Information on the call for the nomination of experts for the task force on Indigenous and local knowledge is available here (EM/2023/37). Please scroll down for the selected list of task force members.
The group of experts for the task force on Indigenous and local knowledge selected by the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of IPBES is comprised of experts and practitioners with outstanding expertise relevant to Indigenous and local knowledge.
They have been selected in their individual expert capacity and not to represent the views of any public or private organization. The Multidisciplinary Expert Panel aimed at a wide geographical representation from the five UN regions and gender balance, within the limits of the pool of nominations received.
Experts
| Name | Role | Nominating government/organisation | Nationality(ies) | Affiliation | ORCID Identifier | ||
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| Wilfredo Vidal Alangui | Expert | Cordillera Disaster Response & Development Services Inc | Philippines (les) |
University of the Philippines Baguio |  0000-0001-6702-9236 |
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| Qapaj Conde | Expert | Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) | Bolivie (État plurinational de) |
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| Binota Moy Dhamai | Expert | Zabarang Kalyan Samity | Bangladesh (le) Australie (l') |
Australian National University | |||
| Guadalupe Yesenia Hernández Márquez | Expert | Mexico | Mexique (le) |
Rueda de Medicina A.C. / Biodiversity Women Caucus/ Partnership for financing Community based Conservation and Restoration of | 0009-0000-1883-8010 |
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| Mariaelena Huambachano | Expert | UNESCO | Pérou (le) Nouvelle-Zélande (la) |
Syracuse University | 0000-0002-9583-0239 |
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| ETHEL KAMBA | Expert | Malawi | Malawi (le) |
Government Employee | 0009-0006-3991-3925 |
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| Paulina Karim | Expert | National Dong Hwa University | Fédération de Russie (la) Australie (l') |
Forestry Bureau/ National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan | |||
| Kanembwa Mukoma | Expert | Zambia | Zambie (la) |
Forestry Department of Zambia | 0000-0002-2047-0398 |
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| Jocelyn Nettleton | Expert | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) |
Forest Peoples Programme | 0000-0002-1348-6180 |
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| Loupa Pius | Expert | Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations | Ouganda (l') Ouganda (l') |
COPACSO | 0000-0003-4782-2522 |
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| Nicholas (Nick) Roskruge | Expert | Tahuri Whenua Incorporated Society | Nouvelle-Zélande (la) |
School of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand | 0000-0002-2914-6316 |
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| John Scott | Expert | International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity | Australie (l') |
AIATSIS | |||
| Nataliya Stryamets | Expert | Nature reserve Roztochya | Ukraine (l') |
University Ca' Foscari of Venice | |||
| Kyle Whyte | Expert | United States of America | États-Unis d'Amérique (les) |
University of Michigan |
| Name | Role | Nominating government/organisation | Nationality(ies) | Affiliation | ORCID Identifier | ||
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| Catherine Febria | MEP task force/expert group member | Canada (le) |
University of Windsor | 0000-0002-3570-3588 |
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| Adriana Flores-Díaz | MEP task force/expert group member | Mexique (le) |
Universidad Iberoamericana / Global Water Watch Mex |
| Name | Role | Nominating government/organisation | Nationality(ies) | Affiliation | ORCID Identifier | ||
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| Peter Bates | Technical support unit (head) | Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le) |
UNESCO | ||||
| Mariana Cantu Fernandez | Technical support unit | |