Marlene Payva Almonte, Senior Researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland at Rovaniemi, Finland, has visited MIARC thanks to a scholarship from the prestigious Maupertuis programme of the French Institute in Finland. The visit took place May 11-15, 2026.
Its objectives were the following:
(1) conduct research which critically assesses Arctic (environmental) governance, with a focus on climate change interventions;
(2) discuss research in the collaborating institution;
(3) explore possibilities of further collaboration, e.g. inter-institutional research mobility.
Marlene Payva Almonte is Senior Researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland at Rovaniemi, Finland. Her current research is dedicated to issues in Arctic governance and climate interventions as well as critical approaches to international law and international relations in the Arctic, with a focus on environmental, human rights and climate change issues. She teaches Human Rights and Security in the Arctic, Introduction to Arctic Studies, and Arctic Governance as well as (Environmental) Law in the Arctic Studies Programme at the University of Lapland. She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Liverpool and has published in various peer-reviewed journeys.
Latest publications
- Payva Almonte, M. (2025). Tracing Anthropocentrism in the Ocean Imaginary of the Law of the Sea: An Arctic Perspective. The Yearbook of Polar Law 16(1) 22-42. https://doi.org/10.1163/22116427_016010003
- Payva Almonte, M. (2025) ‘Interrogating international environmental law’s approach to nature’ in Journal of Northern Studies 17:1, eds. O. Sundström & C. Allard. The Arctic Six.
- Payva Almonte, M. (2023) ‘Rethinking the relationship between humans and nature in law: An Indigenous Peoples’ perspective,’ in Arctic Yearbook 2023: Arctic Indigenous Peoples – Climate, Science, Knowledge and Governance, eds. L. Heininen, J. Barnes & H. Exner-Pirot,https://arcticyearbook.com/arctic-yearbook/2023/2023-scholarly-papers.
- Payva Almonte, M. (2023) ‘Vulnerability in the Arctic in the Context of Climate Change and Uncertainty,’ The Arctic Institute, Arctic Collaboration Series 2023: Russia’s war on Ukraine impact on Arctic collaboration at the international regional and local levels.https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/vulnerability-arctic-context-climate-change-uncertainty/
