Dr. Asmae Ourkiya (pronounced Es-muh) (They/Them) is the Founder and Director of The Ecofeminist Institute, an organisation dedicated to providing education, training, consultancy, and research services to people and other organisations by providing holistic approaches towards addressing climate change and environmental challenges. Dr. Ourkiya obtained their Ph.D. degree from Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick after successfully defending their thesis titled “Queer Ecofeminism: From Binary Environmental Endeavours to Postgender Pursuits”, which has been published as a book by Bloomsbury Publishing. Dr. Ourkiya is currently writing their second book, titled Queer Intersectional Ecofeminism: Theories, Practices, and Future Directions to be published by Springer Nature in late 2027. To contact them, email contact@theecofeministinstitute.com or visit www.theecofeministinstitute.com