Antonio J. Castro
@antoniojcastro.bsky.social
Full Prof University of #Almeria | #Drylands 🌵| Social-Ecological Systems 🌍 | PI #SociECOSLab
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SociECOS Lab: https://sociecos.ual.es/
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SociECOS Lab: https://sociecos.ual.es/
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SociECOS – Sustainability & Governance of Socio-Ecological Systems
We are SociECOS, a research group from the University of Almeria studying the relationships between society and ecosystems.
sociecos.ual.es
I’m beyond excited to share that the #SociECOSLab has a brand new website!
🌍 A space where you can learn more about who we are, what we do, and the kinds of research, collaboration, and community we’re building.
📍Come take a look — we’d love to connect!
sociecos.ual.es
🌍 A space where you can learn more about who we are, what we do, and the kinds of research, collaboration, and community we’re building.
📍Come take a look — we’d love to connect!
sociecos.ual.es
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Hoy #25N, la Comisión de Igualdad de la AEET recuerda en el #BlogAEET a las mujeres que dejaron la vida por la ciencia.
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25N 2025. El precio del conocimiento: recordar a las mujeres que dejaron la vida por la ciencia
En el Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Violencia contra las Mujeres 25N, recordamos también a aquellas que murieron en el ejercicio de su labor científica o técnica, en contextos donde l…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Hoy #25N, la Comisión de Igualdad de la AEET recuerda en el #BlogAEET a las mujeres que dejaron la vida por la ciencia.
blogaeet.org/2025/11/25/2...
blogaeet.org/2025/11/25/2...
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When women thrive, everyone benefits.
Thank you #EmpoweredWithMegRyan for having me alongside 2X Global to talk about an important topic close to my heart: financing for gender equality.
Investing in women builds a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world.
#OrangeTheWorld🧡
Thank you #EmpoweredWithMegRyan for having me alongside 2X Global to talk about an important topic close to my heart: financing for gender equality.
Investing in women builds a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world.
#OrangeTheWorld🧡
On #OrangeTheWorld, the United Nations campaign to end violence against women, watch President @nadiacalvino.eib.org in #EmpoweredWithMegRyan.
Our President discusses the impact of gender finance, and the ongoing partnership with 2X Global to drive inclusive growth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57j...
Our President discusses the impact of gender finance, and the ongoing partnership with 2X Global to drive inclusive growth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57j...
Nadia Calviño featured on 'Empowered Hosted by Meg Ryan'
YouTube video by European Investment Bank
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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
When women thrive, everyone benefits.
Thank you #EmpoweredWithMegRyan for having me alongside 2X Global to talk about an important topic close to my heart: financing for gender equality.
Investing in women builds a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world.
#OrangeTheWorld🧡
Thank you #EmpoweredWithMegRyan for having me alongside 2X Global to talk about an important topic close to my heart: financing for gender equality.
Investing in women builds a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world.
#OrangeTheWorld🧡
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Google Scholar is trying AI, and it's not too bad: scholar.google.com/scholar_labs... I like that it mainly ranks papers by relevance (and gives a quick assessment), and let you read the actual titles, etc...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Google Scholar is trying AI, and it's not too bad: scholar.google.com/scholar_labs... I like that it mainly ranks papers by relevance (and gives a quick assessment), and let you read the actual titles, etc...
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‘News editors told me not to be too downbeat, but the facts speak for themselves’
Last post by the inestimable, much admired and even more loved Paul Brown
The climate, he observes sadly, has changed much more than politics since the first UN COP in 1995.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Last post by the inestimable, much admired and even more loved Paul Brown
The climate, he observes sadly, has changed much more than politics since the first UN COP in 1995.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
‘News editors told me not to be too downbeat, but the facts speak for themselves’
Last post by the inestimable, much admired and even more loved Paul Brown
The climate, he observes sadly, has changed much more than politics since the first UN COP in 1995.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Last post by the inestimable, much admired and even more loved Paul Brown
The climate, he observes sadly, has changed much more than politics since the first UN COP in 1995.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Nos vemos en Oleiros (A Coruña)
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Nos vemos en Oleiros (A Coruña)
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The next IGUE #UrbanEcology seminar will take place in three weeks' time, on 20 November at 16:30 CET. It will be delivered by @trigos-peral.bsky.social 🐜🌇 from @mizpas.bsky.social
Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
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Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
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October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The next IGUE #UrbanEcology seminar will take place in three weeks' time, on 20 November at 16:30 CET. It will be delivered by @trigos-peral.bsky.social 🐜🌇 from @mizpas.bsky.social
Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Nuestro proyecto #CACORES financiacido por la @ageinves.bsky.social llega a su fin con resultados clave para la gestión de carnivoros en la Península Ibérica
youtu.be/bSNkjE24EUw?...
