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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
University of the Philippines Baguio ORCID logo 0000-0001-6702-9236
Qapaj Conde Expert Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Binota Moy Dhamai Expert Zabarang Kalyan Samity Bangladesh
Australia
Australian National University
Guadalupe Yesenia Hernández Márquez Expert Mexico Mexico
Rueda de Medicina A.C. / Biodiversity Women Caucus/ Partnership for financing Community based Conservation and Restoration of ORCID logo 0009-0000-1883-8010
Mariaelena Huambachano Expert UNESCO Peru
New Zealand
Syracuse University ORCID logo 0000-0002-9583-0239
ETHEL KAMBA Expert Malawi Malawi
Government Employee ORCID logo 0009-0006-3991-3925
Paulina Karim Expert National Dong Hwa University Russian Federation
Australia
Forestry Bureau/ National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Kanembwa Mukoma Expert Zambia Zambia
Forestry Department of Zambia ORCID logo 0000-0002-2047-0398
Jocelyn Nettleton Expert United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Forest Peoples Programme ORCID logo 0000-0002-1348-6180
Loupa Pius Expert Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations Uganda
Uganda
COPACSO ORCID logo 0000-0003-4782-2522
Nicholas (Nick) Roskruge Expert Tahuri Whenua Incorporated Society New Zealand
School of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-6316
John Scott Expert International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity Australia
AIATSIS
Nataliya Stryamets Expert Nature reserve Roztochya Ukraine
University Ca' Foscari of Venice
Kyle Whyte Expert United States of America United States of America
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
University of Windsor ORCID logo 0000-0002-3570-3588
Adriana Flores-Díaz MEP task force/expert group member Mexico
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) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UNESCO
Mariana Cantu Fernandez Technical support unit