Publications (Peer-reviewed)
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Experienced climate change impacts help explain subjective well-being – Evidence from 14 nature-dependent communities
Reyes-García, V.; ...; López-Maldonado, Y., et al. “Experienced climate change impacts help explain subjective well-being – Evidence from 14 nature-dependent communities”. People and Nature, 2025.
DOI: 10.1002/pan3.70230
Why Don't We Know About Indigenous Science?: Key Concepts, Some Myths and Frequent Misconceptions of Indigenous Knowledge
López-Maldonado, Y. “Why Don't We Know About Indigenous Science?: Key Concepts, Some Myths and Frequent Misconceptions of Indigenous Knowledge”, in Styres, S. and Neepin, R. (eds.) The Bloomsbury Handbook of Indigenous Education and Research. Bloomsbury: New York, NY. 2025, pp. 197-208.
Beyond Sacred Ecology: Indigenous Peoples' Observations to Advance the Understanding of Earth's Systems
Lopez-Maldonado, Y. “Beyond Sacred Ecology: Indigenous Peoples' Observations to Advance the Understanding of Earth's Systems”. Pontificiae Academiae Scientiarvm Scripta Varia 2025, 157:156-170.
DOI: 10.65398/UKRR9307
URL: https://www.pas.va/en/publications/scripta-varia/sv157pas/lopez_maldonado.html
Addressing the Global Data Imbalance of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Garduño-Jiménez, A.L., Gomes, R.L., Lopez-Maldonado, Y., Carter, L.J. “Addressing the global data imbalance of contaminants of emerging concern in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals”. RSC Sustainability 2025, 3:3384.
DOI: 10.1039/D5SU00144G
¿(Des)centralización de los sistemas de conocimiento indígena? De la teoría a la práctica
Lopez-Maldonado, Y., & Jarlik, L. “¿(Des)centralización de los sistemas de conocimiento indígena? De la teoría a la práctica” [(De)centralisation of indigenous knowledge systems? From theory to practice]. Estudios de Lingüística del Español (Revista ELiEs) 2024, 49:63-85.
The contributions of Indigenous People's earth observations to water quality monitoring
Lopez-Maldonado, Y., Anstee, J., Neely, M.B., Marty, J., Mastracci, D., Ngonyani, H., Ogashawara, I., Salyani, A., Sharma, K., & Sims, N.C. “The contributions of Indigenous People's earth observations to water quality monitoring”. Frontiers in Water 2024, 6:1363187.
Indigenous Peoples and local communities report ongoing and widespread climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems
Reyes-Garcia, V.; ...; Lopez-Maldonado, Y.; et al. "Indigenous Peoples and local communities report ongoing and widespread climate change impacts on local social-ecological systems", Communications Earth & Environment, 2024, 5:29.
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-01164-y | Open access.
Free to read URL: http://rdcu.be/dvN65
Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Reyes-Garcia, V.; ...; Lopez-Maldonado, Y.; et al. "Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples and local communities", Sustainable Earth Reviews, 2024, 7:1.
DOI: 10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6 | Open access.
Free to read URL: http://rdcu.be/dvRXY
Practice what you preach: Ensuring scientific spheres integrate Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities' rights and agency too
Lopez-Maldonado, Y. "Practice what you preach: Ensuring scientific spheres integrate Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities' rights and agency too", Ambio, 2022, 51:811-812.
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-021-01663-2 |
Open access: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8800993/
Free to read URL: http://rdcu.be/cCwhq
Understanding Groundwater Common-Pool Resources: Commonisation and Decommonisation of Cenotes in Yucatan, Mexico
Lopez-Maldonado, Y. "Understanding Groundwater Common-Pool Resources: Commonisation and Decommonisation of Cenotes in Yucatan, Mexico", in Nayak, P. K. (ed.) Making Commons Dynamic: Understanding Change through Commonisation and Decommonisation. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon, and New York, NY. 2021. pp. 138-164.
Research priorities for maintaining biodiversity’s contributions to people in Latin America
Pearson, R., Martínez-Meyer, E., Andrade Velázquez, M., Caron, M., Corona-Núñez, R., Davis, K., Paz Durán, A., García Morales, R., Hackett, T., Ingram, D., Loyola Díaz, R., Lescano, J., Lira-Noriega, A., López-Maldonado, Y. et al., "Research priorities for maintaining biodiversity’s contributions to people in Latin America". UCL Open: Environment 2019, 1:02.
Protecting our Sacred Water. Cenote conservation in the Maya area of Yucatan, Mexico
López-Maldonado, Y. “Protecting our Sacred Water. Cenote conservation in the Maya area of Yucatan, Mexico”, in Liljeblad, J. and Verschuuren, B. (eds.) Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites: Culture, Governance, and Conservation. Routledge Earthscan: Abingdon, Oxon, and New York, NY. 2019, pp. 193–206.
Inequality and the Biosphere
Hamann, M., Berry, K., Chaigneau, T., Curry, T., Heilmayr, R., Henriksson, P., Hentati-Sundberg, J., Jina, A., Lindkvist, E., López-Maldonado, Y. et al., “Inequality and the Biosphere”. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 2018, 43:61-83.
Restoring the environment, revitalizing the culture: Cenote conservation in Yucatan, Mexico
López-Maldonado, Y. & Berkes, F. “Restoring the environment, revitalizing the culture: Cenote conservation in Yucatan, Mexico". Ecology and Society 2017, 22(4):7.
Local groundwater balance model: stakeholders’ efforts to address groundwater monitoring and literacy
Lopez-Maldonado, Y., Batllori-Sampedro, E., Binder, C., & Fath, B. “Local groundwater balance model: stakeholders’ efforts to address groundwater monitoring and literacy”. Hydrological Sciences Journal 2017, 62(14):2297-2312.
Contributions to Institutional Books/Reports
Global Environment Outlook 7: A future we choose – Why investing in Earth now can lead to a trillion-dollar benefit for all
United Nations Environment Programme, 2025. Global Environment Outlook 7: A future we choose – Why investing in Earth now can lead to a trillion-dollar benefit for all. Nairobi. ISBN: 978-92-807-4246-6
DOI: 10.59117/20.500.11822/49014
URL: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49014
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Dr. Lopez-Maldonado: Lead Author, and Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge Task Force and Chapeaux Author:
- Chapter 6. Freshwater, pp. 261-303.
- Chapter 9. Scenario Methodology: Current Trends and Transformation, pp. 465-500.
- Chapter 10. Continuation of Current Trends: Global Implications, pp. 501-541.
- Chapter 11. Transformation Pathways Towards Achieving Global Goals: Global Implications, pp. 543-595.
- Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge Chapeaux A (pp. 4-8), B (pp. 108-112), C (pp. 460-464), and D (pp. 604-610).
Celebrating the Living Heritage of Indigenous Peoples
Celebrar el Patrimonio Vivo de los Pueblos Indígenas
UNESCO, 2024. Celebrating the living heritage of indigenous peoples. 151 pp. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. ISBN: 978-92-3-100688-3
DOI: 10.58337/XSPF5461
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