Alima El Bajnouni
Alima is a legal advisor specialized in the French associations’ legislation, and a member of a collective of Lawyers acting for the commons.
Alys Cretier
Alys Cretier is a doctoral student at the University of Lausanne under the supervision of Gretchen Walters. She obtained a Master’s degree in Ethnology and Anthropology from the University of Toulouse, with a research project focusing on three types of commons in the western Alps (Italy, France and Switzerland). This research was carried out as part of the COMON project (mountain commons) run by the University of Savoie-Mont Blanc. For her PhD thesis, Alys is researching the pastoral and forestry commons of the province of Xiberoa in the northern Basque Country, using an anthropological approach. Alys is also taking part in the multidisciplinary research project ‘Rural commons and ecological transition: from the mountains to the sea’ and is working with the VALCOM partnership chair (valuing the commons).
Anabel Cepas Gil
Anabel is a lawyer responsible for providing environmental legal advice to the members of the Xarxa per a la Conservació de la Natura (XCN). The XCN is a second-level NGO in Catalonia, Spain, with over 200 member organizations. It aims to promote nature conservation through social engagement strategies, such as land stewardship and volunteering. Anabel works on researching and disseminating knowledge about land stewardship and promoting its practical application among private and public stakeholders. She is also involved in XCN’s political advocacy activities and supports various projects carried out by the organization. One of the most recent projects she has contributed to is the creation of the first Catalan private landowners’ association focused on nature protection and the sustainable use of natural resources, Propietats per a la Conservació de la Natura (PCNatura).
Barbara Class
Barbara is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Geneva. Her field of expertise is Open Education which she tackles from an epistemic perspective. She is rather new to the commons and expects, with this conference, to get insights and inspiration from rural commons. Details are available from her homepage.
Chris Short
Chris Short is Associate Professor in Environmental Governance in the Countryside and Community Research Institute at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. Chris is an environmental social scientist who is fascinated by changes in our understanding and management of land and water at various scales, especially as we collectively respond to the challenges of climate change and environmental decline.
Concha Salguero
Concha Salguero is a Spanish policy specialist. From the Common Agricultural Policy to local level, she has worked actively on European and national policies which favor the commons, and has written some articles and reports about the subject. During her work with the Association Trashumancia y Naturaleza, she has often co-organised the mass transhumance demonstration which brings thousands of sheep to central Madrid to bring attention to pastoralism. Currently, she is second president of Landcare Europe and also collaborates with national and international organisations which promote wool and biodiversity.