I lead a 5-year research project entitled “People’s contributions to nature” where, with a team of young researchers, doctoral and master students and in collaboration with international researchers and local partners, we aim to understand Indigenous and local practices to conserve, sustainably manage, and restore ecosystems emerging from Indigenous and local knowledge systems. The research objectives are : (1) to identify the underlying drivers of ecosystem servicing technique diversity, (2) to examine their effectiveness in buffering against biodiversity loss and land-use change, and (3) to mobilise results to inform and propose innovative nature-based solutions. These objectives will be addressed by the project’s team at local, regional, and global scales combining methods from ecology and the social sciences in collaboration with researchers at the IRD and across the globe, and ILK holders.

I am co-PI of the “Nordic People and Plants” project (2018-2026) and partner of the REA:Life project “Rediscovery of medicinal plant usage in the Age of Exploration : From cultural historical heritage to innovative pharmaceuticals” (2019-2024).