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Laila Sandroni

University of São Paulo

Laila Sandroni

Biography

Laila Sandroni is an Anthropologist and Geographer and holds a PhD in Environmental Social Sciences. Her post-doc in Applied Ecology was part of the project entitled “Towards convivial conservation”, through which she led efforts on applying a convivial approach to human-jaguar relations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Her research interests lie in the field of transformations to sustainability and the role of different kinds of knowledge in defining the best paths to achieve biodiversity conservation and forest management, specially in Brazil. She has particular expertise in epistemology, power-knowledge relations, and evidence-based policy in environmental issues.