Our guest expert, Dr. Alexey Alekseenko, is a researcher and practitioner committed to sustainable regional transformation, with a focus on post-mining landscape restoration and cross-border cooperation. As the head of Resource Nexus laboratory at the UN University, he supports the integration of the resource nexus approach in Lusatia, a region undergoing structural change after decades of coal mining.
His work bridges science, policy, and practice, fostering international collaboration on sustainable land management. Alexey’s research on post-mining landscape restoration links it to global efforts related to just transition, resource efficiency, and climate resilience. He actively contributes to knowledge-sharing on sustainable transformation, making his studies highly relevant for mining regions worldwide that face similar challenges.