youtu.be/bSNkjE24EUw?...
Los agentes forestales son observadores que ayudan a los científicos en sus trabajos de campo
YouTube video by Tierra y Mar & Espacio Protegido Canal Sur
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November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Nuestro proyecto #CACORES financiacido por la @ageinves.bsky.social llega a su fin con resultados clave para la gestión de carnivoros en la Península Ibérica
youtu.be/bSNkjE24EUw?...
youtu.be/bSNkjE24EUw?...
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Garau et al. (2025) Where nature is not so green: Exploring perceptions of urban nature in a semi-arid city - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
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October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Garau et al. (2025) Where nature is not so green: Exploring perceptions of urban nature in a semi-arid city - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
doi.org/10.1016/j.uf...
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"What mattered, I realized, was not to be some imaginary perfect mentor with all the answers, but to get to know my mentee ... and offer whatever guidance and support I could based on my own experiences." #NationalMentoringDay https://scim.ag/47mSs29
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"What mattered, I realized, was not to be some imaginary perfect mentor with all the answers, but to get to know my mentee ... and offer whatever guidance and support I could based on my own experiences." #NationalMentoringDay https://scim.ag/47mSs29
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Imagine a world built on the values you believe in. Which ones would you choose?
Take 3 minutes to share your vision in this survey 👇
bit.ly/thefutureyou...
Take 3 minutes to share your vision in this survey 👇
bit.ly/thefutureyou...
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Imagine a world built on the values you believe in. Which ones would you choose?
Take 3 minutes to share your vision in this survey 👇
bit.ly/thefutureyou...
Take 3 minutes to share your vision in this survey 👇
bit.ly/thefutureyou...
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As an environmental scientist by training, I'm used to the privilege of doing field work in beautiful locations, but this stark location (a slum in the greenhouses in Almería) was beautiful because of the amazing people who participated in our study
#Fieldwork #landscape #socSci
#Fieldwork #landscape #socSci
January 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
As an environmental scientist by training, I'm used to the privilege of doing field work in beautiful locations, but this stark location (a slum in the greenhouses in Almería) was beautiful because of the amazing people who participated in our study
#Fieldwork #landscape #socSci
#Fieldwork #landscape #socSci
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"CASI workplace harassment"
As many as 120,000 migrants maintain the 32,000ha of plastic greenhouses in Almería - the source of much of Europe's winter fruit and veg - many undocumented and working in dangerous conditions for low pay.
#agriculture #foodsupplychains #photography
As many as 120,000 migrants maintain the 32,000ha of plastic greenhouses in Almería - the source of much of Europe's winter fruit and veg - many undocumented and working in dangerous conditions for low pay.
#agriculture #foodsupplychains #photography
January 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"CASI workplace harassment"
As many as 120,000 migrants maintain the 32,000ha of plastic greenhouses in Almería - the source of much of Europe's winter fruit and veg - many undocumented and working in dangerous conditions for low pay.
#agriculture #foodsupplychains #photography
As many as 120,000 migrants maintain the 32,000ha of plastic greenhouses in Almería - the source of much of Europe's winter fruit and veg - many undocumented and working in dangerous conditions for low pay.
#agriculture #foodsupplychains #photography
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🚨 Spain is building an open-air prison for migrant workers.
Los Grillos, a new housing project in Almería, was meant to replace informal settlements. Instead, it has fences, security cameras, and a curfew.
