The LICCI Consortium
CORE TEAM
Victoria Reyes
Victoria
Reyes-García
ICREA Research Professor
ICREA Research Professor and LICCI director
Field site: Bolivia
André Braga
André
Braga Junqueira
Postdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral researcher interested in ethnoecology, historical ecology and indigenous resource management systems
Field site: Brasil
Petra
Petra
Benyei
Postdoctoral researcher
Rural sociologist interested in the interface between science and technology studies and political agroecology
Field site: Bolivia and Spain
Mouna Chambon
Mouna
Chambon
Ph.D. researcher
Tropical ecologist and social scientist interested in gendered perceptions of climate change Impacts.
Field site: Kenya
David García
David
García del Amo
Postdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral researcher interested in climate change and Indigenous and kocal knowledge
Field site: Spain
Xiaoyue Li
Xiaoyue
Li
Postdoctoral researcher
Applied environmental anthropologist
Field site: China
Laura Calvet
Laura
Calvet-Mir
Research coordinator
Environmental scientist interested in biocultural diversity, agroecology, and political ecology.
Encarna P. Fernández
Encarna
P. Fernández
Project manager
Vincent Porcher
Vincent
Porcher
Ph.D. researcher
Tropical ecologist interested in ethnobotany and children’s ecological knowledge
Filed site: Madagascar
Anna Porcuna Ferrer
Anna
Porcuna Ferrer
Ph.D. researcher
Environmental biologist interested in agroecology, ethnobotany, and local ecological knowledge
Field site: Senegal
Anna Schlingmann
Anna
Schlingmann
Ph.D. researcher
Environmental scientist investigating local climate change impacts and adaptation strategies
Field site: Argentina
Ramin Soleymani
Ramin
Soleymani
Software engineer
Computer scientist interested in open science, citizen science, environmental activism and art
Santiago Alvarez Fernandez
Santiago
Álvarez Fernández
Data Scientist
Marine biologist and expertise in data handling and statistical analyses.
Ouerle Chao
Ouerle
Chao
Ph.D. researcher
Anthropologist interested in climate change impacts on Mongolian culture, traditional knowledge.
Field site: China
Adrien Tofighi-Niaki
Adrien
Tofighi-Niaki
M.Sc. in International Development, University of Amsterdam.
Adrien is a researcher and strategist in environmental and climate change justice. He coordinates the Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts Observation Network (LICCION) and the Research on Indigenous Data Governance Protocols (RIDAGOP) projects.
PARTNERS
Mariam Abazeri
Field site: Iran
Miquel Torrents Ticó
Field site: Kenya
Julia Ávila
Field site: Brazil
Ayansina Ayanlade
Field site: Nigeria
Dániel Babai
Field site: Gyimes region, Romania
Tungalag Ulambayar
Field site: Mongolia
Rodrigo Bulamah
Field site: Haiti
Joao V. Campos-Silva
Field site: Brazilian Amazon
Rosario Carmona
Fields site: Lonquimay, Chile
Julián Caviedes
Field site: Chile
Rumbidzayi Chakauya
Fields site: Zimbabwe
Zhuo Chen
Field site: China
Fasco I. Chengula
Field site: Mafia island
Esther Conde
Field site: Bolivia
Aida Cuni-Sanchez
Field site: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Evgeniya Dudina
Field site: Russia
Eranga Galappaththi
Field site: Sri Lanka
Claudia Geffner Fuenmayor
Field site: Solomon Islands
Drew Gerkey
Field site: Siberia
Marcos Glauser
Field site: Paraguay
Eric Hirsch
Field site: Arequipa Region, Peru
Andrea Izquierdo
Field site: Puna, Argentina
Leneisja Jungsberg
Field site: Greenland
Marisa Lanker
Field site: Guatemala
Rihan Wu
Field site: Mongolia
Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado
Field site: Yucatan, Mexico
Juliette Mariel
Field site: Madagascar
Giulia Mattalia
Field site: Bukovina, Romania
Mohamed Djamel Miara
Field site: Algeria
Emmanuel M.N.A.N Attoh
Field site: Ghana
Maedeh Salimi
Field site: Iran
Aibek Samakov
Field site: Kazakhstan
Reinmar Seidler
Field site: India
Victoria Sharakhmatova
Field site: Siberia
Alpy Sharma
Field site: Himachal Pradesh, India
Uttam Babu Shrestha
Field site: Nepal
Ibrahim Sidi Zakari
Field site: Niger
Priyatma Singh
Field site: Fiji l
Simona Lippi
Field site: Albania
Vicenza Ferrara
Field site: Italy
Christophe Demichelis
Field Site: Gabon
COLLABORATORS
Michael Schönhuth
Dr. phil in Cultural Anthropology, 1989, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i.Br.
Vanesse Labeyrie
Ph.D. in Population Biology, 2013, Montpellier SupAgro. She is a researcher at the GREEN research unit in CIRAD, Montpellier, working at the interface between agroecology and ethnoecology.
Sandrine Gallois
Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Ethnoecology, 2016, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain and National Museum of Natural History, France. She is a ethnoecologist based at Leiden University, Netherlands.
Sonia Graham
Ph.D. in Sociology, 2012, Charles Sturt University, Australia. She is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong, Australia.
Christoph Schunko
Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 2016, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna. He is Assistant Professor at the Department for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna.
Álvaro Fernández - Llamazares Onrubia
Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, 2015, Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is an ethnoecologist based at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science, the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Jane Mbolle Chah
Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension, Rural Sociology. She has a position in the Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Sara Miñarro
Field site: Solomon Islands
Albert Cruz Gispert
Joey Ngunu
Marine biologist interested in marine biodiversity, adaptation of marine ecosystems to climate change, science communication and marine photography.
Pasang Dolma Sherpa
Executive Director of CIPRED in Nepal. For over a decade, she has worked with Indigenous peoples, women, and local communities to recognize their knowledge, cultural values, and customary institutions in light of environmental sustainable management and climate resilience.She has served in leading roles in several international forums, such as IIPFCC, FWG-LCIPP, UN-REDD, FCPF-World Bank, SPICEH.
Kittisak Rattanakrajangsri
Kittisak is the current Executive Director of IPF in Thailand. Since 1989, he has promoted and advocated for indigenous peoples’ issues and supported communities in climate change assessments and adaptation planning.His organization (IPF) is a partner of the LICCION initiative.
Vu Thi Hien
Director of CERDA in Vietnam. With 22 years of experience as a researcher and lecturer at Hanoi Agricultural University, she transitioned to international NGOs, specializing in development and climate change. At CERDA, she spearheads REDD+ projects, while also training and facilitating for vulnerable groups, particularly ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
