020bis. GAP-101162558. PI: Javier Iglesias. Funding: 299.955,97 €. May-Sept 2025.
PI, COOLSCHOOLS Realizing potentials of nature-based climate shelters in school environments for urban transformation. ERA-NET Co-fund “Urban Tranformation Capacities” F-ENUTC-2021-0177. AEI: PCI2022-132958. Funding: 1.592.543€. 1/03/2022-28/02/2025.
Researcher, CATA-Earth. Catalysing Transformative Change in Planetary Health Education. Erasmus+ 101128952 PI: George Downward (UMUC). 1/09/2023-30/08/2026.
Researcher, Evaluando los impactos de la salinizacion en el Río Gambia: Comunidades locales y estrategias de adaptación. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, «Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento»: PID2022-140848NA-C33. PI: Pablo Rodriguez Lozano. Funding: 125.000,00. 1/1/2024-30/12/2026.
Researcher, The Digital Turn in Environmental Governance: Insights from the energy and agri-food systems (DEMO). Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, «Proyectos de Transición Ecológica y Transición Digital»: TED2021-130331B-I00 PIs: Zora Kovacic & Lucía Argüelles. Funding: 116.265,00. 1/12/2022-30/11/2025.
Researcher, MAF-WORLD: Marine Animal Forest of the world. COST Action OC-2020. PI: Sergio Rossi (U.Salento). Funding: 500,000€. 4/10/2021-3/10/2025.
Researcher, T-Factor: Unleashing future-facing urban hubs through culture and creativity-led strategies of transformative time. H2020-SC5-2019. PI: Elena Conti (ANCI-Toscana). Funding: €7,998,435 (UOC: €235,250). March 2020 – Feb 2024.
Co-PI, La ecología política de la resiliencia urbana a los fenómenos hidro-climáticos en España (RESCITIES). Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Programa Estatal de Generación del Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I+D+i. ref. PGC2018-100996-AI00). 42.350€ Jan 2019-Dec 2021.
Researcher, European Performing Science Night. H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2020bis. PI: Javier Iglesias Gracia. Funding: 183,000€ (UOC: 25000€). May-Sept 2021.
PI, Un enfoque inclusivo a la evaluación integradora de escenarios y visiones para la gestión de espacios naturales protegidos (ENVISION). Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Programación conjunta internacional. PCI2018-092958. 150.000€. Jan 2019-Sept 2022.
PI (UOC), STEM education and Practices are Not Only about the cONtent (SPOON). Erasmus+ French National Agency. 2018 – 1-FR01-KA201-048202. PI: François Bernier (University of Strasbourg). 230.325€. Sept 2018-Ago 2021.
PI (UOC), RSP II: A Rounder Sense of Purpose II (RSPII). Erasmus+ UK National Agency. 2018-1-UK01-KA203-048121. PI: Paul Vare (University of Gloucestershire). 376.152€. Sept 2018-Ago 2021.
PI, Participatory Engagement with scientific and technological Research through perFORMance (PERFORM). Science With And For Society. EU H2020 Programme. 1.997.253€. 2015-2018.
Researcher, Activism Mobilising Science (AMS): Citizen empowerment through knowledge co-production in public health-environmental conflicts. Fundació La Caixa – Recercaixa LCF/PR/RC17/10110014. PI: Christos Zografos (UPF). 79.700,13€. 2018-2020.
Researcher, Integrated socio-environmental technologies and methods for territorial sustainability: alternatives for local communities in the context of climate change. CAPES International Institutional Program (PrInt) (Brazil). PI: Jeovah Meireles (UFC). 400.000€. 2018-2022.
Researcher, Socio-Ecological Heritization of ICCAs in Spain and Morocco. Explora Ciencia / Tecnología 2015. Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competivity. CSO2015-72607-EXP. PI: Montserrat Ventura (UAB). 65.000€. 2017-2019.
Postdoctoral researcher, Integrating Valuations, Markets and Policies for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (INVALUABLE). International Programmes. Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation. PRI-PIMBDV-2011-1072. PI: Esteve Corbera (UAB). 124.000€. 2012-2015.
