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Land degradation Assessment Experts

Experts

Chairs

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Luca Montanarella Chair Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Italie (l')
European Commission
Robert Scholes Chair Afrique du Sud (l') Afrique du Sud (l')
University of the Witwatersrand ORCID logo 0000-0001-5537-6935

Chapter 1: Benefits to people from avoidance of land degradation and restoration of degraded land

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Judith Fisher Coordinating lead author Australie (l') Australie (l')
Fisher Research Pty Ltd (Director and Principal Socio-ecologist) and Institute of Agriculture University of Western Australia and Curtin University and Western Australian Museum ORCID logo 0000-0003-1773-9832
Oumarou Malam-Issa Review editor Niger (le) Niger (le)
ORCID logo 0000-0001-8357-914X
Pascal Podwojewski Review editor France (la) France (la)
Institute for Research and Development (IRD) ORCID logo 0000-0002-0812-5751

Chapter 2: Concepts and perceptions of land degradation and restoration

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Florent Kohler Coordinating lead author France (la) Brésil (le)
France (la)
Université de Tours ORCID logo 0000-0001-8771-9226
Janne Kotiaho Coordinating lead author Finlande (la) Finlande (la)
University of Jyväskylä ORCID logo 0000-0002-4732-784X
Shonil Bhagwat Lead author Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Inde (l')
The Open University ORCID logo 0000-0002-3237-7852
Laetitia Navarro Lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON France (la)
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC) ORCID logo 0000-0003-1099-5147
Robin Reid Lead author États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Colorado State University
Tao Wang Lead author Chine (la) Chine (la)
Lab.of Desert and Desertification, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alejandro León Review editor Chili (le) Chili (le)
Universidad de Chile ORCID logo 0000-0002-6742-2713
Katalin Török Review editor Hongrie (la) Hongrie (la)
Centre for Ecological Research ORCID logo 0000-0002-5910-7027
Maylis Desrousseaux Fellow Environmental law institute - Lyon 3 University France (la)
CNAM-ESGT ORCID logo 0000-0002-4138-1431

Chapter 3: Direct and indirect drivers of land degradation and restoration

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Nichole Barger Coordinating lead author États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
University of Colorado ORCID logo 0000-0002-8765-7974
Toby Gardner Coordinating lead author Suède (la) Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Stockholm Environment Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-4007-2936
Mahesh Sankaran Coordinating lead author Inde (l') Inde (l')
National Centre for Biological Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0002-1661-6542
Patrick Meyfroidt Lead author Belgique (la) Belgique (la)
Le Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) & Université catholique de Louvain ORCID logo 0000-0002-1047-9794
Francisco Moreira Lead author Portugal (le) Portugal (le)
Institute of Agronomy
Tiina Maileena Nieminen Lead author Finlande (la) Finlande (la)
Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke ORCID logo 0000-0001-9553-7588
Toshiya Okuro Lead author Japon (le) Japon (le)
The University of Tokyo
Vivek Saxena Lead author Inde (l') Inde (l')
Government of Haryana,India
Valerie Kapos Review editor États-Unis d'Amérique (les) Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) ORCID logo 0000-0002-5739-8262
Neil Mckenzie Review editor Australie (l') Australie (l')
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia ORCID logo 0000-0003-3803-3492
Linda Broadhurst Liaison expert Australie (l') Australie (l')
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) ORCID logo 0000-0002-9853-3328
Violaine Brochier Liaison expert France (la) France (la)
Electricité de France, Research and Development ORCID logo 0000-0003-4439-0808
Forest Isbell Liaison expert États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
University of Minnesota ORCID logo 0000-0001-9689-769X
Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues Liaison expert Brésil (le) Brésil (le)
Agriculture School-ESALQ - University of Sao Paulo
Marina Monteiro Fellow Universidade Federal de Goiás Brésil (le)
Universidade Federal de Goiás
Matthew Ross Fellow Duke University États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
ORCID logo 0000-0001-9105-4255

Chapter 4: Status and trends of land degradation and restoration and associated changes in biodiversity and ecosystem functions

