Fellows

• Sustainable Forest Management
• European Forestry
• National Forest Programmes

• Master Science of European Forestry (2002-2003)
• Engineering in Forestry (1994-2002)

• Multilevel governance in forestry and biodiversity conservation policies.
• Institutional economics: Performance and design of institutions to improve the effectiveness of the outcomes. Cross-case comparison analysis.
• Human Health dimensions of Environment.

• Junior researcher and project manager. Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC) [Forestry Technological Centre of Catalonia].
• New Modes of Governance for Sustainable Forestry in Europe (GoFOR)
• Forests, Trees and Human Health and Wellbeing. COST E-39.

• Pecurul M., Domínguez G. (Eds). 2006. Trees, Forest and Health and Human Wellbeing. COST E-39 Spanish Report. CTFC, Solsona.52 pp. ISBN: 84-689-8205 -9.
• Pecurul M., Cristòbal R., Moscoso D. 2006. La contribució dels espais verds i els boscos a la millora de la salut i el benestar [The contribution of forest and green areas to human health and wellbeing]. The COST E39 in Spain. Rural and Forest 5, 32-39.
• Pecurul M., Domínguez G., Carbonell X., Plana E., Rodríguez I. 2005. Participación pública en el Plan General de Política Forestal en Cataluña [Public participation in the regional forest program of Catalonia]. Proceedings of IV Spanish Forestry Congress. Saragossa, 26th - 30th September 2005. (CD edition) ISBN: 84-921265-7-4.
• Domínguez G., Plana E., Pecurul M., de Miguel S. (Eds.). 2004. Bosques y Sociedad [Forest and Society]. Proceedings of V Forest Policy Forum. Solsona, July 2004. CTFC. 512 pp. DL: L-1074/2004.
• Domínguez G., Carbonell X., Plana E., Pecurul M. 2004. Participación pública y el Plan General de Política Forestal [Public participation and the forest regional program of Catalonia]. In: Domínguez G., Plana E., Pecurul M., de Miguel S. (Eds.). 2004. Forest and Society. Proceedings of V Forest Policy Forum. Solsona, July 2004. CTFC. 512 pp.
• Plana E., de Miguel S., Pecurul M., Domínguez G. 2004. La gestió del risc d'incendi forestal i la gestió del territori. [The fire risk management and the land use planning]. Proceedings of II Congress of Catalan Engineering. La Massana, Andorra, 19th -21st November 2004.
• Pecurul M., Parviainen J. 2004. Comparative Analysis of Biodiversity Indicators in Scots Pine Forests (Pinus sylvestris) in Europe. Proceedings of National Environmental Congress (CONAMA). Madrid, 22nd - 26th November 2004. (CD edition) D.L: AF-4716-04.

Summary

Mireia is the Early Stage Researcher based at SRI Leeds. Overall, her current research questions aims at understanding why some institutional responses to environmental problems are more successful than others and how we can structure institutions to maximize their performance in implementation of forestry and biodiversity conservation policies.

Mireia's dissertation aims at understanding the quality of "fit" between the current multi-level governance solutions for biodiversity in Europe and the physical and social system in governs, and the governance cost implications of the fit. This work will draw from literature on common property and Community Based Nature Resources Management and literature on to develop an analytical framework for the study of multi-level governance of biodiversity in Europe. Research will be based on a case study approach (Yin 1984). At least U.K and Spain will be potential countries to undertake case studies. Mireia is jointly supervised by Dr. Jouni Paavola, Dr. Andrew Gouldson and Klaus Hubacek.

Mireia's original background is in the field of Forest Management and European Forestry. In 2003 she completed her Forestry studies in the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Finland) with special emphasis on the comparative analysis of biodiversity indicators in forests of (Pinus sylvestris) in Spain, Germany and Finland. This rewarding experience gave her an outstanding overview of forest policy and biodiversity monitoring at EU level.

Besides her academic background, between August 2003 and April 2007, Mireia gained professional experience in policy making and implementation as a junior researcher in the department of forest policy at the Forest Technological Center of Catalonia (CTFC). There, she experienced first hand how to deal with participation between different stakeholders in the edition of the "regional forest plan of Catalonia". Furthermore, she gained an insight into diverse environmental policy governance processes in Europe as researcher engaged in the project "New Modes of Governance for Sustainable Forestry in Europe" (GoFOR). Finally, Mireia was also actively involved in the Action COST E39 "Forests, Trees and Human Health and Wellbeing". In this frame, she coordinated the national report from Spain and disseminated the main findings through conferences and seminars. Furthermore, she obtained a fellowship from the COST office, European Commission, which I held in the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) (Switzerland). This rewarding experience woke her interest to address the human dimensions of land-use policies in order to enhance both the human well-being and the quality of natural environment.

Mireia holds a Spanish citizenship, and is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, and English. In her spare time she enjoys outdoor activities, yoga and cooking and eating with friends.