Postdoctoral researcher, Assessing the effectiveness of community-based management strategies for biocultural conservation (COMBIOSERVE). EU FP7 Programme, 282899. PI: Christian Vogl (BOKU). 2.274.148€. 2012-2015.
Postdoctoral researcher, Social and environmental transitions: Simulating the past to understand human behaviour. CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010. Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation. PI: Marco Madella (CSIC). 2.700.000€. 2011-2016.
Researcher, Agenda anual de actividades de la UCC+i: Observatorio de difusión de la ciencia de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (ODC-UAB). FCT-15-9841. Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología. PI: M. Teresa Escalas (UAB). 18.000€. 2015-2016.
From 2014 to 2025
Researcher, Transformaciones en el sistema socio-ecológico del río Gambia: Implicaciones para la seguridad hídrica y alimentaria. Fundación Ramon Aceres. 40.000€. Gen 2025-Dec. 2027.
Researcher. Ciència ciutadana pas a pas. Subvencions per a dur a terme projectes, activitats i serveis de districte i de ciutat, Ajuntament de Barcelona. 24S02254-001 PI: Gabriela Navas. 10.000€. Jul. – Dec. 2024.
Researcher. Transformant l’educació rural: una mirada tridimensional. UOC Research Accelerator. 23_AUOC_RA. PI: Marta López. 8.000€. Apr. 2024-Dec. 2025.
Researcher, Mapeo, medición y monitoreo: ciencia participativa e innovación social para mejorar el manejo y la defensa territorial comunitaria. PAPPIT-UNAM (IA301919). 9.000€- Jan 2019 – Dec 2020.
Researcher, Expresiones multiculturales del Movimiento de Justicia Ambiental: programa piloto en las prácticas de la asignatura “Usos humans del planeta terra” Convocatòria XXXIV del Fons de Solidaritat de la UAB. PI: Sara Mingorría (UAB). 7.791€. 2017-2018.
Researcher, Gestão dos ecossistemas costeiros frente as mudanças globais: teoria e prática desde a interdisciplinaridade. CAPES EDITAL No 04/2015. PI: Jehová Meireles (UEC). 25.475€. 2017.
Researcher, Nuevos Sistemas de Monitoreo Comunitario como Bases para la Innovación Socio-Territorial y Ambiental en Comunidades Rurales y Periurbanas en Situación de Pobreza, Marginación y Conflicto Ambiental. PAPIIT IA301817. PI: Jaime Paneque-Gálvez (UNAM). 20.000€. 2017.
Researcher, Intercambio de avances científicos en etnobiología – Una experiencia entre el Herbario Nacional de Bolivia (HNB) de la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) y el ICTA UAB. XXXII Convocatòria del Fons de Solidaritat de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 8.315€. 2015-2016.
Researcher, Comparteix experiments i idees amb els que fan ciència a Barcelona. Instituto de Cultura, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. PI: M. Teresa Escalas (UAB). 3.500€. 2012.
PI, El factor humano en la comunicacion de la ciencia: Métodos interactivos para atraer a los adolescentes al mundo cientifico. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad EUIN2013-50997, 18.600€. 2013-2014.
PI, Fortalecimiento de las capacidades locales para la adaptación al cambio ambiental global en comunidades rurales e indígenas mexicanas. XXX Convocatòria del Fons de Solidaritat de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 9.405€. 2013-2014.
Researcher, Agenda anual de actividades de la UCC+i Observatorio de la Difusión de la Ciencia de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. PI: M. Teresa Escalas (UAB). 11.000€. 2013-2014.
Researcher, ¿Explicamos o dialogamos? Evaluación de actividades de divulgación científica en directo. Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. PI: M. Teresa Escalas (UAB). 25.000€. 2013-2014.
