All Speakers

Aissatou NIASSE

Responsable division suivi-évaluation

Direction des Parcs Nationaux

Ms. Mame Aissatou NIASSE was born in Dakar, Senegal.• EducationShe attended HLM2 primary school, middle school, and high school at the Collège d'Enseignement Moyen des Filles and Lycée…

Aizhong LIU

Secretary General

Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge

Dr. Aizhong Liu, Professor at Southwest Forestry University in China, Secretary General at Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge. Engaged in researches in plant science and…

Ajanta DEY

Joint Secretary & Programme Director

Nature, Environment and Wildlife Society

Ms. Ajanta Dey, is a conservation practitioner and has been working on ecological restoration of landscapes with an ecosystem-based approach for over two decades. She is the Joint Secretary &…

AKAMBI IS DEEN

ingénieur aménagiste environnementaliste

UICN/PACO

Experience and knowledge in the process of developing and managing Protected Areas, specifically the Transboundary Mono Reserve (having participated in the creation process of the Bouche du Roy…

Akbar JOHN

Associate Professor

University of Khorfakkan

Akram EISSA DARWICH

Regional Office Director

The Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife

Akshay VISHWANATH

Akshay Vishwanath has wide-ranging, international experience in the fields of water resource management, landscape and wildlife conservation, community participatory approaches, advocacy and lobbying…

Ala AL DWAIRI

Natural Infrastructure Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Ala Al Dwairi is a civil engineer and Natural Infrastructure Officer at IUCN’s Water and Wetlands Team, where she advances nature-based solutions for water management to sustain healthy landscapes…

Alain FRECHETTE

Director - Rights, Climate & Conservation

Rights and Resources Initiative

Alain Frechette, PhD, is Director of Rights, Climate, and Conservation and Strategic Analysis at RRI. He’s worked for nearly three decades in areas related to natural resource management,…

Alain MUKIRANYA SIVAKOWA

Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN)

Bachelor's degree in ecology and wildlife management and multiple paramilitary training courses, leadership and civic engagement, protected areas management, natural heritage management, etc.Alain…

Alain NDOLI

Regional Programme Manager for Land Systems -ESARO

IUCN Secretariat

Alain Ndoli holds a PhD in agroforestry from Wageningen University. From 2010 to 2013, he has been involved in lecturing at the University of Rwanda and conducting research on the reclamation of…

Alain Sandy Liva RAHARIJAONA

Team Lead

SPACES Program

Alain Liva Raharijaona is a professional in economics, international trade, and biodiversity finance. He held notable positions as Economic Counselor at the Embassy of Madagascar in Brussels, non-…

Alanna SMITH

Director

Te Ipukarea Society - Environmental NGO

Alanna Matamaru Smith holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Management and a Master's in Conservation Biology. She has been with Te Ipukarea Society, an environmental NGO based in the Cook…

ALAYA DE LEON

Deputy Executive Director

Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation / Forest Foundation Philippines

Alaya “Aya” de Leon is an environmental lawyer with over 15 years' experience in the Philippines and at international level, focused on on climate change, forests and land use, nature-based solutions…

Albert TAXONERA AMOROS

Executive Director

Project Biodiversity

Founder and Director of the Cabo Verdean Associação Projeto Biodiversidade. While volunteering for a marine turtle conservation project, I recognised the threats faced by marine turtles and their…

Alberto MARTíN

Nature Conservation and Food Systems project Officer

IUCN Secretariat

I am an agricultural engineer with a master's degree in geographical information systems, and a strong background in climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation.

Alberto VAZQUEZ

Presidente

Federación por la Autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas

Represento a la Federación por la Autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas (FAPI). Es una organización indígena autónoma y representativa.Nuestros objetivos están marcados y vinculados a la defensa…

Alec CRAWFORD

Director, Nature for Resilience

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Alec Crawford is the Director of Nature for Resilience at IISD. Within this role, he oversees the Resilience Program’s work on nature, undertaking and supervising research, policy, and practice that…

Alejandra BOWLES

Global Policy Events Manager

The Nature Conservancy

Alejandra MORALES ARCHILA

Project Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Environmental engineer from Rafael Landívar University (Guatemala), with a master’s degree in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management, specializing in Climate Change, obtained from the University of…

Alejandra PIZARRO CHOY

Technical Specialist, Social Equity and Rights

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

My initial training was in Conservation Biology in Peru, then proceeding to do an MPhil in Conservation Leadership and a PhD in Geography in the UK, studying the geopolitics of international…

Alejandro IZA

Director, Environmental Law Centre

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Ex Officio. Dr. Alejandro Iza, Director of the Environmental Law Centre. From a combined academic and practical background, he brings to IUCN a combination of expertise including a broad knowledge…

Alejandro VON BERTRAB

Project Director

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Aleksander TRAJCE

Executive Director

Ruajtja dhe Mbrojtja e Mejedisit Natyror ne Shqiperi

Aleksandër Trajçe is the Executive Director of PPNEA, the oldest and largest nature conservation organisation in Albania. Active in nature conservation since 2004, he combines a strong scientific…

Aleksandra NIKODINOVIC

Regional Communications Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Aleksandra is a communications professional with over 10 years of experience in nature conservation and corporate outreach. As the Communications Officer at IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe…

Aleksei ZAVARZIN

Director of AI in agrobiotechnology center

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation

Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Vice Chair Dr. Alex Zavarzin is currently director of the AI in Agrobiotechnolgy center of the ITMO University (https://en.itmo.ru) combining this…

Alen AMIRKHANYAN

Director

AUA Acopian Center for the Environment

Alen Amirkhanian is the Director of the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment, a position he has held since 2013. In 2023, he became the inaugural Chair of the…

Alessandra BLASI

Experienced programme management specialist in the development sector with a demonstrated history of working in the international affairs industry, mostly in the Middle East. She worked with various…