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Monitoring assessment experts

Information on the call for the nomination of experts to assist with the methodological assessment on monitoring biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (“monitoring assessment”) is available here (EM/2023/36).

Please note: 

The allocation of experts to chapters may be subject to change.

Additional experts may be selected in line with the procedure for filling gaps in expertise set out in annex I to decision IPBES-4/3.

Experts

Chairs

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Alvaro D'Antona Chair Brazil البرازيل
Unicamp ORCID logo 0000-0003-1710-6277
Andrew Gonzalez Chair Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON كندا
المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
McGill University ORCID logo 0000-0001-6075-8081
Patricia Miloslavich Chair Australia أستراليا
فنزويلا (جمهورية - البوليفارية)
Australian Antarctic Division ORCID logo 0000-0001-5409-1401

Chapter 1:  Setting the scene

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Gabriela Lichtenstein Coordinating lead author Argentina الأرجنتين
ألمانيا
CONICET
Victor Martinez Vicente Coordinating lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland إسبانيا
Plymouth Marine Laboratory ORCID logo 0000-0003-3492-583X
Haigen Xu Coordinating lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON الصين
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China
Andrea Belgrano Lead author Sweden إيطاليا
السويد
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Matthew Betts Lead author United States of America الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
كندا
Oregon State University ORCID logo 0000-0002-7100-2551
Claudia Campos Lead author Argentina الأرجنتين
Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA- CONICET)
Bálint Czúcz Lead author Norway هنغاريا
Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA) ORCID logo 0000-0002-6462-7633
Miguel Fernandez Trigoso Lead author iDiv - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research بوليفيا (دولة - المتعددة القوميات)
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) ORCID logo 0000-0002-8301-1340
David Galvan Lead author Argentina الأرجنتين
Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR - CONICET) ORCID logo 0000-0001-8132-6069
Reia Guppy Lead author Trinidad and Tobago ترينيداد وتوباغو
The University of Trinidad and Tobago ORCID logo 0000-0002-4281-2029
Alice Kammwamba Lead author Malawi ملاوي
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources ORCID logo 0009-0002-6172-8532
Laetitia Navarro Lead author Spain فرنسا
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC) ORCID logo 0000-0003-1099-5147
Leonard Sandin Lead author Norway السويد
Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning ORCID logo 0000-0003-1685-5305
Jingxia Wang Lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON الصين
The University of Sheffield ORCID logo 0000-0003-0627-2819
Shoko Sakai Review editor Japan اليابان
Hong Kong Baptist University ORCID logo 0000-0002-4267-8405
PJ Stephenson Review editor Switzerland سويسرا
المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
University of Lausanne/IUCN SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group ORCID logo 0000-0002-0087-466X
Rafaella Canessa Mesías Fellow Chile شيلي
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig ORCID logo 0000-0002-6979-9880
Celesté Maré Fellow South Africa جنوب أفريقيا
Aarhus University ORCID logo 0000-0002-9298-4769

Chapter 2: Assessing the data needs

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Maria Dornelas Coordinating lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland البرتغال
University of St Andrews ORCID logo 0000-0003-2077-7055
Frank Masese Coordinating lead author Kenya كينيا
University of Eldoret, Kenya ORCID logo 0000-0002-5912-5049
Aysegul Sirakaya Coordinating lead author Türkiye تركيا
بلجيكا
Abyss, Natural History Museum ORCID logo 0000-0003-3330-1750
Diana Bowler Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology ORCID logo 0000-0002-7775-1668
Ivan Campos Lead author Brazil البرازيل
CEMAVE/ICMBIo ORCID logo 0000-0003-3802-2814
Ezequiel Fabiano Lead author Namibia البرتغال
Multilateral Environmental Agreement Monitoring Unit, Department of Wildlife Management and Tourism Studies ORCID logo 0000-0002-4126-5270
Andrea Ghermandi Lead author Israel إسرائيل
إيطاليا
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Haifa ORCID logo 0000-0002-9403-4265
Tim Hirsch Lead author Global Biodiversity Information Facility المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
GBIF ORCID logo 0000-0002-5015-5807
Mariana Lozada Lead author Argentina الأرجنتين
IBIOMAR CONICET ORCID logo 0000-0003-4037-9169
Pinki Mondal Lead author United States of America الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
University of Delaware ORCID logo 0000-0002-7323-6335
Janwar Moreno Lead author Colombia كولومبيا
Universidad de Pamplona ORCID logo 0000-0002-9145-6470
Akira Mori Lead author Japan اليابان
The University of Tokyo ORCID logo 0000-0002-8422-1198
Patrick OFarrell Lead author South Africa جنوب أفريقيا
University of the Western Cape ORCID logo 0000-0002-9538-8831
Fanie Pelletier Lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON كندا
Université de Sherbrooke ORCID logo 0000-0002-0113-5412
Gil Rilov Lead author Israel إسرائيل
(1) National Institute of Oceanogaphy, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research (IOLR); (2) School of Marine Sciences, Univesity of Haifa ORCID logo 0000-0002-1334-4887
Hanieh Saeedi Lead author Germany إيران (جمهورية - الإسلامية)
Goethe University Frankfurt and Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Germany
Simone Stevenson Lead author Deakin University أستراليا
Deakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre ORCID logo 0000-0002-9807-9807
Madhu verma Lead author IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt Ltd الهند
Iora Ecological Solutions ORCID logo 0000-0002-7982-9182
Aventino Kasangaki Review editor Uganda أوغندا
Kabale University ORCID logo 0000-0002-9762-4666
Tatsiana Lipinskaya Review editor Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus بيلاروس
Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus ORCID logo 0000-0001-5088-8114
Hanna Honchar Fellow Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ أوكرانيا
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ ORCID logo 0000-0002-3429-5500
Jinyan Yang Fellow Australia
ORCID logo 0000-0002-4936-0627

