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OUR TEAM<\/h2><\/span>
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JOAN PONS SOL\u00c9<\/h3><\/span>
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Environmentalist<\/h3><\/span>
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Environmentalist specializing in environmental law (col. 1017 in the College of Environmentalists of Catalonia). Specializing in environmental defense of territory, management of environmental conflicts, urbanism, natural environment, ecosystem services and human rights. I actively collaborate with support and advice tasks with the third environmental sector and public bodies. I also have teaching and research experience in the university field.<\/span><\/div>\n
At INSTA I also manage the cooperative and manage the team.<\/div>\n
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From many areas of our lives, also in the professional, we can be engines of change and socio-environmental transformation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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GABRIEL BERNARDEZ EXPOSITO<\/h3><\/span>
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Environmental lawyer<\/h3><\/span>
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Lawyer specialized in Environmental Law and new technologies. He has worked professionally as a legal technician for the public and private sector, intervening in different administrative processes and getting involved in the field of social responsibility. He has research experience in urban law and pollution management. He has also collaborated with several environmental associations, participating in energy cooperative projects and sustainable cross-border development.<\/p>\n

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We live in an era of unprecedented progress, but immersed in a major environmental crisis. Paradoxically, having knowledge and resources like never before in history, the balance of life on Earth is in danger. Only a strong social and professional commitment to our environment can bring us to a state of harmony with the planet.
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MERITXELL MART\u00cdNEZ NOVAU<\/h3><\/span>
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geographer<\/h3><\/span>
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Geographer specialized in Territorial Planning with mention in Territorial Planning and Local Development and with a master’s degree in Planning, Governance and Territorial Leadership (col. 3494 at the College of Geographers of Spain). I have developed territorial planning tasks in the field of tourism, the environment and urban planning. In all the areas in which I have worked, I have used cartography as a basic tool to know the territory in which we find ourselves. I have also collaborated in sustainable tourism participatory processes and sustainable local development projects.<\/p>\n

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The environment is a space that we share with other species, both animals and plants, and it is our duty to protect it and manage it correctly from the point of empathy, respect and equality.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>
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JORDI RECORD\u00c0 COS<\/h3><\/span>
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Environmentalist<\/h3><\/span>
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Specializing in landscape management, agro-ecology, aquatic and waste management, and environmental law. Currently, I am a trainer in techniques to encourage dialogue. I have developed environmental projects in several European regions. This work has been carried out in the field of the third environmental sector and public administration. I also have research experience in environmental law.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The most powerful tool I know of to contribute to socio-environmental transformation is empathy. Generating dialogue with the actors is an art.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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PAOLA VILLAVICENCIO CALZADILLA<\/h3><\/span>
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Environmental lawyer and researcher<\/h3><\/span>
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I have more than 10 years of international professional experience and extensive postdoctoral training, particularly in the socio-legal issues and challenges of the climate and ecological crisis.<\/p>\n

Over the years, I have been involved in several research projects on topics including human rights, climate and energy justice, climate and ecological litigation, and intersectional and ecocentric approaches based on rights of nature. I was also a visiting researcher at prestigious universities and specialized research centers and an undergraduate and postgraduate university teacher.<\/p>\n

Beyond academia, I have worked as a lawyer and consultant to various public and private bodies and collaborated with various local, indigenous and civil society environmental organizations in various countries. In addition, I am an international lecturer, author of more than 50 academic and non-academic publications, and expert member of various academic and civil society networks and associations such as the Climate Change Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, among others<\/p>\n

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The climate and ecological crisis requires actions from different spheres (civil, academic and political) that recognize inequalities and structural causes and promote fair and equitable solutions for the people and ecosystems of our Mother Earth.
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JORDI PUEYO TAPIAS<\/h3><\/span>
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Environmental law lawyer<\/h3><\/span>
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Lawyer specializing in Environmental Law (Coll. 3168 at the Illustrious Bar Association of Tarragona) with experience in Urban Planning, Environment and Territorial Planning.<\/p>\n

I also have extensive training in the field of Social Problems and the interaction between society and natural ecosystems. I have participated and actively participate in legal commissions of various ecological and territorial safeguarding entities. <\/p>\n

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If we want a socially just world, we must preserve the natural ecosystems that sustain us in life. To guarantee Environmental Justice it is essential to keep in mind the social dimension of Environmental Rights. Safeguarding the quality of air, water and land is an inescapable commitment to present and future humanity. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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WORK TOGETHER<\/h2><\/span>
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The commitment to protect the environment and make it compatible with human activity are the DNA of INSTA. What motivates us is to work for sustainability from the domain of legal tools.<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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\"INSTA\"<\/span><\/div>

INSTA<\/strong> is a non-profit work cooperative specialized in environmental law<\/strong> . At INSTA<\/strong> we integrate legal and environmental knowledge<\/strong> to offer services tailored to<\/strong> clients, and work together for sustainability<\/strong> from the domain of legal tools, providing a holistic and cross-cutting vision.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

We offer advisory services, legal defense and consultancy in environmental law, environmental<\/strong> conflict management services and participation processes<\/strong> , and environmental consulting services, preparation of environmental studies and territorial analysis<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>