Luciano Jozef Doest is a trilingual Environmental Sciences BSc graduate currently working as a research assistant at the Center for Agricultural Research on projects related to forests. He provides critical support for indigenous communities who face challenges from the forestry industry, and he possesses a unique, multidisciplinary background as a result of working with the Red Cross. He was the lead researcher for a resilience-building project that delved into disaster management, gender and climate change, and hopes to highlight indigenous voices at COP28.