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Stephen Prince Coordinating lead author UNCCD États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
University of Maryland ORCID logo 0000-0003-2237-1884
Graham Von Maltitz Coordinating lead author UNCCD Afrique du Sud (l')
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ORCID logo 0000-0002-9272-1272
Fengchun Zhang Coordinating lead author Chine (la) Chine (la)
Chinese Rearch Academy of Environmental Sciences
Charles Driscoll Lead author Syracuse University États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Syracuse University ORCID logo 0000-0003-2692-2890
Gil Eshel Lead author Israël Israël
Soil Erosion Research Station, Ministry Of Agriculture & Rural Development ORCID logo 0000-0002-2392-3807
Guy Midgley Lead author Afrique du Sud (l') Afrique du Sud (l')
University of Stellenbosch ORCID logo 0000-0001-8264-0869
David Moreno Mateos Lead author Espagne (l') Espagne (l')
Department of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Desing, Harvard University ORCID logo 0000-0002-1539-5848
Chencho Norbu Review editor Bhoutan (le) Bhoutan (le)
National Environment Commission
James Reynolds Review editor États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Duke University
Kenneth Byrne Liaison expert Irlande (l') Irlande (l')
University of Limerick
German Kust Liaison expert Fédération de Russie (la) Fédération de Russie (la)
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow ORCID logo 0000-0003-2022-0142
Cristina Martínez-Garza Liaison expert Mexique (le) Mexique (le)
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS ORCID logo 0000-0002-9310-564X
Jean Paul Metzger Liaison expert Brésil (le) Brésil (le)
France (la)
University of São Paulo ORCID logo 0000-0002-0087-5240
Mongi Sghaier Liaison expert Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) Tunisie (la)
Institut des Régions Arides ORCID logo 0000-0001-9226-7172
San Thwin Liaison expert Myanmar (le) Myanmar (le)
University of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Bernard Nuoleyeng Baatuuwie Fellow University for Development Studies, Ghana Ghana (le)
University for Development Studies

Chapter 5: Land degradation and restoration associated with changes in ecosystem services and functions, and human well-being and good quality of life

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Barend Erasmus Coordinating lead author Afrique du Sud (l') Afrique du Sud (l')
University of Pretoria ORCID logo 0000-0003-1869-8091
Matthew Potts Coordinating lead author University of California États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Univeristy of California, Berkeley ORCID logo 0000-0001-7442-3944
Sebastian Arnhold Lead author Allemagne (l') Allemagne (l')
Ecological Services, University of Bayreuth ORCID logo 0000-0003-4823-4570
Simone Athayde Lead author Federal University of Tocantins États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Brésil (le)
Federal University of Tocantins ORCID logo 0000-0002-3820-6595
Tim Holland Lead author Canada (le) Canada (le)
UC Berkeley ORCID logo 0000-0003-1831-0747
Eliška Krkoška Lorencová Lead author Global Change Research Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences Tchéquie (la)
Global Change Research Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Andrew Lowe Lead author Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network Australie (l')
University of Adelaide
Edson Gandiwa Review editor Zimbabwe (le) Zimbabwe (le)
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ORCID logo 0000-0003-0708-350X
Ephraim Maduhu Nkonya Review editor International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) République-Unie de Tanzanie (la)
International Food Policy research Institute (IFRPI) ORCID logo 0000-0001-9348-6561
Sandra Verónica Acebey Quiroga Liaison expert Bolivie (État plurinational de) Bolivie (État plurinational de)
Ecologia y Empresa S.R.L. ORCID logo 0000-0003-2525-6283
Peter Elias Liaison expert International Social Science Council (ISSC) Nigéria (le)
Department of Geography, University of Lagos ORCID logo 0000-0003-2175-5501
Maria Fennessy Liaison expert Ramsar Convention Secretariat États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Kenyon College
Chuluun Togtohyn Liaison expert Mongolie (la) Mongolie (la)
National University of Mongolia

Chapter 6: Responses to avoid land degradation and restore degraded land

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Ram Pandit Coordinating lead author Népal (le) Népal (le)
The University of Western Australia ORCID logo 0000-0003-4053-5694
John Parrotta Coordinating lead author États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Emilie Coudel Lead author France (la) France (la)
French agricultural research and international cooperation organization (CIRAD) ORCID logo 0000-0001-8272-8051
James Harris Lead author Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Cranfield University ORCID logo 0000-0001-9266-4979
Douglas Karlen Lead author États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) -- Retired ORCID logo 0000-0001-6995-488X
Ádám Kertész Lead author Hongrie (la) Hongrie (la)
Geographical Institute, Research Center for Astronomy and Earth Sciences
Juana Mariño De Posada Lead author Colombie (la) Alexander von Humboldt Institute Colombie (la)
Independent ORCID logo 0000-0002-4736-8457
Daniel Vieira Lead author Brésil (le) Brésil (le)
Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2709-5308
Susan Galatowitsch Review editor Ramsar Convention Secretariat États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
University of Minnesota
Florencia Montagnini Review editor États-Unis d'Amérique (les) Argentine (l')
États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Yale School of Forestry and environmental Studies
Yaakov Anker Liaison expert Samaria and the Jordan Rift R&D center Israël
The department of Chemical Engineering and the Eastern R&D center, Ariel University ORCID logo 0000-0003-4747-0774
Cristóbal Félix Diaz Morejón Liaison expert Cuba Cuba
Environmental Directorate, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Noraini Mohd Tamin Liaison expert Malaisie (la) Malaisie (la)
University of Malaysia
Phumza Ntshotsho Liaison expert Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa Afrique du Sud (l')
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ORCID logo 0000-0001-9413-5480
Ruishan Chen Fellow Hohai University Chine (la)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ORCID logo 0000-0002-7221-8784