UNESCO Greening Communities Guidance. Lifelong Learning for Climate-Resilient Communities. 2025. https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/launch-greening-communities-guidance-lifelong-learning-climate-and-sustainability-action
IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 2019: Chapter 2. Status and trends; indirect and direct drivers of change; Chapter 2.1. Status and Trends – Drivers of Change. https://ipbes.net/global-assessment-report-biodiversity-ecosystem-services & Chapter 3. Assessing progress towards meeting major international objectives related to nature and nature’s contributions to people. https://ipbes.net/global-assessment-report-biodiversity-ecosystem-services
Sekulova, F., Colacios, R. Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2025. Coolschools Policy Recommendations on Nature-based Climate-Adaptive Schoolyards. Policy Brief COOLSCHOOLS. https://zenodo.org/records/15011549
March, H (ed.), Satorras, M., Colacios, R., Ribera-Fumaz, R., Ruiz-Mallén, I. (2022). Co-creant accions per a millorar la resiliència a les onades de calor a Barcelona des d’una mirada justa i inclusiva. Projecte RESCITIES. Barcelona: TURBA/UOC. https://turbain3.wordpress.com/2022/07/27/co-creant-accions-per-a-millorar-la-resiliencia-a-les-onades-de-calor-a-barcelona-des-duna-mirada-justa-i-inclusiva/
Heras, M., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Jenatton, M., Peretti, J. 2018. PERFORM: Encouraging students’ engagement in science education through arts-based approaches. PERFORM project Policy Brief #3. Barcelona-UAB.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E., Novkovic, A., Calvo-Boyero, D., and Reyes-García, V. 2013. Adapting to environmental change in Latin America: Planning the future from the bottom-up. COMBIOSERVE European Policy Brief. Barcelona-UAB.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Corbera, E., and Reyes-García, V. 2012. Resilience in Biocultural Community-based Conservation: Coping with Global Environmental Change. COMBIOSERVE European Policy Brief. Barcelona-UAB.
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2025 La crisi climàtica en l’àmbit educatiu: de la desatenció a l’acció. Terminàlia 31: 63-65. DOI: 10.2436/20.2503.01.229
Anderson, S., (…) Ruiz-Mallén, I. (…) 2025. Nature-Based Solutions in Education: If the benefits are clear, why isn’t it. Round table. The Nature of Cities. mainstream? https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2025/08/03/nature-based-solutions-in-education-if-the-benefits-are-clear-why-isnt-it-mainstream/
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Sekulova, F., Ubalde, M. 2025. Cuatro claves para crear un patio vivo. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/cuatro-claves-para-crear-un-patio-vivo-en-la-escuela-248710
Sekulova, F. Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2024. Por qué deberíamos transformar los patios escolares en ‘patios vivos’. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/por-que-deberiamos-transformar-los-patios-escolares-en-patios-vivos-240261
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2021. The key role of local communities in biodiversity conservation. IN3 Blog https://in3.blogs.uoc.edu/the-key-role-of-local-communities-in-biodiversity-conservation/
López-Rodríguez, M, Oteros-Rozas, E., Piñeiro, C., March, H., Ruíz-Mallén, I. 2021. Envision Report: Co-producción de herramientas para promover gobernanza participativa y conservación inclusiva en espacios protegidos. ENVISON project. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4680736
López-Rodríguez, M.D., Oteros-Rozas, E., March, H., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Lo, V.B.P.G.; Cebrián-Piqueras, M.A.; Battioni Romanelli, B.; Arroyo Schnell, A. 2021. Fact Sheet: Promoting inclusive conservation in protected areas. ENVISON project. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4693868
Oteros-Rozas, E.; López Rodríguez, M.D.; Heras, M.; Piñeiro, C.; March, H.; Lo, V.; Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2020. Imaginando colectivamente el futuro del Parque Nacional Sierra de Guadarrama y su contexto socio-ecológico. ENVISION project. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.4423119
March, H., Ribera-Fumaz, R., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Satorras-Grau, M. 2020. Los inciertos futuros socioambientales de la nueva normalidad. Tinta Libre, suplemento Junio 2020, 8-9pp.
