Team

Mrinalini is Professor of Sustainability & Business Law at the Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki. She currently serves as Principal Investigator of the European Research Council Funded ReSeed Project (Blockchain for Biodiversity), expert member of the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) Working Group 3, the Task Group on AI and Geosciences of the Geoethics Commission, International Union for Geological Sciences (IUGS), and a member of the ethics board of MI4People. 

Rani Kumari is working on the ERC-funded ReSeed project. Her research lies at the intersection of technology, sustainability and community knowledge. She is interested in blockchain, DLT and IoT, and explores how responsible digital systems can support indigenous seed conservation, protect traditional knowledge and promote fair benefit-sharing for farmers and communities.

Kaisla Kareoja takes an environmental social science approach to agrobiodiversity conservation, placing special focus on farmers' role. Her goal is to identify and promote incentives for conserving endangered food plant varieties. Her academic background is in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences. 

Pranathi Nagasai undertakes doctrinal and empirical policy research at the intersection of traditional agroecology, biodiversity conservation (in-situ), and emerging technologies. Her interdisciplinary work draws on her background in international trade finance, trade law and policy analytics. Her work with the ERC-funded Project ReSeed reflects her interest in advancing economic and environmental benefits for small-scale farmers through policy research on Seed Treaty, Nagoya Protocol,  TRIPS and Sui-Generis systems across Indian and EU frameworks.

She brings practical experience from India’s rural development and agri-tech start-up ecosystem, having led skill development and economic empowerment projects in rural communities. She has also represented youth perspectives as a Youth Delegate at a UNDP Climate Conference, ¨Citizens and Climate Change - Reason for Hope¨ in Geneva and other international conferences and policy forums.

Daniël Marijn Bank is an interdisciplinary researcher working across society, technology and sustainability.  Within the ERC funded ReSeed project, his research explores the governance and ethical dimensions of innovation in relation to Indigenous Seed Knowledge and the in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity. He is particularly interested in how innovations and governance can be co-developed with stakeholders in ways that are inclusive, context sensitive and responsive to diverse perspectives and needs.