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Members of the Indigenous and local knowledge task force (IPBES 10 - IPBES 13)

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
Wilfredo Vidal Alangui Expert Cordillera Disaster Response & Development Services Inc Philippines (les)
University of the Philippines Baguio ORCID logo 0000-0001-6702-9236
Qapaj Conde Expert Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Bolivie (État plurinational de)
Binota Moy Dhamai Expert China Bangladesh (le)
Australie (l')
Australian National University
Guadalupe Yesenia Hernández Márquez Expert Zabarang Kalyan Samity Mexique (le)
Amigos del Desarrollo S.C. / Club UNESCO Preservaam A.C.
Mariaelena Huambachano Expert Mexico Pérou (le)
Nouvelle-Zélande (la)
Syracuse University ORCID logo 0000-0002-9583-0239
ETHEL KAMBA Expert UNESCO Malawi (le)
Government Employee ORCID logo 0009-0006-3991-3925
Paulina Karimova Expert Malawi Fédération de Russie (la)
Australie (l')
Forestry Bureau/ National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Kanembwa Mukoma Expert Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations Zambie (la)
ORCID logo 0000-0002-2047-0398
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 ORCID logo 0000-0002-1348-6180
Loupa Pius Expert National Dong Hwa University Ouganda (l')
Ouganda (l')
COPACSO ORCID logo 0000-0003-4782-2522
Nicholas (Nick) Roskruge Expert Zambia Nouvelle-Zélande (la)
School of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-6316
John Scott Expert Tahuri Whenua Incorporated Society Australie (l')
AIATSIS
Nataliya Stryamets Expert International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity Ukraine (l')
University Ca' Foscari of Venice
Kyle Whyte Expert Nature reserve Roztochya
University of Michigan

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Catherine Febria MEP task force/expert group member Canada (le)
University of Windsor ORCID logo 0000-0002-3570-3588
Adriana Flores-Díaz MEP task force/expert group member Mexique (le)
Universidad Iberoamericana / Global Water Watch Mex

Technical Support Unit

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Peter Bates Technical support unit (head) Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (le)
UNESCO