Carolina Londoño Michel is a systems-oriented geoscientist who bridges Earth science, education, and community knowledge to advance sustainable and equitable futures. Her work integrates Indigenous knowledge systems, geoscience education, and geomedicine through a convergence lens that centers people–planet relationships. In long-term collaboration with Indigenous and Hispanic communities, she co-develops research grounded in trust, reciprocity, and shared priorities. Guided by principles of data sovereignty and Indigenous values, Carolina practices CARE-informed open science that honors community authority and knowledge. As a connector across disciplines and cultures, she co-produces knowledge that strengthens climate resilience, advances health equity, and fosters culturally grounded geoscience education—deepening collective understanding of Earth systems for a just and sustainable world.
