Principal researcher (agriculture and biodiversity), Natural Resources
Krystyna Swiderska's areas of expertise are traditional resource rights and biodiversity governance. She is also researching the potential role of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation.
Current work
Research on the protection of traditional knowledge, bio-cultural heritage and customary law of indigenous and local communities; access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing and the Nagoya Protocol; biodiversity governance; and the role of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation. Country focus: India, China, Peru, Kenya and Panama.
