Bernie Bastien-Olvera
My work lies at the intersection of climate policy and natural sciences.
I’m also a science communicator building networks to face the climate crisis.
Science
Climate change impacts on natural systems and implications to human well-being
Communication
Blogs, video-making, podcasts and festivals!
Current Projects
I am currently participating in some amazing projects!
I am a PhD candidate in Geography at UC Davis in Fran Moore’s research group. My work explores how climate change will impact the ecosystems that provide tangible and intangible benefits to people. By modeling these coupled human-natural systems and statistically analyzing empirical data, I explore mitigation and adaptation pathways that protect the diverse and unique nature contributions to society.
Interviews and articles highlighting my research
Accounting for the Unique and Long-Term Impacts of Climate Change
by Kat Kerlin September 28, 2020
Models typically used to analyse climate–economy interactions have paradoxically ignored much of nature’s value. A new study explicitly addresses this issue and reveals feedback loops between nature and the climate system that make climate change more costly.
by Matthew Agarwala & Diane Coyle
Communication
I am passionate about science communication, and I dedicate a huge part of my time to doing it. I am co-founder of Estudios Planeteando, a production house that creates multi-media socio-environmental storytelling.
Writing
Es un error común pensar que la naturaleza está afuera, un lugar exterior al que se puede ir de día de campo para luego regresar a casa, cuando en los hechos nunca nos separamos de ella, estamos permanentemente inmersos en ella. Desde hace miles de años los cazadores y recolectores, así como los primeros agricultores, transformaron lentamente el paisaje e iniciaron de esta manera el proceso de co-construcción humana y no humana de los procesos del sistema Tierra.
La pandemia por covid-19 no llegó sola, la constante destrucción del medio ambiente que por décadas hemos impulsado fue en gran medida la responsable; ¿qué acciones debemos tomar para evitar otra crisis sanitaria?
Podcasts
CliMitologia: debunking climate change myth along with climate scientists. Host and scriptwriter.
Planeteando de Película: Conversations about the socio-environmental problems as pictured in movies. Host and creator.
Current Projects
“Bioguardianes” is a documentary series that explores Mexican biodiversity through the legends that shape our culture. To be aired in Mexican public TV in July 2022.
I participated as a scriptwriter, researcher and host.
“Voces de la Tierra” is a guided walk tour that brings to life socio-environmental aspects of the urban landscape with climate justice lenses. This project was awarded by the Big Ideas consent from UC Berkeley.
We just released a Climate Justice mini-series of videos written, hosted and edited by UC Davis undergrad students.
We were awarded by the UC Davis Green Initiative Fund. I was a mentor in this project.