PhD (University of Lleida), MSc European Forestry (Universities of Lleida, Joensuu and Freiburg) and Forest Engineer (Universities of Valladolid and Lleida).

My fields of specialization are forest restoration, agroforestry systems and adaptive silviculture. I have been technical coordinator of the EU-funded projects Interreg Pirinoble, FP7 Sustaffor, and LIFE MixForChange 

Before joining CTFC in 2006 I worked for one year at the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest, participating in projects related to sustainable forest management and forest policy.

Recent SCI papers:

Blanc S, Gasol CM, Martínez-Blanco J, Muñoz P, Coello J, Casals P, Mosso A, Brun F. 2019. Economic profitability of agroforestry in nitrate vulnerable zones in the Mediterranean. Sp J Agri Res 17(1) e0101 16p

Coello J, Piqué M, Rovira P, Fuentes C, Ameztegui A. (2018). Combining innovative mulches and soil conditioners in mountain afforestation with ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in the Pyrenees (NE Spain). Forest systems 27 (3).

Coello J, Ameztegui A, Rovira P, Fuentes C, Piqué M. (2018). Innovative soil conditioners and mulches for forest restoration in semiarid conditions in northeast Spain. Ecological Engineering, 118: 52-65

Coello J, Coll L, Piqué M. (2017). Can bioplastic or woodchip groundcover replace herbicides or plastic mulching for valuable broadleaf plantations in Mediterranean areas? New Forests, 48 (3): 415-429

Vitone A, Coello J, Piqué M, Rovira P. (2016). Use of innovative groundcovers in Mediterranean afforestations: aerial and belowground effects in hybrid walnut. Annals of Silvicultural Research 40 (2): 134-147

Coello J, Cortina J, Valdecantos A, Varela E. (2015). Forest landscape restoration experiences in southern Europe: sustainable techniques for enhancing early tree performance. Unasylva 245 (66): 82-90

Recent books

- Coello J, Garcia Q, Baiges T. 2020. Protocolo de clasificación visual de la calidad de la madera en pie de planifolios de alto valor. CPF-Gencat, 23p

- Coello J, Moré E, Taüll M, Cristóbal R. 2019. Los sistemas agroforestales. Dosier Técnico 99. DARP, 28p

- Coello J, Piqué, M. (2016). Soil conditioners and groundcovers for sustainable and cost-efficient tree planting in Europe and the Mediterranean - Technical guide. Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia, Solsona (Spain). 60 p