Role
PhD researcher on the SCALE project
Research / Engagement
Tsiory is a geographer specializing in environmental studies and spatial planning,
currently pursuing a PhD in Social and Environmental Sciences within the SCALE
project. Her research focuses on the trade-offs between agricultural expansion and
forest conservation, using the frameworks of Land Sharing and Land Sparing.
She has previously worked on questions linking conservation, local livelihoods, and
natural resource use in protected forest landscapes. This experience strongly shaped
her current research interests and inspired her to further explore the socio-ecological
dynamics of land use.
Her doctoral work examines whether agricultural intensification outside forests or
wildlife-friendly farming within forest landscapes offers a more sustainable pathway for
balancing production and conservation.
Other research interests
Socio-ecological dynamics of land use; conservation, rural livelihoods; agricultural intensification and land-use change; environmental justice; sustainable agriculture.
Degree
MSc degree in Geography (specializing in environment and spatial planning) – 2025