Fabio leads WP8, Connecting OceanICU to Society. He works as a Senior Researcher at the World Maritime University (WMU), part of the UN International Maritime Organization, where he studies the role of wild animals (marine and terrestrial) in ecosystems and how their interactions with the environment affects biogeochemical cycles and climate. He works across disciplines including ecology, environmental sciences, and financial economics to quantify and value the ecosystem services produced by wild animals to help climate and sustainability policy and ecosystem management.