Laura Pereira
Institution
Section titled “Institution”- University of the Witwatersrand
Affiliations
Section titled “Affiliations”- Methods working group
- Associate Professor, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
- Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
Dr. Laura Pereira is an associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand and a researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. She leads projects on sustainability transformations, futures thinking, and food system governance. With a DPhil from Oxford, her experience spans Harvard, UCT, Stellenbosch, and Utrecht University. Her research explores the interface of traditional knowledge and innovation, futures methods, and transformative governance in developing contexts.
Core work interests related to Solving FCB
Section titled “Core work interests related to Solving FCB”Scenarios and pathways
Futures and transformative change
Food policy and equity
Knowledge co-production
Role in Solving FCB
Section titled “Role in Solving FCB”Leads scenario and modeling methods for the West Africa case study, examining the impact of addressing IUU fishing on marine ecosystem resilience and sustainable livelihoods under climate change
Core publications
- Transforming towards what? A review of futures-thinking applied in the quest for navigating sustainability transformations (2025-04-29)
- WTO must complete an ambitious fisheries subsidies agreement (2024-02-02)
- Towards a better future for biodiversity and people: Modelling Nature Futures (2023-09-01)
- The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas (2023-07-01)