Chapter 3: Assessing the challenges in biodiversity monitoring to meet needs

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Alice Hughes Coordinating lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0002-4220-1033
RANJAY Singh Coordinating lead author IUCN CEM Agroecosystem Specilaist Group الهند
الهند
Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, ORCID logo 0000-0002-5545-4574
Alexander Turra Coordinating lead author Brazil البرازيل
Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo - Unesco Chair for Ocean Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0003-2225-8371
Elhadi Adam Lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON السودان
University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies ORCID logo 0000-0003-3626-5839
Antonella Arcangeli Lead author Italy إيطاليا
ISPRA ORCID logo 0000-0003-2156-9987
David Barnes Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
British Antarctic Survey ORCID logo 0000-0002-9076-7867
Neil Burgess Lead author UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
University of Copenhagen ORCID logo 0000-0003-2291-4535
Pablo De La Cruz Lead author Colombia كولومبيا
Nazli Demirel Lead author Türkiye تركيا
Istanbul University ORCID logo 0000-0003-4542-9276
Maurizio Ferrari Lead author Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) إيطاليا
Forest Peoples Programme
Sandra Luque Lead author France فرنسا
الأرجنتين
INRAE ORCID logo 0000-0002-4002-3974
Lucie Penin Lead author France فرنسا
ORCID logo 0000-0001-7754-1698
Ana Paula Turetta Lead author Brazil البرازيل
Brazilian Agriculture Research Cooporation ORCID logo 0000-0002-8987-1747
Yadav Uprety Lead author Nepal نيبال
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal ORCID logo 0000-0003-2654-5108
Agnes Vari Lead author Hungary هنغاريا
MTA ÖK ORCID logo 0000-0001-5285-847X
Petteri Vihervaara Lead author Finland فنلندا
Finnish Environment Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-5889-8402
Graham Von Maltitz Lead author South Africa جنوب أفريقيا
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ORCID logo 0000-0002-9272-1272
Maggie Munthali Review editor Malawi ملاوي
MwAPATA Institute ORCID logo 0000-0001-5369-7516
Fabio Roque Review editor Brazil
Ina Ahlquist Fellow Norway النرويج
SINTEF Ocean ORCID logo 0009-0009-1563-4085
Yann Voisin Fellow France فرنسا
كندا
Sorbonne Nouvelle University ORCID logo 0000-0002-3661-7454

Chapter 4: Options for strengthening the capacity to monitor biodiversity worldwide

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Amani Al Assaf Coordinating lead author Jordan الأردن
University of Jordan- Shcool of Agriculture ORCID logo 0000-0003-2482-535X
Frank Muller Karger Coordinating lead author United States of America الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
University of South Florida / College of Marine Science
Henrique Pereira Coordinating lead author Germany البرتغال
Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO-BON) ORCID logo 0000-0003-1043-1675
Cem İskender AYDIN Lead author Türkiye تركيا
Boğaziçi University ORCID logo 0000-0002-8071-8789
Ricardo Castro-Diaz Lead author National University of Colombia كولومبيا
National University of Colombia ORCID logo 0000-0001-7089-5485
Maria Grigoratou Lead author Mercator Ocean International اليونان
European Polar Board (EPB) ORCID logo 0000-0003-0484-1408
Ana Lara Lopez Lead author Mexico المكسيك
أستراليا
IOC-UNESCO ORCID logo 0000-0003-2896-1367
Hiroyuki Muraoka Lead author Japan اليابان
Sian Rees Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
ORCID logo 0000-0001-9606-783X
Julia Touza Lead author Spain إسبانيا
University of York ORCID logo 0000-0001-8170-1789
Mireia Valle Lead author Spain إسبانيا
AZTI & NCEAS National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis ORCID logo 0000-0001-8517-8518
Michele Walters Lead author South Africa جنوب أفريقيا
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) ORCID logo 0000-0001-8302-3408
Abe Woo Lead author Malaysia
Centre for Marine and Coastal (CEMACS), Universiti Sains Malaysia ORCID logo 0000-0002-7016-6466
Satoshi Yamamoto Lead author Japan اليابان
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization ORCID logo 0000-0003-0123-9112
Polyanna da Conceição Bispo Review editor The University of Manchester البرازيل
University of Manchester ORCID logo 0000-0003-0247-8449
Richard Field Review editor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وأيرلندا الشمالية
University of Nottingham ORCID logo 0000-0003-2613-2688
Barbora Chmelova Fellow Czechia تشيكيا
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic ORCID logo 0000-0002-3443-8401
Paul Kazaba Fellow Democratic Republic of the Congo جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
University of Lubumbashi ORCID logo 0000-0001-7366-3647

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Bishwa Nath Oli Bureau task force/expert group member نيبال
ORCID logo 000000023826
Yongyut Trisurat Bureau task force/expert group member تايلند
Kasetsart University
Markus Fischer MEP task force/expert group member سويسرا
University of Bern
Dorothy Nyingi MEP task force/expert group member كينيا
National Museums of Kenya
Ning Wu MEP task force/expert group member الصين
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Technical Support Unit

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Tanara Renard Truong Van Nga Technical support unit فرنسا
IGES - IAS-TSU