Our project brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners committed to advancing sustainability and justice
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This collaborative initiative is led by institutions at the forefront of research in human rights, sustainability, and governance
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The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI)- Lund University
Claudia Ituarte-Lima– Principal Investigator DEFEND-BIO (PI) & Project Coordinator DEFEND-BIO (PC). Leader of the Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area, Lund University
Maria Andrea Nardi– Senior Researcher, Lund University
Ana María Vargas– Senior Lecturer, Lund University
Torsten Krause – Senior Lecturer, Deputy Director, Lund University
Funded by the Swedish Research Council (Formas)
Brussels School of Governance (BSoG)- Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB)
Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez– Principal Investigator DEFEND-BIO (PI). Professor, BSoG-VUB
Martha Robles Ustariz– PhD Researcher, BSoG-VUB
Funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)- University of Bern
Elizabeth Bürgi Bonanomi– Principal Investigator DEFEND-BIO (PI). Professor, CDE-University of Bern
Gabi Sonderegger– Senior Research Scientist, CDE-University of Bern
Judith Schäli– Senior Reasearch Scientist, CDE-University of Bern
Funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Copernicus Institute- Utrecht University
Diana Vela Almeida– Principal Investigator DEFEND-BIO (PI). Professor, Utrecht University
Tatiana Acevedo– Professor, Utrecht University
Gabriela Gallardo Lastra– Postdoctoral Researcher, Utrecht University
Funded by Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)
Carol Rask– Principal Investigator DEFEND-BIO (PI). Chief Adviser, Human Rights and Sustainable Development, Americas
Funded by Innovation Fund Denmark
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