Having a background in environmental sciences my focus shifted from natural sciences towards questions of responsibility and justice in my two masters programs on Environmental Ethics and Sustainability Science. Having studied in Lima, Lisbon and Kiel, I am passionate about coastal regions and inter- as well as transdisciplinary knowledge transfer. During my time at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, I was able to broaden my view connecting climate issues with migration, agriculture and biodiversity with partner countries from three continents. I currently am a PhD Candidate at Vienna University, in a project in Ethics.

Country/Region of interest/research focus: Wetlands, Coastal regions, Amazonian region

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Konrad Ott endeavours in research and teaching to impart the competence of philosophical reflection, the achievements of ethical justification and orientation, such as empirical facts in the environmental field. His philosophical focus is on discourse ethics, environmental ethics, theories of justice, sustainability, ethical aspects of climate change, nature conservation reasons and the normative foundations of environmental policy. During his academic career, Ott worked mainly in a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary manner. Between 2012 and 2018 he was involved in a number of research networks at the University of Kiel, for example in the excellence initiatives “Future Ocean Sustainability” and “Roots“. Konrad Ott’s current research interests concern a socio-theoretical foundation of environmental ethics and sustainability.

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Claudia Horn completed her Ph.D. in International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her book manuscript, The Environment for Finance. How International Projects Shape Land and Rights in the Brazilian Amazon, is under revision and projected for publication in 2026. It critically examines G7 environmental aid to Brazil’s Amazon and the building and local contestations of institutional and technological structures for green economies, including carbon markets. Her upcoming book examines Rosa Luxemburg’s ecological critique of capitalism. She also holds two master’s degrees in sociology from the New School for Social Research and the Technical University of Dresden, and her interdisciplinary research links international environmental politics, agrarian studies, and development studies. Between 2018 and 2023, Claudia Horn researched based in Belém, Pará, Brazil, where she also worked for the city government.

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Country/Region of interest/research focus: Latin America, Brazil, Mexico