The goal of my research is to understand and predict how a changing climate has impacted, is currently driving and will modify in the near future our natural forest ecosystems. Much is still unknown about how tropical forests around the world are responding to an increasingly fast changing climate, and there may be regions that are or will experience stronger biodiversity shifts and may be in more need of protection or regulation. Having grown-up in Guadalajara, one of the biggest cities in Mexico where not much nature is around, I decided to spend a year living with the indigenous "Raramuri" community in Northern Mexico to learn from their vision of nature. My research interests come from understanding the importance nature has on our livelihoods - something he learnt through his experiences with indigenous communities in Mexico and abroad. In my work I aim to understand the role that plant functional characteristics play in the resilience of tropical forests and make use of field assessment and also lots of remote sensing data from drones and satellites. Currently I am working across several countries including Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Ghana, Gabon, Malaysia and Australia.