Luca Marazzi - Research Manager on Plastic Pollution at Earthwatch.
Luca received an MSci degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Milano Bicocca (2003) and a Ph.D. in Freshwater Ecology from University College London (2014), with theses on Passerine bird migration routes in northern Italy and algal diversity and species distribution in the Okavango Delta (Botswana), respectively.
2015 - 2018 Luca worked as Postdoctoral Associate at Florida International University investigating how benthic algae indicate and respond to hydrological, nutrient, and other dynamics in subtropical wetlands, especially the Everglades.
Luca’s previous roles include:
Luca’s role at Earthwatch is Research Manager on Plastic Pollution. He is contributing to the Plastic Rivers SC Johnson citizen science project in Surrey, developing methods to monitor plastic pollution in rivers and to estimate people’s plastic use, and writing a paper that identified the best actions to reduce plastic pollution. Luca is inspired by the opportunity to apply his science, communication, and networking skills to empower people to study and reduce plastic pollution in rivers.
Plastic Rivers SC Johnson (Surrey)
Papers on actions to reduce plastic waste
Building on findings from our Plastic Rivers report, Luca is co-writing a scientific paper to outline the best actions that citizens and policy makers can take to reduce plastic pollution in rivers.
Marazzi L., Gaiser E.E., Eppinga M.B., Sah J.P., Zhai L., Castañeda-Moya E., Angelini C. 2019
Marazzi L., Gaiser E.E. 2018
Marazzi L., Finlayson M.C., Kominoski J.S., Julian P., and Gaiser E.E. 2018
Sola A.D., Marazzi L., Flores M.M., Kominoski J.S. Gaiser E.E. 2018
Marazzi, L., Gaiser, E.E. and Tobias, F.A.C., 2017
Marazzi, L., Gaiser, E.E., Jones, V.J., Tobias, F.A. and Mackay, A.W., 2017
Marazzi L. 2013
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