Geographer, master’s degree in Urban Development from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and PhD in Geography from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. She is Director of the Southern Andes Natural Laboratory.
Her research focuses on human and rural geography. Her interests focuses in territorial transformations, especially urban-rural links, family farming, local ecological knowledge, and the biocultural wisdom of communities from southern Chile, all of which are key elements for adaptation to global change.

Email: carla.marchant@uach.cl | ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4040-8372  | SCHOLAR GOOGLE  | RESEARCH GATE

Professor at the Institute of Anthropological Studies, Universidad Austral de Chile. He holds a Political Sciences and Sociology Doctorate from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Since 2019, he has led a methodological research line in the FireSES Nucleus, focusing on the analysis of socio-ecological interfaces between localized livelihoods and environmental, economic, and institutional forces in contexts of globalization and climate crisis, particularly in areas affected by large fires in south-central Chile. He coordinates the Chile Node of the American SIAL Network. He is an associate researcher at the Center for High Latitude Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and the associative research ring Dialogue and Territorial Learning Communities in Crisis Scenarios in Southern Chile (ULagos-UACh).

Email: gonzalo.saavedra@uach.cl | ORCID: 000-0002-8360-4939

A biologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, she has a doctorate in Forest Ecology, specializing in Forest Soils, from the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Her studies focus on the contribution of tree canopies and their inhabiting plants to forest functioning. She conducted postdoctoral research at CR2 on the ecological relevance of the Alerce tree crown and its implications for management and conservation. Currently, she directs the Regional Associative Project Explora Los Ríos of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation.

Email: cftejo@gmail.com | ORC ID: 0000-0002-1914-2530 | SCHOLAR GOOGLE

Professor at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, and the Department of Historical Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities, Universidad de Chile. He holds a doctorate in Social Sciences, specializing in Geography and Development Studies, from l’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France. His research areas include social and cultural geography oriented towards sustainability, socio-environmental studies, and development studies. In 2018, he received the National Geography Award from the Chilean Society of Geographical Sciences, and in 2023, he was awarded the “Wrigley-Fairchild Prize” by the American Geographical Society. He served as Vice-Rector for Research and Development at the Universidad de Chile.

Email: ealiste@uchilefau.cl | ORC ID: 0000-0002-4085-9093 | RESEARCH GATE | SCHOLAR GOOGLE

Research Professor at the Research Center for Technologies for Society C+, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Desarrollo. She holds a doctorate in Atmospheric Chemistry from the University of Leicester, UK. Her main research interest is measuring atmospheric pollution, currently leading the Fondecyt project “Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution in Contrasting Geographies of Chile,” measuring air pollution in Calama/Alto Loa, Santiago, and Coyhaique. She is also involved in community science projects, especially in the Maipo River. At CR2, she collaborates in obtaining data from the Andean Observatory measurement station in Valle Nevado at 3,600 meters above sea level.

Email: zfleming@udd.cl | ORC ID: 0000-0001-5732-1479 | RESEARCH GATE | SCHOLAR GOOGLE

Geographer with a doctorate in Territory, Space, and Society from the Universidad de Chile. Her research areas include spatial justice, just cities, and climate justice. She is an expert in public management for territorial development, with experience as a public manager, international consultant, and lecturer. She has collaborated with institutions such as FLACSO Chile, CLACSO, and the Organization of American States (OAS). She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS) and Facilitator of the CLACSO Working Group on Inequalities, Social Structure, and Policies.

Email: gabrielaguevara@ug.uchile.cl | ORC ID: 0000-0003-1486-4988 |

Doctor in Anthropology from the University of Bonn, Germany. Her research focuses on recognizing indigenous peoples’ rights in national and international climate governance. She collaborates with various indigenous organizations and NGOs to strengthen the influence of indigenous peoples in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). She is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo, Norway. She has participated as a contributing author in Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Email: rosariocarmonayost@gmail.com | ORC ID: 0000-0003-2563-9591 | RESEARCH GATE | SCHOLAR GOOGLE

Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universidad de Chile, and senior researcher at the Center for Regulation and Competition (RegCom). He holds a doctorate in Law from the University of Lleida, Spain. He coordinated the Reform of Environmental Institutions, which resulted in Law No. 20.447 creating the Ministry of Environment, the Environmental Assessment Service, and the Superintendency of the Environment. He was also an advisor to Congress on the Environmental Courts project. He has served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights since 2023.

Email: lcordero@derecho.uchile.cl

Doctor in Sciences with a mention in Aquatic Natural Resources from the Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. Her research is framed in the field of biological and biogeochemical oceanography. Throughout her career, she has worked with in situ and satellite databases, gaining experience in processing and analyzing extensive time series.

Email: papariciorizzo@gmail.com | ORC ID: 0000-0001-8043-4877 | RESEARCH GATE