Profile
Mattia (he/they) aims to broaden the analysis of mainstream conservation initiatives from a socio-ecological perspective by looking at the feasibility of a more ecologically informed and socio-economically inclusive and equitable environmental governance. He has always been passionate about social justice and great care for the environment with a particular focus on the critical political economy of the environment and political ecology as key exploration area in his research experience.
He has recently completed his MPhil studies in Environmental Change & Management at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford.
During his MPhil project, Mattia worked across participatory social science and art-based methods in Oxford. Through the lens of recognitional equity, Mattia explored how community values and relations with institutions across different social-economic groups in Oxford affect their access to green spaces (distributional equity) and participation in local governance (procedural equity). In his current role at the ECI, Mattia is exploring the social dimension of nature markets in Oxfordshire being established under the new mandatory policy provision of Biodiversity Net Gain as part of the Agile Initiative sprint ‘How can the UK implement the finance-related goals of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework?’.
Publications
Troiano, M. et al. (2024) Impact and Collaboration in Environmental Research: Moving universities from evidence producers to co-producers. Discussion Paper. The Agile Initiative. University of Oxford, UK. Available at: https://www.agile-initiative.ox.ac.uk/news/universities-evidence-producers-or-co-producers.
Wright-Arora, G. et al.(2024) The role of publics and deliberation at the environmental science-policy interface. Discussion Paper. The Agile Initiative. University of Oxford, UK. Available at: https://www.agile-initiative.ox.ac.uk/news/the-role-of-publics-and-deliberation.