{"id":1425,"name":"Melissa Pineda Pinto","url":"","description":"I am a McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Melbourne Centre for Cities, University of Melbourne. As an emerging leader in the fields of nature-based solutions, novel ecosystems and biodiversity, my research integrates multispecies justice and systems thinking to examine the complexities of our urban environments. My work is characterised by a commitment to just transitions, multispecies planning\/design, and inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration. Previously, I was a European Research Council-funded research fellow at Trinity College Dublin on the NovelEco project, focusing on forecasting and co-design methodologies to examine urban novel ecologies. My PhD explored the integration of nature-based solutions and ecological justice. I bring a unique perspective as a woman in STEM research and practice with strong Global South connections, further enriched by prior architectural and planning experience in industry and the not-for-profit sectors, where I developed skills in design, project management, and stakeholder engagement.","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/author\/melissapinedapinto\/","slug":"melissapinedapinto","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-24x24.jpeg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-48x48.jpeg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-96x96.jpeg"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"media_id":59865,"full":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1.jpeg","blog_id":1,"192":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-192x192.jpeg","96":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-96x96.jpeg","64":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-64x64.jpeg","32":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-32x32.jpeg","24":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-24x24.jpeg","48":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-48x48.jpeg","250":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-250x250.jpeg","125":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-MPineda_BW-scaled-1-125x125.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}