Raphaella Mascia

Raphaella Mascia holds a dual role within the Leverhulme Center for Nature Recovery as both an environmental practitioner and a researcher. She is the monitoring and evaluation manager for the Evenlode Landscape Recovery project and an interdisciplinary environmental researcher, who connects other Leverhulme Center researchers with the Evenlode Landscape Recovery project. In her role as a Leverhulme Center for Nature Recovery researcher, she currently co-leads a project on utilizing available nature finance opportunities to maximize habitat connectivity in agricultural landscapes in the UK, across various scales. Raphaella also has supported Leverhulme Center research projects on farmer’s perception of nature recovery aesthetics in the Cotswolds and on aligning archeological preservation with BNG and nature finance markets guidelines. Her additional research interests encompass democratization, inclusivity, and access in nature valuation methodologies.