Rate My Professor Estima Ramalho

Dr. Ramalho's research specializes in social-ecological research, cross-cultural ecology, urban ecology, and conservation planning. Her key interests include aligning Western science and First Nations knowledges to inform land and water use planning and management, people's connections with place, biodiversity conservation in cities, and the interplay between ecological restoration, Reconciliation, social cohesion, and healing. She employs spatial ecology frameworks, GIS, and spatial analysis in projects addressing spatial conservation prioritization, species distribution modeling for climate change impacts, and topo-climatic surfaces. Selected publications include 'Global perspectives, local solutions: Improving human–predator coexistence through collaboration, meaningful experiences and cross-cultural knowledge' (People and Nature, 2025, with Almuna Morales et al.), 'Stakeholder networks underpinning the transformative practice of urban roadside verge greening' (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025, with Ligtermoet et al.), 'Characterizing the habitat of road trauma hotspots for threatened black cockatoos in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia' (Pacific Conservation Biology, 2026, with Coyle et al.), 'Putting down roots: Relationships between urban forests and residents’ place attachment' (Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2024), and 'Conserving urban biodiversity: Current practice, barriers, and enablers' (Conservation Letters, 2023). In December 2025, she received the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Collaborative Indigenous Research Partnerships. She has delivered public lectures, including 'Understanding how to protect and enhance Nature in the city' (2018) and 'On a path to improve the way we think about, understand and intervene in urban green spaces' (2017), supervises PhD and MSc students on topics such as First Nations' connections to planned burning, human-raptor coexistence, urban forest place attachment, and black cockatoo habitats, and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 11, 13, and 15. Her work engages Nyoongar communities, environmental practitioners, local landcare groups, and government agencies.