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Mariam ALRASHDI
Senior Officer Environment
Alainzoo
Hind AL AMERI
Acting Section Head Marine Biodiversity Assessment & Conservation
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Dr. Hind Al Ameri is a marine conservation scientist and has joined the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in 2014. Dr. Al Ameri has a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Exeter and…
Atsuhiro YOSHINAKA
Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Curriculum VitaeName: YOSHINAKA AtsuhiroTitle: ProfessorChairperson, Department of Environmental SciencesRakuno Gakuen UniversityDate of Birth: 1 June 1962Nationality: JapaneseE-mail: a-yoshinaka@…
Bibiana SUCRE SMITH
Directora Ejecutiva
Provita
Biologist with a master's degree in public management. Her technical experience has focused on the recovery of endangered species, ecosystem restoration, local community participation, and…
Yoko Watanabe
Director (Environment)
Asian Development Bank
Yoko Watanabe is the Director of Environment at the Asian Development Bank. She heads the environment and nature initiatives, including biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management, nature-…
KOUASSI ISMAEL TOLLA
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE
GIZ
As an environmental lawyer specializing in protected area management, I have had the privilege of working since 2009, both independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams, at the local and…
Randa ABOUL-HOSN
Sian CHAPMAN
Sian CHAPMAN
Eduina GUGA
Director
Wild River National Park Vjosa
I am Eduina Guga, born on 8 July 1988 in Gjirokastër, Albania, and I currently serve as the Director of the Vjosa Wild River National Park. This position represents both a professional responsibility…
Nirmal SHAH
Chief Executive
Nature Seychelles
Dr. Shah is a Seychellois fisheries, environmental and sustainable development expert with 43 years of experience in public, governmental, private and NGO sectors. He has also worked for IUCN and…
Laure MONTCHAMP
Senior Grants Officer, Species Conservation Action
IUCN
Laure Montchamp has been working at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 2021, where she currently serves as Senior Grants Officer , Conservation Action within the Species…
Errol DOUWES
Senior Manager
EThekwini Municipality
Errol is Senior Manager of the Restoration Ecology function in the city of Durban, South Africa. As a restoration practitioner he oversees many practical aspects of terrestrial ecosystem restoration…
Maud LELIEVRE
IUCN Councillor
Association Les Eco Maires
Maud LELIEVRE est Présidente du comité français de l’union internationale de conservation de la nature (UICN), membre du conseil international de l’UICN. Déléguée générale de l’association nationale…
Ruth TIFFER SOTOMAYOR
Senior Environmental Specialist
The World Bank
Ruth Tiffer Sotomayor is a Senior Environmental Specialist at the Global Environment Deparment of the World Bank with over 25 years of experience in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration,…
Ángela MARTÍNEZ
Administradora Fundación Malpelo
Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos
Industrial Engineer and specialist in Human Talent Management, with more than 17 years of experience in administrative and financial management, strategic project planning, and process control. Since…
Nicolas LAURENT
Coordinateur biodiversité Europe/International
Ministry of Ecological Transition
Nicolas Laurent is an agronomist engineer specialized in ecology and public policies, and holds a master’s degree in public policy and sustainable development.He began his career in the French civil…
Pakkasem TONGCHAI
Programme Officer, Water and Wetlands
the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Pakkasem Tongchai is a landscape architect and water and wetlands practitioner with over nine years of experience in sustainable landscape design and ecological management. His award-winning 2017…
Alix CHATTON
Marine Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Alix Chatton is a Project Manager for Blue Natural Capital at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). She supports the Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility, the Blue Carbon…
Angie Melissa OREJUELA YUSTES
Young Professional, Protected and Conserved Areas
IUCN
Angie Orejuela is a Colombian biologist driven by a deep-rooted passion for nature conservation and a strong belief in the power of collaboration. She holds a Master of Science in Behaviour,…
Melanie ZURBA
CEESP Steering Committee Member/Associate Professor
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP)/Dalhousie University
Chair, Theme on Governance, Equity and RightsProfessor Zurba’s work focuses on projects that are developed and implemented in collaboration with communities. Professor Zurba has worked…
Siska Martina SIHOMBING
Senior Programme Development Officer
IUCN
Siska (Martina Cahyati) Sihombing leads the global programme development of the IUCN Green List within the IUCN Global Protected and Conserved Areas team in Switzerland. With over 13 years of…
Balaji VEDHARAJAN
Managing Trustee/Director
OMCAR Foundation
Dr. V. Balaji is a founder of OMCAR Foundation. (Organization for Marine Conservation Awareness and Research), He did his MSc., and M.Phil., at CAS in Marine Biology in 2000 – 2004. He completed his…
Nathan CARDINAL
Director, Indigenous Policy
Parks Canada
Nathan Cardinal is a member of the Métis Nation and comes from a line of trappers who stewarded their lands in northern Alberta, Canada. He is the director of Indigenous Policy for Parks Canada,…
KATHARINE HAYHOE
Chief Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature…
Marie-Audrey Nadeau Fortin
Analyste Biodiversité
Nature Québec
Marie-Audrey is a Biodiversity Analyst at Nature Québec. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological and Ecological Sciences (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) and a Master’s degree in Wildlife…
Sonja KAULBARSCH
Eni
Sonja Kaulbarsch is a Biodiversity Specialist in the Environment Department of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Unit at Eni Global Natural Resources (formerly Eni Upstream), based at the…
Timon MCPHEARSON
Director and Professor
New York University
Dr. Timon McPhearson is the founding director of the Urban Systems Lab, professor at NYU Environmental Studies, and author of Nature-based Solutions for Cities. Drawing on his mixed Native…
Susan CHEYNE
Vice-Chair
Borneo Nature Foundation International
Originally from Scotland, I have worked in Asia since 1997 and in Indonesia since 2002. My PhD at Cambridge was focused on the scientific assessment of gibbon rehabilitation – can gibbons raised as…