ABOUT US

Britt Basel, Founder and Lead Scientist.

Britt Basel is a strategic connector of people, science, and solutions. With a blend of social science, anthropology, and technical expertise in environmental management, Britt has spent over 20 years transforming complex environmental challenges into innovative, actionable opportunities across Latin America, the Pacific, and the Middle East. As an Earth One Fellow, she forms part of a global network of leaders committed to planetary regeneration.

Her expertise lies in bridging communities, ecosystems, and governance through Nature-based Solutions, integrated water and land management, and adaptive stakeholder participation. Her collaborative portfolio includes visionary projects like Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Climate Positive Policy Framework, the Pandilla del Agua, and the design of national and regional programs to harmonize policy ambitions with real-world ecological, social, and economic dynamics.

Known for her engaging and inclusive approach, Britt is also a facilitator and communicator, delivering impactful capacity-building initiatives, insightful awareness campaigns, and meaningful stakeholder consultations for esteemed partners including Harvard University Chan C-Change Youth Summit, National Geographic, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), reflecting her versatility and effectiveness in driving sustainable outcomes.

Associated Scientists

Johanna Johnson, Marine science and Capacity building.

Over 25 years' experience in marine management and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region, including 10 years at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and 5 years researching benthic reef communities at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Currently a Partner and Senior Scientist at C2O Consulting working for organisations such as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, AusAID, UNEP, WorldFish and SPREP with widespread experience in countries including: PNG, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Australia. Specialising in climate change vulnerability and adaptation, community-based natural resource management, capacity building particularly for women, resilience assessments and translating science for management and conservation.

Felipe Morales Ramírez. Civil engineering and Urban resilience Design.

Felipe Morales is a civil engineer and transdisciplinary practitioner who helps government leaders design and deliver urban climate resilience—aligning policy, planning, and buildable infrastructure. He pairs risk-sensitive planning and standards (setbacks, buffer widths, flood-aware siting, O&M frameworks) with the technical studies and drawings that make solutions real: hydrologic/hydraulic and sanitary design, structural/geotechnical detailing, topographic/GPS surveying, and QA/QC.

His portfolio spans executive designs and supervision for treatment plants, deep foundations, roads, and siteworks, which he translates into decision-ready plans, specifications, and procurement materials that agencies can implement and maintain. Rooted in long-term community engagement, Felipe co-founded ConCIENCIA México A.C. and works where policy, engineering, and territorial stewardship meet—so public investments are context-driven, locally appropriate, and durable.

Felipe holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering, a Master’s in Social Sciences (Sustainability & Social Change), and is a PhD researcher with the University of Granada and the Autonomous Univeristy of Baja California Sur researching socio-ecological transitions—an uncommon blend that helps governments move from strategy to green-blue infrastructure on the ground.

Margarita Fernandez, Agroecology and coalition building.

Margarita is a consultant bringing 20 years of experience working on transdisciplinary research and the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of international cooperation projects in the Global South including Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Currently she is the Executive Director of the Vermont Caribbean Institute (VCI). She specializes in agroecology and food systems, sustainable livelihoods, certification systems, food security/sovereignty, participatory action and community-based approaches, climate change and biodiversity conservation. She has worked for a wide variety of international organizations including the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, Hivos-Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries, United Nations Development Program/Global Environment Facility, Oxfam, Food First, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), the Global Plant Clinic, and Helvetas, as well as local farms, cooperatives and organizations such as Tierra Farms, Green Guerillas, Just Food, and Campesinos Ecológicos de la Sierra Madre de Chiapas. Margarita has over a dozen articles published in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and grey literature. She holds a PhD in Agroecology from the University of Vermont, a Master’s in Social Ecology from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a Bachelor’s in Biology from Tufts University.