Carolina Astri is a Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Research Analyst at WRI Indonesia, focusing on social forestry and ocean-related projects with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). With an anthropology background, she applies participatory approaches in research and project implementation at the grassroots level, including GESI-based participatory mapping and gender action learning for sustainability to empower marginalized groups. Previously, Astri was a Conflict Transformation Analyst, working on conflict resolution, palm oil smallholders, the One Map Initiative, and Indigenous land rights advocacy. She holds a Master of Arts in Anthropology from Universitas Gadjah Mada and received a University of Oslo research scholarship on the REDD+ scheme in West Kalimantan. Before WRI, she was a researcher for the CaRED program (UGM–MFAT New Zealand) in West Papua. Since 2020, she has been part of the Women Earth Alliance, supporting grassroots women leaders to address land conflict through research centered on women’s empowerment.