Aida Bargues Tobella
Docent, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, joint staff
Presentation
I am a soil scientist and ecohydrologist. My research interests are broad and multidisciplinary and revolve around the restoration and sustainable management of tropical dryland ecosystems. My primary research interest is in understanding the potential of tree-based restoration and agroforestry to support and enhance the provision of ecosystem services and contribute to sustainable development, with a focus on dryland sub-Saharan Africa. I am particularly interested in understanding how changes in tree cover, land use, and management practices in drylands affect soil health and water availability.
Research
Ongoing research projects:
- Restore4More. Scaling rangeland restoration in drylands through synergies in the biodiversity-water-climate nexus; 2023 – 2027
- Include2Restore. Building inclusive knowledge sharing hubs (Livestock Cafés) for resilient pastoral livelihoods and rangeland restoration in East African drylands.
- Afrogrow. Informed Decision-Making for Agroforestry Systems in Africa through a Network of Living Labs
- Drylands Transform. Achieving the SDGs in East African drylands: Pathways and challenges towards a social-ecological transformation of landscapes, livestock and livelihoods; 2020-2025
Teaching
Coordinator:
- Sustainable Forestry and Land-use Management in the Tropics (15 ECTS)
Other teaching:
- Forest ecology (BSc, SLU)
- Hydrology and watershed management (PhD, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
- Soil science, hydrology and meteorology (BSc, SLU)
- Skog, mark och skogsbruk (BSc, SLU)
Background
- PhD Soil Science. 2016. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- MSc Soil Science. 2010. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- MSc Forest Engineering. 2010. Universitat de Lleida, Spain
- BSc Forest Engineering. 2007. Universtitat de Lleida, Spain