Philani Moyo is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa. He holds a DPhil and MA from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. His primary research interests are in climate justice, just transition, adaptation and resilience building, climate resilient food systems and food justice. One of his recent books is Climate Action in Southern Africa: Implications for Climate Justice and Just Transition’ (editor) (Routledge, 2024). Philani sits on the Board of Directors for the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (USA), is a Member of the Development Studies Association of the UK, Member of the South African Sociological Association and Co-Lead of the Future Earth Africa Hub Leadership Centre’s Sustainability Science Cluster on ‘Degrowth and Climate Justice in Africa’.Willice O. Abuya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Moi University, Kenya, specialising in Environmental Sociology. His most recent publication is ‘Identity and Moralities’ in ‘African Values and Development: Rethinking Agenda 2063’ (Routledge, 2025). His current international research partnership is with University of Geneva’s ‘Violence Against Environmental Defenders in Mining’ project. He is also Co-Lead of the Future Earth Africa Hub Leadership Centre’s Sustainability Science Cluster focusing on ‘Degrowth and Climate Justice’. Willice is also an Associate Editor for the Journal ‘Extractive Industry and Society’.Gabriel Botchwey is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Education Winneba, Ghana. He holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies (Leeds), MA in Development Studies (Netherlands) and Master of Laws (Ghana). Recent publications:‘Small-scale Mining, Environmental Destruction and Democracy Capture: The Government of Ghana’s Failed ‘War on Galamsey’; ‘Small-Scale Mining, Environment and Livelihoods: Perspectives from Mining Communities in Ghana’; ‘Working with Legal Small-Scale Miners: Implications for Development’. Gabriel is also Co-Lead of the Future Earth Africa Hub Leadership Centre’s Sustainability Science Cluster focusing on ‘Degrowth and Climate Justice’
