Dr Bhogtoram Mawroh is a geographer by training and I do research and help design interventions on issues connected to Agrobiodiversity, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Food System in North East India in general and Meghalaya (India) in particular. These research interests are complimented by activism which include organizing movements and influencing public narrative on issues of identity, nature of economic development, workers’ rights, environment and policy impacts. https://bhogtorammawroh.in/

Marta Simonetti is a senior green and sustainability expert consultant and doctoral researcher at SOAS, University of London. Her key academic interests lie in the areas of environmental rights, community participation in environmental decision-making, indigenous/customary law for the environment and climate, and how environmental law can support the protection of nature. At SOAS, she is also supporting the coordination of the multi-year water security (WATCON) project in South Asia; she is also a member of the Law and Development Centre and the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS).​Marta started her career in the City of London for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where she focused on transition banking, specifically building financial support in institutions to boost climate action. In 2018, she set up Globalfields Ltd, a consulting, advisory and training firm specialising in green finance, sustainable development, governance and transformational leadership for climate action. In recent years, Marta has carried out several assignments at the senior level for the Green Climate Fund, WWF-US, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Union, the World Bank, Conservation International, the German Development Cooperation GIZ, the Climate Policy Initiative, Euromoney Learning, Absolute Energy Capital, as well as for private equity companies and governments. https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/marta-simonetti

Aman Gwjwn is a research intern, she completed both her B.A. (Honours) and Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research (DipASR) with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University, Haryana. Her recent academic work has focused on food systems, geographical indications, and cultural identity in Bodoland, Assam. More broadly, her research interests lie at the intersection of environmental and social studies.

Da o Emi Lamar holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Ashoka University, where he later pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in the same field. His research interests lie at the intersection of urban anthropology and political ecology. Additionally, he is also interested in exploring innovative approaches to community development, addressing environmental challenges, and engaging in policy advocacy. He is from Jowai, a hill town in Meghalaya.

Unmilan Kalita is a Research Consultant for the WATCON South Asia project. He holds both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi, and was awarded the Delhi University Gold Medal in Political Science for the academic year 2022–24. His research interests lie at the intersection of political theory, environmental politics (particularly water), critical social histories, and the study of borderlands and frontiers, with a regional focus on Northeast India and South Asia. Unmilan has previously worked with institutions such as Wageningen University, IIT Guwahati, and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung India Office.