Research projects

Shifting cultivation agriculture remains critical for sustaining Amazonian forest landscapes, yet Indigenous communities practicing this system face mounting pressures that are fundamentally altering their traditional agricultural practices. My research investigates the complex drivers behind these changes and analyzes the specific mechanisms through which shifting cultivation is being transformed.

Despite their central role in maintaining Amazonian ecosystems, Indigenous communities increasingly face resource sustainability challenges, including resource shortages and environmental degradation. This research project examines the pressing issue of land scarcity within Indigenous territories of the Peruvian Amazon, investigating its underlying causes beyond simple population growth and analyzing its far-reaching implications for communities and forest conservation.

In this auto-ethnographic research project, I reflect on my seven-year journey conducting fieldwork among peasant and Indigenous communities in Peru while coming out as lesbian and later as trans non-binary.