Martín Graziano is an Argentine biologist, educator, and territorial activist who has spent the past 20 years integrating academic research with grassroots social and environmental movements. He is a professor at the University of Buenos Aires and a researcher at CONICET, and has long been involved with the Frente de Organizaciones en Lucha (FOL), one of Argentina’s most prominent popular movements.
After earning his biology degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Martín co-founded the Taller de Aguas (Water Workshop) in 2006 with other professors, students, and graduates. Together, they worked with organizations in working-class neighborhoods to co-create community tools for water justice and socio-environmental change. Since then, his work has centered on producing science rooted in the needs of marginalized communities, fostering direct collaboration between scientists and territories in resistance.
Through his ORA project, Claypole Habitat Project: Revitalizing Eco-Territorial Links, Martín and his collaborators are restoring the San Francisco Stream in Buenos Aires through participatory environmental monitoring, native plant nurseries, wetland regeneration, and popular education. The project also promotes environmental employment and political formation in underserved areas—working toward a just, ecological future shaped by collective action and territorial care.