Adrián Regos Sanz

Associate (M)

PROGRAM / Conservation biology

Adrian Regos is an ecologist working at the intersection of fire ecology, environmental management, and biodiversity conservation. His research focuses on addressing the environmental challenges posed by global change to society and the planet. Adrian is particularly interested in the interactions between disturbance regimes, land-use change, and climate warming. The complexity of these relationships requires an integrated, proactive, and adaptive management approach to identify sustainable solutions and ensure successful policy implementation. His work also demands a cross-scale perspective, enabling local action through tailored management strategies, such as fire management, while aligning with global initiatives like the European Green Deal.

Adrian employs and develops a broad range of innovative techniques, including process-based fire-succession models, remote sensing technologies (e.g., Google Earth Engine), ecological niche models, and spatial conservation prioritization tools like MARXAN. Through pre- and post-doctoral research in Switzerland, Canada, and Portugal, Adrian has built a strong international network, collaborating with over 120 co-authors from 10 different countries.

Currently, Adrian is a Ramón y Cajal fellow at the Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC) and an associate member of CTFC, working on the European projects Fire-adapt and Firelogue.

To date, he has published 54 articles in SCI-indexed journals, including prestigious publications such as Nature, Science, Global Change Biology, and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. In addition, Adrian has published 12 articles in non-SCI or dissemination journals. He is also the (co-)author of 78 conference communications and has co-organized two symposia at national and international conferences. Adrian has participated in 11 competitive national and international projects, as well as 7 regional contracts.