Satorras, M., Lara-Garcia, Ángela, Ruiz-Mallén, I. (Eds)(2020) Recull d’iniciatives comunitàries de resiliència urbana a Sevilla i Barcelona: la societat civil davant els efectes del canvi climàtic (Cat/sp/eng). https://turbain3.wordpress.com/2020/04/22/recull-diniciatives-comunitaries-de-resiliencia-urbana-a-sevilla-i-barcelona-la-societat-civil-davant-els-efectes-del-canvi-climatic/
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2020. Opinion Article: Academia in times of the Coronavirus pandemic. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, IN3 Blog http://in3.blogs.uoc.edu/opinion-article-academia-in-times-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
Serrano, I., Cámara, C., March, H., Ribera-Fumaz, R., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Satorras, M. 2020. Lo urgente y lo importante: Una reflexión desde las geografías urbanas de la pandèmia. Asociación Española de Geografía, blog https://www.age-geografia.es/site/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hug-v1.pdf
Ruiz-Mallén, I., M. Heras. 2019. Re-discovering STEM education through arts. Science (E-Letter, 13 June 2019) https://science.sciencemag.org/content/329/5995/996/tab-e-letters
Jiménez Iglesias, M., J. Müller, I. Ruiz-Mallén, E. Kim, E. Cripps, M. Heras, S. Filipecki Martins, M. van Laar, M. Tramonti, A. Valenzuela-Zapata, À. Gras-Velázquez, A. Akue Da Silva, A. Alexopoulos, R. Baldursson, M. Bes, Z. Benameur, Prof. Franz X. Bogner, V. Cala, E. Ceuleers, D. Daras, A. Dochshanov, D., Giampaoli, H. Kırmacı, K. Kolenberg, I. Martev, S. Ronsijn, E. Siotou, M. Tortosa, C. Vizzini. 2018, Gender and innovation in STE(A)M education, Scientix Observatory, http://www.scientix.eu/observatory/#Genderinsteam2018
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2017. Dive into Science with the PERFORM project. UOC R&I November 2017, http://research.uoc.edu/portal/en/ri/difusio-publicacions/noticies/noticies-OSRT/2017/noticia_setmana_ciencia_perform.html#
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2015. El rol de les Reserves de la Biosfera en l’adaptació local al canvi global. UAB Divulga, www.uab.es/uabdivulga/
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2014. Guanyen més diners els indígenes que han anat a l’escola o els que han viatjat més que la resta? UAB Divulga, www.uab.es/uabdivulga/
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2011. Conservar la biodiversidad, mito o realidad? Transatlántica de Educación, 9:113-116.
Escalas, M.T., Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2011. Participació local i conservació de la biodiversitat a comunitats indígenes mexicanes. La Talaia, 39.
Ruiz-Mallén, I. 2011. Conservar la biodiversitat, mite o realitat? Revista de Cooperació Catalana 342: 22-24.
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L. 2010. Els programes d’educació ambiental, funcionen? Una experiència mexicana. UAB Divulga, disponible a: http://www.uab.es/uabdivulga/
Ruiz-Mallén, I., Barraza, L. 2008. El futur dels boscos mexicans depèn dels joves. UAB Divulga, www.uab.es/uabdivulga/
PhD thesis
Corres, Andrea. 2023. Educators’ competences in Environmental and Sustainability Education: theoretical and practical perspectives towards transformational education in times of global crisis. Information and Knowledge Society PhD. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Dr. I. Ruiz-Mallén.
Alorda Kleinglass, Aaron. 2023. Submarine groundwater discharge feedbacks on ecosystem services. PhD in Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Drs. J. Garcia Orellana, I. Ruiz-Mallén, Valentí Rodellas.
D’Armengol, Laia. 2019. Co-managing small-scale fisheries: a global overview and a case study in Chiapas, Mexico. PhD in Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Drs. E. Corbera, and I. Ruiz-Mallén.
Calvo-Boyero, Diana. 2016. Social vulnerability, adaptation and conservation in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. PhD in Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Drs. E. Corbera, I. Ruiz-Mallén, and K. Brown.
Cruz, Zoila. 2014. Percepción local e impacto de la conservación sobre la población rural en áreas protegidas. PhD in Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Drs. M. Boada and I. Ruiz-Mallén.
