It is an online resource where we synthesize the state of art of different regime shifts. The focus is on regime shifts that matter to people, namely the ones that affect the flow of ecosystem services we as society rely upon. However, there is a lack of understanding where they might happen, which ones are more important, more likely to occur or how they interact among themselves. 

In his MSc research at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Juan explored some answers using the database to perform a network analysis of regime shifts drivers and causal pathways. Juan will continue to look for answers in his PhD research aiming to assess global patterns of regime shifts. He is developing maps and models that help us understand the underlying basic dynamic and interactions among regime shifts.

His past work was inspired by questions such as how people self organize to solve common pool resource dilemmas; and what traits make communities more likely to success in co-management settings. 

After obtaining his degree in Ecology from Javeriana University in 2006, Juan pursued such questions working as research assistant in the Center for Development Studies at Los Andes University,  the Department of Rural Studies at Javeriana University, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Colombia.