He leads global citizen science programmes working on healthy soils and freshwaters, in partnership with communities, business, regulatory and research stakeholders. He has working in programmes is active in more than 30 counties in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas and has coordinated international research in African Great Lakes, Paraná wetlands, Mediterranean rivers, and shallow lakes in the Yangtze valley, exploring solutions to global and local challenges and helping local communities to improve the resilience of their local environment.