Master thesis
Amber, Katherine. 2024. The kids are alright. Creating and managing lasting greenspace in schools. MSc in Urban Studies and MSc in Geography, general orientation, track ‘Urban Studies’. Universitat de Brussel·les, Universitat Lliure de Brussel·les. (co-supervisió amb Fancesc Baró i Filka Sekulova)
Albarracín, Marina. 2024. Guardians del Medi Ambient i la Salut? Un anàlisi holístic de la conservació comunitària i els impactes en la salut planetària de les comunitats rurals i indígenes del Sud Global. Màster Universitari en Salut Planetària, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya .
Mestre Garcia, Alexandra. 2023. Impacts and perceptions of schoolyard greening: a comparison across various neighbourhoods of Barcelona. MSc Interdisciplinary Studies in Ecological, Economic and Social Sustainability; Ecological Economics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Sagardoi, Ander. 2020. Un acercamiento al antinatalismo critico. Estudio de caso sobre entornos antiespecistas del estado Español. Master en Filosofia para los Retos Contemporáneos. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
Claver, Núria. 2018. Adaptant les universitats als valors de la ciència i la innovació responsables. La xarxa de Living Labs de la UAB. Master Societat de la Informació i el Coneixement. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
Prieto, Maria. 2015. Adaptive co-management in small-scale fisheries: a systematic review. Master Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Vila, Margarita. 2015. Análisis de las percepciones locales en un àrea protegida en conflicto: Parque Nacional Yasuní, Ecuador. Master Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Weckmüller, Holger. 2015. Traditional ethnopharmacological knowledge pathways among the Waorani in Yasuni, Ecuador. Master Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Novkovic, Ana. 2013. Discourses regarding roles and responsibilities inside the environmental education and dissemination netweok. Case study in Novi Sao, Serbia. Joint European Master in Environmental Studies. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
González Ventosa, Irene. 2013. The effects of Payments for Ecosystem Services on economic inequalities in Mexican rural and indigenous communities. Masters degree in Environmental Studies. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Huerta Marroquín, Carolina. 2011. El papel de la Comunicación Científica en las estrategias de Educación Ambiental: el plan de comunicación de los resultados del proyecto CONSERVCOM en la comunidad Unión 20 de Junio, Calakmul. Màster en Estudis Ambientals, Canvi Global i Canvi Climàtic. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
DiTommaso, Ernesto. 2010. Market integration and leisure time among Amazonian communities. Six case studies in Brazil and Bolivia. Màster en Estudis Ambientals, Canvi Global i Canvi Climàtic. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Postdoctoral
Dr. Amalia Calderón-Argelich. 2025-2027. Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023. Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Budget: €72.000
Dr. Mar Grau-Satorras. 2019-2021. Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowship 2018. Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Budget: €64.000 aprox.
2023-24
Seminari de Canvi climàtic i antropocè. Màster de Filosofia pels reptes contemporanis. UOC
Seminari de Consum energètic i Sostenibilitat. Màster de Filosofia pels reptes contemporanis. UOC
Canvi climàtic i Salut. Màster en Salut Planetària. UOC
Currículum i competències en ciències experimentals. Grau d’Educació Primària. UOC
Currículum i competències en matemàtiques. Grau d’Educació Primària. UOC
Didàctica de les matemàtiques. Grau d’Educació Primària. UOC
Didàctica de les ciències experimentals. Grau d’Educació Primària. UOC
Awards:
Fundació Roca i Galés, XIV Premi Albert Pérez Bastardas, 2010.
Green Gown Awards (Next Generation Learning and Skills-UK & International) for the Erasmus+ RSP project, 2021.
Accreditations:
AQU Recerca Avançada 2021; Agregat 2013; Lector 2010.
Programa I3 AEI 2021
ANECA Profesor Ayudante Doctor 2010.
Tram recerca AQU 2012-17 & 2018-23
Fellowships:
Ramón y Cajal 2017-2022
Honorary positions
Consell Assessor Científic de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona
Memberships
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EAPRIL) – Cloud ‘Education for Sustainability’
Greening Education Partnership UNESCO
Educere Alliance (Oxford University)
Asociación Española de Geografía
Congrés Nacional d’Educació Ambiental
Col·legi d’Ambientòlegs de Catalunya COAMB