Chapter 7: Scenarios of land degradation and restoration

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Matthew Cantele Coordinating lead author États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Ben Ten Brink Coordinating lead author Pays-Bas (les) Pays-Bas (les)
PBL-Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Aletta Bonn Lead author Allemagne (l') Allemagne (l')
Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) ORCID logo 0000-0002-8345-4600
Miguel Fernandez Trigoso Lead author Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network – GEO BON Bolivie (État plurinational de)
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) ORCID logo 0000-0002-8301-1340
Nathanial Matthews Lead author Canada (le) Canada (le)
Global Resilience Partnership ORCID logo 0000-0002-1512-1142
Joe Morris Lead author Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
Cranfield University
Machteld Schoolenberg Lead author Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Pays-Bas (les)
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ORCID logo 0000-0002-8940-0291
Petr Havlik Review editor Tchéquie (la) Tchéquie (la)
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) ORCID logo 0000-0001-5551-5085
Yoshiki Yamagata Review editor Japon (le) Japon (le)
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) ORCID logo 0000-0001-5111-8912
Wilson Ramirez Hernandez Liaison expert Alexander von Humboldt Institute Colombie (la)
Alexander von Humboldt Institute
Vanessa Marie Adams Fellow University of Queensland États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Australie (l')
University of Tasmania, Discipline of Geography and Spatial Sciences

Chapter 8: Decision support to address land degradation and support restoration of degraded land

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Grace Nangendo Coordinating lead author Ouganda (l') Ouganda (l')
Wildlife Conservation Society ORCID logo 0000-0002-5405-2530
Louise Willemen Coordinating lead author Pays-Bas (les) Pays-Bas (les)
ITC University of Twente, Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0003-1026-5865
Nana Bolashvili Lead author Géorgie (la) Géorgie (la)
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ORCID logo 0000-0001-9854-2614
David Douterlungne Lead author Mexique (le) Belgique (la)
CONACyT and IPICyT ORCID logo 0000-0001-8254-7875
Alexandra Langlais Lead author France (la) France (la)
Prasanta Mishra Lead author Inde (l') Inde (l')
International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) ORCID logo 0000-0003-0594-6105
Lindsay Stringer Lead author UNCCD Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
University of York ORCID logo 0000-0003-0017-1654
Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion Review editor Brésil (le) Brésil (le)
Universidade de São Paulo ORCID logo 0000-0001-8245-4062
Mary Kathryn Seely Review editor États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
Mekuria Argaw Denboba Liaison expert Éthiopie (l') Éthiopie (l')
Addis Ababa University ORCID logo 0000-0001-6697-6709
Jayne Belnap Liaison expert États-Unis d'Amérique (les) États-Unis d'Amérique (les)
U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center ORCID logo 0000-0001-7471-2279
Ulf Molau Liaison expert Suède (la) Suède (la)
University of Gothenburg
Sugeng Budiharta Fellow Indonesian Institute Of Sciences Indonésie (l')
Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN) ORCID logo 0000-0002-5350-2966

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Rashad Allahverdiyev Bureau task force/expert group member Azerbaïdjan (l')
Khazar University ORCID logo 0000-0002-0295-2377
Fundisile Goodman Mketeni Bureau task force/expert group member Afrique du Sud (l')
South African National Parks
Günay Erpul MEP task force/expert group member Turquie (la)
Ankara University ORCID logo 0000-0002-3797-6969
Yi Huang MEP task force/expert group member Chine (la)
Centre of Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Marie Roué MEP task force/expert group member France (la)
Laboratory of Eco-anthropology and Ethnobiology, National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) ORCID logo 0000-0002-1471-0375
Leng Guan Saw MEP task force/expert group member Malaisie (la)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia ORCID logo 0000-0002-7170-7922