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Sophia Carodenuto was a UVic Faculty Fellow at the Centre for Global Studies and Assistant Professor in the UVic Geography Department. Sophia’s research is focused on the geography of natural resource governance. In particular, she studies the political geography of natural resources governance with special interest in how global food systems impact people and ecosystems. She is especially interested in understanding how the chocolate and cocoa industry can reduce its deforestation footprint while fostering sustainable land management practices such as agroforestry.

Her transdisciplinary approach to research is grounded in collaboration with policy makers, business, and civil society, with the aim to create practice-based and policy-relevant knowledge. Since 2010, her work has placed her at the intersection between science and environmental policy. She regularly advises governments, development organizations, business, and co