Book chapters

• Mahtani-Williams, S. (2026). “Gardens as Mirrors of Personal Identity - Lesvos island, Greece”, in Teasdale, J. & Teasdale, A. (Eds.), “Island Gardens: Isolation and Imagination”. International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA)

• Robayna, A., & Mahtani-Williams, S. (2026).“La Geria: where vineyards grow among volcanoes” - Lanzarote” in Teasdale, J. & Teasdale, A. (Eds.), “Island Gardens: Isolation and Imagination”. International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA). Big Quince Print 2026

• Robayna, A., y Mahtani-Williams, S. “La Geria: donde las viñas crecen entre volcanes” - Lanzarote (Canarias), España, en el libro “Jardines Isleños: Aislamiento e Imaginación”, editado por Teasdale, J. (2026). Big Quince Print 2026

Scientific (peer reviewed) articles

• Mahtani-Williams, S & Jaramillo, P. 2023. Effectiveness of Ambient Control on Invertebrate Pest Management in a Botanical Collection in the Tropics. Journal of Natural Sciences. http://www.natsca.org/article/2800

• Prost, S., Machado, A.P., Zumbroich, J., Preier, L., Mahtani-Williams, S., Meissner, R., Guschanski, K., Brealey, J.C., Rodríguez-Fernandes, C., Vercammen, P. ... & Burger, P. (2022). Genomics Analysis and Conservation Status of African and Asian cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). Molecular Ecology.https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16577

• Mahtani-Williams, S., Fulton, W., Desvars-Larrive, A., Lado, S., Elbers, J. , Halpern, B., Herczeg, D., Babocsay, G., ... & Burger, P. (2020). Landscape Genomics of a Widely Distributed Snake, Dolichophis caspius (Gmelin, 1789) across Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Genes, 11(10), 1218. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11101218

Conference and workshop presentations

• Mahtani-Williams, S., 2025. De islas remotas a datos satelitales: mi recorrido hasta ahora como bióloga (in English: From remote islands to satellite data: my trajectory until now as a biologist). Presentation given at workshop “Tecnología para la Biodiversidad: Nuevas Oportunidades Profesionales” (Technology for Biodiversity: Novel Professional Opportunities”). Delivered remotely for the University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.

• Mahtani-Williams, S., 2025. Urban Nature: Contested Values, Meanings and Benefits across Scales and Landscapes. Naturescapes Early Career Researcher Spring School. Lisbon, Portugal

• Mahtani-Williams, S. & Kizos, A. 2024. Gardens as Interfaces of Nature and Culture: Insights from Home Gardeners on Lesvos Island, Greece. 19th Islands of the World Conference: Islands and Resilience, Lombok, Indonesia.

• Mahtani-Williams, S., 2023. Assessing and Mapping Street Trees in Reykjavik, Iceland. ISLANDs Erasmus Mundus Conference. Groningen, Netherlands.

• Mahtani-Williams, S. & Jaramillo, P. 2021. Historical treasures of the CDS Herbarium of the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos. Conference of the Ecuadorean Herbarium Network. Online.

• Mahtani-Williams, S. & Burger, P. (2017). Genetic diversity in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and snow leopards (Uncia uncia). Cardiff University Professional Training Year Student Conference, Gregynog Hall, Wales, United Kingdom.

Blog posts and articles

• Cecil Earth (written by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). April 2026. Mineral supply chain nature risk screening: Cecil and PlanetSapling example analysis. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mineral-supply-chain-nature-risk-screening-cecil-planetsapling-7rqmc/?trackingId=FUCmUM6PJq7LOsgFOfcakQ%3D%3D

• Cecil Earth (with contributions by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). February 2026. Cecil and Earthscale partner to support global portfolio-level risk workflows. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cecil-earthscale-partner-support-global-portfolio-level-risk-08vwc/?trackingId=MOpbFqpUWaz1Gw1Wqf57XA%3D%3D

• Cecil Earth (with contributions by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). January 2026. Announcing the first Cecil nature data platform datasets available in the METI™ Hub: Cropland Data Layer (CDL) & Annual National Land Cover Database. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/announcing-first-cecil-nature-data-platform-datasets-available-mon5e/?trackingId=FkA77qQT%2FFr%2BWGQTA7m9HQ%3D%3D

• Cecil Earth (with contributions by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). November 2025. Cecil and Sylvera partner to make forest biomass data accessible. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cecil-sylvera-partner-make-forest-biomass-data-accessible-sfupc/?trackingId=WZ%2Bj%2BSbs9zNPtstt3pG%2FuA%3D%3D

• Cecil Earth (written by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). August 2025. Cecil and Lobelia Earth partner to make soil moisture data accessible. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cecil-lobelia-earth-partner-make-soil-moisture-data-accessible-lxf5c/?trackingId=Wi658Juu8EKIe9xfU27wkQ%3D%3D

• Cecil Earth (with contributions by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). July 2025. Cecil and Planet make soil moisture data accessible. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cecil-planet-make-soil-moisture-data-accessible-cecil-earth-blioc/?trackingId=361A0D8JoiBz6tPIzrloFw%3D%3D

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. August 2025. “A Guide to eDNA Applications: Lessons from a 12-Year Marine Biodiversity Study.” Nature Tech Collective (NTC). URL: https://www.naturetechcollective.org/stories/lessons-from-a-12-year-marine-biodiversity-study‍ ‍

• Ceci Earth (written by Sarita Mahtani-Williams). July 2025. Cecil and Planet make soil moisture data accessible. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cecil-planet-make-soil-moisture-data-accessible-cecil-earth-blioc/?trackingId=rnLoAwnlUJdoGT26Cy6AlQ%3D%3D

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. May 2025. “Transforming Farming: Manzanita Cooperative’s Approach to Improving Food Security.” Nature Tech Collective (NTC). URL: https://www.naturetechcollective.org/stories/transforming-farming-manzanita-cooperatives-approach-to-improving-food-security

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. February 2023. Summer/Winter School Series: “Islands as Laboratories for Sustainability (ISLAs). Human Geography and Spatial Planning Remastered. URL:https://www.rug.nl/frw/education/related/human-geography-remastered/summer-winter-school-series-islands-as-laboratories-for-sustainability-islas?lang=en

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. June 2022. The Galapagos Islands: Reforestation and Sustainable Development Goals Using Water-saving Technologies. Suru Institute. URL: https://suruinstitute.com/the-galapagos-islands/

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. Junio 2022. Reforestación y agricultura sostenible en las Islas Galápagos utilizando tecnologías ahorradoras de agua. Instituto Suru. URL: https://es.suruinstitute.com/reforestacion-y-agricultura-sostenible-en-las-islas-galapagos/

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. May 2020. CDF Herbarium and GV2050 Join Forces for the Ecological Restoration of Baltra. Charles Darwin Foundation Research Hub. URL: https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/news/all-news-stories/from-the-fortunate-isles-to-the-enchanted-isles-the-cds-herbarium-and-gv2050-join-forces-for-the-ecological-restoration-of-baltra/

• Sarita Mahtani-Williams. February 2019. Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya Field Course Fortnight. University of Exeter Blogs.https://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/fieldcourses/2019/01/ol-pejeta-conservancy/