A thread on Europe’s hidden exploitation. 🧵👇
#MigrantRights #Spain
Los Grillos, a new housing project in Almería, was meant to replace informal settlements. Instead, it has fences, security cameras, and a curfew.
A thread on Europe’s hidden exploitation. 🧵👇
#MigrantRights #Spain
February 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚨 Spain is building an open-air prison for migrant workers.
Los Grillos, a new housing project in Almería, was meant to replace informal settlements. Instead, it has fences, security cameras, and a curfew.
A thread on Europe’s hidden exploitation. 🧵👇
#MigrantRights #Spain
Los Grillos, a new housing project in Almería, was meant to replace informal settlements. Instead, it has fences, security cameras, and a curfew.
A thread on Europe’s hidden exploitation. 🧵👇
#MigrantRights #Spain
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I was honoured to win a merit prize in the recent @unesco.org/Onewater "Walk of Water" photostory competition!
#photography #documentaryphotography #environment
Read about my project on water extraction and trade in the greenhouses of Almería in The New Climate here: medium.com/the-new-clim...
#photography #documentaryphotography #environment
Read about my project on water extraction and trade in the greenhouses of Almería in The New Climate here: medium.com/the-new-clim...
Water, Water Everywhere
Merit prize winner in the 2025 Onewater UNESCO ‘WALK OF WATER photo-story contest, Neal Haddaway shows Spain’s dwindling water resources.
medium.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I was honoured to win a merit prize in the recent @unesco.org/Onewater "Walk of Water" photostory competition!
#photography #documentaryphotography #environment
Read about my project on water extraction and trade in the greenhouses of Almería in The New Climate here: medium.com/the-new-clim...
#photography #documentaryphotography #environment
Read about my project on water extraction and trade in the greenhouses of Almería in The New Climate here: medium.com/the-new-clim...
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This worrying trend to erase their existence demonstrates the lack of sustainability of the country's approach to lucrative intensive greenhouse production.
Read about the eviction and why this exploitation can't carry on in my new article in UnTold Magazine: untoldmag.org/photo-story-...
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Read about the eviction and why this exploitation can't carry on in my new article in UnTold Magazine: untoldmag.org/photo-story-...
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Photo Story - Harvesting profit, displacing lives: The true cost of cheap vegetables - Untold
Spain’s billion-euro agriculture sector depends on undocumented migrant laborers—now evicted en masse, left homeless, and trapped in a system that profits from their exploitation.
untoldmag.org
March 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This worrying trend to erase their existence demonstrates the lack of sustainability of the country's approach to lucrative intensive greenhouse production.
Read about the eviction and why this exploitation can't carry on in my new article in UnTold Magazine: untoldmag.org/photo-story-...
2/2
Read about the eviction and why this exploitation can't carry on in my new article in UnTold Magazine: untoldmag.org/photo-story-...
2/2
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Check out this set of investigative journalism articles in Untold Magazine, including two from my work in Almería in Spain!
#journalism #photojournalism #labour #migration #exploitation #InternationalWorkersDay
untoldmag.org/category/dos...
#journalism #photojournalism #labour #migration #exploitation #InternationalWorkersDay
untoldmag.org/category/dos...
Hidden Labor Archives - Untold
<h1 style="text-align: center"><strong>Hidden Labor</strong></h1>
<p>Uncovering the exploitation, struggles, and lives of the workers shaping our world</p>
untoldmag.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Check out this set of investigative journalism articles in Untold Magazine, including two from my work in Almería in Spain!
#journalism #photojournalism #labour #migration #exploitation #InternationalWorkersDay
untoldmag.org/category/dos...
#journalism #photojournalism #labour #migration #exploitation #InternationalWorkersDay
untoldmag.org/category/dos...
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PhD or ECR in env/social sciences interested in systematic review/mapping?
Join our 5-day Evidence Synthesis School – bring a real question, leave with a draft protocol.
💬 “The template document is INVALUABLE!” – past participant
🔗 evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
#SystematicReview #ECR #PhD
Join our 5-day Evidence Synthesis School – bring a real question, leave with a draft protocol.
