Contributions

  • Magdalena Hernández Chávez wrote and edited the article. She is an academic technician at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Villahermosa, Mexico. She works at the Laboratorio Transdisciplinario para la Sustentabilidad (LaTSu) and is interested in science communication.
  • Dora Elia Ramos-Muñoz wrote the article.  She is a professor and researcher of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur in Villahermosa, Mexico.  She studies regional development, extractive processes and explore participatory methodologies. (Twitter @doraeliaramos).
  • Lauren Nelson edited the article. Lauren is a Ph.D. student at Newcastle University (UK), researching computational drug design alongside the Northern Institute for Cancer Research. Lauren also writes a scientific blog, bringing science to the masses. (Twitter (@ashortscientist); Facebook (@ashortscientist); Instagram (@ashortscientist); Blog: ashortscientist.wordpress.com).
  • Ernesto Llamas edited the article and made the illustrations. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at CECAD in Cologne, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Universitat de Barcelona doing his research at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics. Creator, editor, and illustrator of Sketching Science. (Twitter @neto_flames; Instagram @eellamas).
  • Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio wrote the article.  He is a professor and researcher of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur.  He obtained his PhD from the University of Bremen, Germany and his experience has led him to develop and test methodologies on holistic management in coastal areas. (Twitter @espinatenorio).