(M.Sc. in International Development, University of Amsterdam) Adrien Tofighi-Niaki is a systematic and mindful strategist in environmental and climate change justice. He has worked in environmental law, mobilization of land and human rights resources and tools via Project HEARD, and coordinating LICCION with Indigenous peoples and local community representatives and civil society organizations. Adrien will be coordinating RIDAGOP’s research and development by assessing and integrating customary governance and knowledge-sharing protocols into an applicable and context-specific toolkit. He is active in various civil society networks and speaks English, French, and Spanish.