All Speakers
Manuel PULGAR-VIDAL
Climate Crisis Commission Chairman
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal has been appointed by the IUCN Council as the Interim Chair of IUCN’s recently established Climate Crisis Commission (CCC). IUCN Members decided to create the new expert...
Manuel Steffen WIDMANN
Manutnay XAVONGXAY
Office Manager
Saola Foudation
My name is Manutnay XAVONGXAY. I work at the Saola Foundation as an Office Manager and Financial Officer based in Vientiane Capital. I feel honored to contribute to conservation, which I believe is...
Mar CARRASCO
Mar CARRASCO
Marc FOGGIN
Director
Plateau Perspectives
Marc Foggin is a conservation biologist specialised in mountain environments of China and Central Asia, with a focus on complex human dimensions of environmental management and community development...
Marc HOCKINGS
Emeritus Professor
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Marc Hockings is Emeritus Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is a long-term member of the International Union for the Conservation of...
Marc MAGAUD
IUCN Secretariat
Marc ROSIERS
Senior Advisor
European Landowners Organisation
Since 2016, Marc Rosiers is managing director of MR F&A Consult which serves its clients with independent, evidence-based and applicable advice on strategic management (strategy design, business...
Marc VILAHUR
DG for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage
Generalitat de Catalunya
Environmental scientist specialized in natural area management and green economy. Pioneer of the land stewardship movement and the development of land stewardship economy. Cofounder, board member,...
Marc VON KEITZ
Director
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Dr. Marc von Keitz, Ph.D., is the Director for Oceans at the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, a private charitable foundation dedicated to protecting and improving the...
Marcela FERNANDEZ
Founder
Glacier Nation
Colombian environmental activist and the founder of Cumbres Blancas, an NGO focused on raising awareness about the rapid disappearance of tropical glaciers. Learning that these are the first to...
Marcia LEDERMAN
Especialista Áreas Protegidas
Wildlife Conservation Society WCS
Biologist, specialist in the management of protected areas and master's in biodiversity management and conservation. With experience in planning and participatory management of both public and...
Marco BAROTTI
Artist
Studio Marco Barotti
Marco Barotti is a media artist. After music studies at the Siena Jazz Academy, he began merging sound with visual art. His work is driven by a desire to invent an artistic language in which a...
Marco CARIAS MEJIA
Áreas Protegidas y desarrollo ecorregional
UICN
Marco Antonio Carias Mejía is a Forestry professional with a solid track record in natural resource management, with experience in government institutions (such as the Honduran Forestry Development...
Marco LAMBERTINI
Convener
Nature Positive Initiative
Marco Lambertini is the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative.Marco was WWF International Director General (2014-2022) and Special Envoy (2023). Before joining WWF he was Global Director of...
Marco Vinicio CEREZO
General Director
FUNDAECO- Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación
Marconi MADAI
Senior Vice President, HSSE
Sarawak Energy Berhad
Marconi Madai is the Senior Vice President of Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) at Sarawak Energy. He leads a multi-disciplinary team in strengthening health, safety, environment, and...
Marcos VALDERRABANO HERRERO
Programme Manager – Red List of the Ecosystems
IUCN Secretariat
Marcos Valderrábano is Programme Manager of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, based in Switzerland since 2020. He leads the Red List of Ecosystems programme implementation, fostering collaboration...
Margaret HUNTER
Research Geneticist
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Dr. Maggie Hunter is a Research Geneticist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a research branch of Department of Interior. She is the director of the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Conservation...
Margaret Otieno
National Coordinator
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya
Deputy Chair
Dr Margaret Otieno is the CEO/National Coordinator of Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, a national NGO targeting the youth and communities with Conservation Education. Margaret is also a board...
Margaux BABOLA
Director of NGO
HISA
Margaux, a biologist specialized in ethology, has led numerous projects focused on the study of animal behavior, always with the aim of improving and safeguarding the well-being of both domestic and...
Margaux YSEBAERT
Communications Officer
IUCN
Margaux leads the communication efforts of the Protected and Conserved Areas Team, driving projects that connect EU policy with conservation priorities across all territories. Her work spans a wide...
Maria Ana BORGES
Programme Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Maria Ana has worked in IUCN since 2008, starting in the Global Business and Biodiversity Programme where she was responsible for managing corporate engagements with companies in the cement and...
María Belén MONCAYO
Abogada
IUCN Secretariat
María Belén Moncayo Benalcázar is Ecuadorian and has been living in Central America for seven years. She holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and a master's degree in...
Maria Belén VALENZUELA
Programme Officer for Forests and Grasslands
IUCN South America
Belen is Programme Officer for Forests and Grasslands at IUCN South America, where she leads initiatives on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and the sustainable management of grasslands and...
Maria CAMPOS
Manager, Nature Action
WBCSD
Maria Campos is a Manager in the Nature Action project at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working...
Maria Cecilia DE BRITO
INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS
INSTITUTO EKOS BRASIL
I have a long and solid experience in socio environmental themes and took part in the formation of important Brazilian environmental legislation along the last 30 years. I holds a master’s degree in...
Maria Cristina WEYLAND VIEIRA
Presidenta
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Since embarking on my academic and professional career, I have devoted myself to projects on Brazilian Natural Ecosystems Research and Conservation, as well as on Sustainable Development. In 1990, I...