💬 “The template document is INVALUABLE!” – past participant
🔗 evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
#SystematicReview #ECR #PhD
Systematic Review and Mapping International School
Join us from the 10-15/11/25 for a 5-day workshop focusing on systematic review and mapping methodology training in social and environmental science
evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
July 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
PhD or ECR in env/social sciences interested in systematic review/mapping?
Join our 5-day Evidence Synthesis School – bring a real question, leave with a draft protocol.
💬 “The template document is INVALUABLE!” – past participant
🔗 evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
#SystematicReview #ECR #PhD
Join our 5-day Evidence Synthesis School – bring a real question, leave with a draft protocol.
💬 “The template document is INVALUABLE!” – past participant
🔗 evidencesynthesisschool.github.io
#SystematicReview #ECR #PhD
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Just published in The New Climate: Will New Laws Help to ‘Green’ Almería’s Sea of Plastic?
Almería’s greenhouses look dazzling from above — but underneath lies a system struggling with plastic, waste & fragile regulations.
👉 medium.com/the-new-clim...
Almería’s greenhouses look dazzling from above — but underneath lies a system struggling with plastic, waste & fragile regulations.
👉 medium.com/the-new-clim...
Will New Laws Help to ‘Green’ Almería’s Sea of Plastic?
A photojournalism essay shows how a ban on plastic from composting facilities is a mere drop in the ocean.
medium.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Just published in The New Climate: Will New Laws Help to ‘Green’ Almería’s Sea of Plastic?
Almería’s greenhouses look dazzling from above — but underneath lies a system struggling with plastic, waste & fragile regulations.
👉 medium.com/the-new-clim...
Almería’s greenhouses look dazzling from above — but underneath lies a system struggling with plastic, waste & fragile regulations.
👉 medium.com/the-new-clim...
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Hemos sobrepasado 7 de los 9 límites planetarios
Pero, ¿todos contribuimos igual a este forzamiento?
➡️Mientras que los países más ricos y de renta media sobrepasan varios límites, los países más pobre (42% de la población mundial) están dentro de todos los límites.
Hilo🧵
Pero, ¿todos contribuimos igual a este forzamiento?
➡️Mientras que los países más ricos y de renta media sobrepasan varios límites, los países más pobre (42% de la población mundial) están dentro de todos los límites.
Hilo🧵
October 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Hemos sobrepasado 7 de los 9 límites planetarios
Pero, ¿todos contribuimos igual a este forzamiento?
➡️Mientras que los países más ricos y de renta media sobrepasan varios límites, los países más pobre (42% de la población mundial) están dentro de todos los límites.
Hilo🧵
Pero, ¿todos contribuimos igual a este forzamiento?
➡️Mientras que los países más ricos y de renta media sobrepasan varios límites, los países más pobre (42% de la población mundial) están dentro de todos los límites.
Hilo🧵
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Anticipating steep cuts to its budget, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate research centers, has laid off 29 employees and decided not to fill 21 vacant positions. https://scim.ag/46yaM9g
Renowned U.S. climate center trims staff ahead of expected budget cuts
NSF-funded National Center for Atmospheric Research is already shuttered during shutdown
scim.ag
October 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Anticipating steep cuts to its budget, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate research centers, has laid off 29 employees and decided not to fill 21 vacant positions. https://scim.ag/46yaM9g
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
Encantado de estar en el IESA (@iesacsic.bsky.social) la semana que viene para hablar sobre conservación de ecosistemas áridos
www.iesa.csic.es/event/semina...
www.iesa.csic.es/event/semina...
Seminario Conservación de ecosistemas áridos: un camino aún por recorrer - IESA
El próximo miércoles 24 a las 12:30 tendrá lugar en el salón de actos del IESA-CSIC el seminario «Conservación de ecosistemas áridos: un camino aún por recorrer», impartido por el catedrático de la Universidad de Almería Antonio Castro. La entrada es libre hasta completar aforo Resumen: Los ecosistemas áridos y semiáridos ocupan cerca del 40% …
www.iesa.csic.es
September 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Encantado de estar en el IESA (@iesacsic.bsky.social) la semana que viene para hablar sobre conservación de ecosistemas áridos
www.iesa.csic.es/event/semina...
www.iesa.csic.es/event/semina...