Board of Directors

Steph is a Lecturer in Conservation Science at the University of Kent with interests in local ecological knowledge and rights-based approaches.

Amit is a PhD candidate in Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology at the University of Georgia, with broad interests in conservation science and more-than-human relationships.

Tina is a social science researcher at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology studying the intersections of participatory sciences, nature, well-being, and conservation behaviors.

Francisco is an Associate Lecturer in Sustainability at the School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania.

Sayan is an interdisciplinary conservation researcher, affiliated with the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, India. He works on conservation governance, human-wildlife interactions, conservation and development, gender, environment and development, majorly in India.

Rocío is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Bonn (Germany) with broad interests in human rights, coastal communities, and people’s relationships with nature.

Van is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Governance and Policy at the Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern, and Vice Director of People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature), a Hanoi-based NGO focused on conservation and sustainable development.

Amemarlita is a Conservation Practitioner & Researcher, who works with local communities on the issues of livelihood, education, and sustainability. She also teaches at the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Manica

Jichuan Sheng is a Full Professor at the Business School, Hohai University (China). He is interested in the human dimensions of environmental change, specializing in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), water governance, and market-based environmental instruments.

Ans is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the School of Population Health, Curtin University (Australia). She is interested in the human well-being dimensions of environmental change.

Bright is a Ph.D. Student in Development Studies at the Department of Global Development, Cornell University. She has a keen interest in modeling human wildlife interactions amidst climate change and development pressures.

Saloni is a conservation anthropologist with an interest in multispecies coexistence and rights-based approaches to conservation. She is a Fellow at ATREE, India.