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Najla MOHAMED ALNAQBI
Executive Director
Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities
Dynamic and visionary academic leader with over 20 years of experience in higher education, educational technology, and strategic academic planning. Served as academic leader in several institutional…
Xia WU
Chairperson
Yunnan Green Environment Development Foundation
Xia WU, female, Han ethnicity, born in January 1964 in Pei County, Jiangsu Province, holds a postgraduate degree while working. She is a senior forestry engineer and senior economist. Current she is…
Rym ZAKHAMA SRAIEB
Trésorière
ATUTAX
I am a marine ecologist and currently serve as Assistant Professor at the Department of Fundamental Sciences, High Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet, and as a researcher at the Laboratory of…
Liliana JAUREGUI
Director
IUCN NL
As Director of IUCN NL (the Dutch Committee of IUCN), I bring more than 30 years of experience working at the intersection of environmental justice and human rights. Based in Amsterdam, the…
Yolanda RAMIREZ VILLACORTA
Directora de Gestión del Conocimiento
AIDER
Anthropologist with academic training in Sociology, Amazonian Studies, Audiovisual Pedagogy, Gender, and Conservation.Extensive experience in: socioeconomic and cultural research of rural and…
Ayandev SAHA
Lead Climate Risk Adaptation & Inclusive Insurance
K.M. Dastur Reinsurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
Ayandev Saha is a seasoned financial sector development expert with over 18 years of experience in designing and implementing pension, life, health, and climate risk insurance schemes across the Afro…
Yose CORMIER
IUCN #NatureForAll Coordinator
Parks Canada
I work for Parks Canada and as our commitment to international conservation and the IUCN , I manage the day-to-day operations of the IUCN #NatureForAll initiative, focusing on partner engagement and…
Gary MAIDMENT
Communications Manager
Huawei
Gary Maidment has been with Huawei since 2014 and currently works as Communications Manager for Huawei’s TECH4ALL Program Office. He is responsible for promoting TECH4ALL projects, including the…
Harrison AJEBENNOKO
CEO
AJESH
Biodiversity and forest Conservation and Social Forester, Forest regeneration and restoration, Community Participatory Mapping and Land Use Planning, Livelihood development for communities, Zero…
Daniel KACHELRIESS
Self-Employed
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Daniel Kachelriess is an expert on oceans, fisheries, wildlife law and policy and followed the negotiations of the BBNJ Agreement as part of the High Seas Alliance and as a member of the IUCN World…
Silole MALIH
Program Manager
IMPACT Kenya
Silole Malih is an Ilaikipiak Maasai from Laikipia North, Kenya, with a background in Range Ecology, Environmental Conservation, and Natural Resources Management. She has an unwavering passion for…
Chimeddorj BUYANAA
Conservation director
WWF Mongolia
Mr. B. Chimeddorj is a wildlife biologist with special focus on antelope conservation works in Mongolia. He was a researcher at the Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS). In 2007…
Jennifer SAWADA
Senior Manager
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Jen Sawada provides strategic guidance and project management support for the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project. In that capacity, she focuses on campaigns that work to promote a conservation…
Julius ARNEGGER
Professor of tourism
DI Tourismusforschung (German Institute for Tourism Research) / FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences
Julius is professor of tourism management at DI Tourismusforschung (German Institute for Tourism Research) at FH Westkuste University of Applied Sciences (Germany), and holds a PhD in geography from…
Elaine HSIAO
Assistant Professor
KSU School of Peace and Conflict Studies
Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao is an Assistant Professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies with a focus in environmental peacebuilding and international development. She is a critical socio-legal…
Ali FARHADI
CEO
Ai2
Ali Farhadi is the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and a Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Ali has been a professor…
Melanie SCHWEIKART
Project Manager Biodiversity and Marine Conservation at the International Climat
Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH
Melanie Schweikart has been working for 3 years in the International Climate Initiative (IKI), a funding programme for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects by the German Federal…
Hui REN
GEF and GCF Task Manager
IUCN
As the GEF/GCF Task Manager at IUCN, Hui Ren oversees the formulation and implementation of GEF and GCF projects across the West Asia portfolio. Since 2022, including her experience as a Climate…
Aileen MILL
Professor
Newcastle University
Aileen Mill, Professor of Modelling, Evidence and Policy at Newcastle University is a policy lead for the Invasive Species Specialist Group in the Species Survival Commission. She collaborates with…
Adonai HERRERA-MARTINEZ
Director, Environment and Sustainability
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Adonai Herrera-Martínez is the EBRD Director, Environment and Sustainability. He manages the team responsible for the Bank’s environmental and social safeguards, the green finance attribution of…
Abdelmenam MOHAMED
Head, Dugong MOU Secretariat
CMS Office Abu Dhabi
Dr. Abdelmenam Mohamed is the Coordinator of the CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat in Abu Dhabi, leading efforts to advance the conservation and sustainable management of dugongs and their…
Michail KAPETANAKIS
Policy Advisor, Sustainable Infrastructure
IISD
Michail Kapetanakis is a Policy Advisor in Sustainable Infrastructure at IISD. He has over 6 years of cross-sectoral experience in sustainability consulting and economic analysis for transport, urban…
Dodo MOKE
Senior social safeguards Officer
African Wildlife Foundation
Dodo Moke is an economist with a rich background in conservation and community development. His professional journey began as a consultant, where he managed a crucial boat project in the Maringa-…
Patricia RICARD
Présidente
Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard
Patricia Ricard has been actively engaged in environmental protection for over 30 years and is President of the Oceanographic Institute Paul Ricard. Founded in 1966, the Institute operates as a…
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Ante MANDIĆ
Associate Professor
University of Split, Split, Croatia
Dr. Ante Mandić is Associate Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the University of Split, Croatia, and Affiliate Faculty at Colorado State University, USA. An internationally recognized expert in…
Rodney van der Ree
National Technical Executive, Ecology and Adjunct Assoc Professor
WSP Australia and The University of Melbourne
Dr Rodney van der Ree is a National Technical Executive in Ecology at WSP Australia and an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne. He has international recognition for his…
Razingrim OUEDRAOGO
Senior Programme Coordinator, Economics Team
IUCN
I’m Razingrim Arthur Jean Emmanuel OUEDRAOGO. I’m engaged in nature’s and human’s resilience to global environmental changes. I’m focusing my carrier work on the field of natural resource management…