About

I am a Finlandssvensk researcher, born in Åbo, Finland and raised in Huizen, The Netherlands.

I’m an interdisciplinary environmental researcher exploring how people, landscapes, and more-than-human worlds connect. My work focuses on tropical peatlands and wetlands — from Indonesian Borneo to Madagascar and the UK — examining how livelihoods, governance, and conservation intersect. I’m particularly interested in how local knowledge, cultural values, and ecological processes shape one another, and how these relationships can inform more just and sustainable environmental futures.

I completed my PhD at the University of Leicester on peatland livelihoods and fish–river–human–spirit relationships in Indonesian Borneo, and since then have led and collaborated on projects funded by NERC, ESRC, and the Darwin Initiative, among others. My research combines field ecology, social science, and creative participatory approaches, working closely with communities, NGOs, and conservation practitioners to bridge science and lived experience.

You can download my CV here