A new research project led by Miguel B. Araújo has been awarded funding under Spain’s 2024 Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento programme. Titled GLObal Biodiversity Energetics (GLOBE), the three-year, €227,278 initiative will explore how energy moves through living systems worldwide and what that means for nature and society.
Building on the maraujo team’s long-standing work in biogeography and macroecology, GLOBE will develop a unifying, energetics-based perspective on biodiversity—offering fresh insight into how ecological complexity relates to resilience, climate, and human well-being.
“We want to illuminate the hidden ‘power grid’ of life,” says Araújo. “By focusing on energy rather than just species lists, we expect to reveal patterns that matter for conservation and for how societies plan a sustainable future.”
The project brings together collaborators from Oxford University, Utrecht University, and the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology (OIST), where Miguel Araújo completed a short sabbatical in 2024. Luis Camacho, from Araújo’s lab, will serve as the project’s postdoctoral researcher. GLOBE will deliver open, peer-reviewed outputs and share key findings in accessible formats for science, policy, and the public.