Arianna Porrone is a PhD student in Global Studies. Justice, Rights, Politics, at the Department of political science, communication and international relations of the University of Macerata, Italy. Awarded with a One-Year Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates (2020-2021) she has joined the research group Social Dynamics in Coastal and Marine Areas of Kiel University as a visiting researcher.
Her main research interests are political ecology, environmental justice, storytelling and the environmental humanities as well ecofeminisms and feminist critical theories. Her Ph.D research focuses on understanding power and gender dynamics in knowledge creation within the current international environmental governance realm and aims at exploring ontological pluralism as a way forward able to reconcile human and more-than-human concerns.

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Researcher at the Multidisciplinary Research Centre on Chiapas and the Southern Border -CIMSUR- at the National Mexican Autonomous University -UNAM-. Her current research in the transborder region between Chiapas and Guatemala focuses on climate change adaptation, rural sustainable production systems and borderland issues. She integrates political ecology and borderland studies into the field of climate change adaptation. Further research focuses on the migration and climate change nexus at the Mexican southern border. Celia Ruiz de Oña´s main research areas are in Chiapas-Guatemala borderland regions. She has been collaborating with ENJUST members since 2018.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: Latin American, Transboundary area between Chiapas-Guatemala.

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A Bangladesh born ‘Environment and Climate’ Researcher, with extensive experience in research, teaching and scientific project management. Studied Environmental Science, Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development. Working in Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) as a scientist.  Previously worked as an academic mentor for Ananth Fellowship for Climate Action in India. A passionate reader, traveler, trainer, story-teller and science communicator. Deeply engaged in capacity development for Global South and Youth engagement in environmental protection. Well-equipped to conduct mixed method research and can easily explain complex concepts in layman’s language, and relate it to local contexts. A highly motivated, resilient and outgoing individual experienced in working within multicultural teams in international settings.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: South Asia, Bangladesh