Maria Eugenia Trombini has 10 years’ experience in formulating and implementing public policies at the international level, whether in UN agencies (Habitat and FAO) or special procedures, at the regional level, in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and at the national level. She is a lawyer and social scientist, with a master’s degree in Political Science, and the author of several articles and book chapters. Her doctoral thesis, defended at the University of Heidelberg, won the Gerhard-Ott Preis prize. Before joining Igarapé in July 2023 in the research area, she coordinated multilateral projects involving Germany and Latin America, legally advised social movements and traditional communities, and worked as a consultant for the public and private sectors on land management, violence against human rights defenders, food security and geopolitical risks.