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Business and biodiversity assessment experts

Information on the call for the nomination of experts for the IPBES methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (business and biodiversity assessment) is available here

The group of experts that will prepare the business and biodiversity assessment, selected by the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of IPBES, is comprised of experts and practitioners with outstanding expertise related to the impact and dependency of different economic sectors on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people.  Experts and practitioners come from a diversity of backgrounds, including from academia and the private sector, and bring to the assessment process a diversity of relevant disciplines, expertise and domains. 

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.  

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

Chapter 1: Setting the scene

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Matt Jones Chair United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) ORCID logo 0000-0002-5690-4274
Steve Polasky Chair United States of America Соединенные Штаты Америки
University of Minnesota ORCID logo 0000-0003-4934-2434
Ximena Rueda Chair Colombia Колумбия
Соединенные Штаты Америки
Universidad de los Andes
Jane Ingram Coordinating lead author United States of America Соединенные Штаты Америки
Pollination ORCID logo 0000-0001-8365-7910
Vanesa Rodriguez Osuna Coordinating lead author Germany Боливия (Многонациональное Государство)
Германия
UNEP Finance Initiative
Indah Budiani Lead author Indonesia Индонезия
Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) ORCID logo 0000-0001-6234-7489
Edgar De Jesus Lead author Philippines Филиппины
Business for Sustainable Development ORCID logo 0009-0004-0951-1218
Luis Inostroza Lead author Chile Чили
Mendel University in Brno ORCID logo 0000-0002-6303-4529
Elikana Kalumanga Lead author United Republic of Tanzania Объединенная Республика Танзания
University of Dar es Salaam
Anouska Perram Lead author Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) Австралия
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
Forest Peoples Programme ORCID logo 0000-0002-1657-2113
Lisen Schultz Lead author Sweden Швеция
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm university ORCID logo 0000-0003-4763-8872
Jay Shimshack Lead author United States of America Соединенные Штаты Америки
University of Virginia ORCID logo 0000-0002-8903-2070
Gabi Teren Lead author South Africa Южная Африка
The Endangered Wildlife Trust ORCID logo 0000-0002-4466-9756
Rachel Tiller Review editor Norway Норвегия
SINTEF Ocean ORCID logo 0000-0002-2505-9194
Raphael Ayambire Fellow Canada Гана
University of Manitoba ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0
PRIYA PRIYADARSHINI Fellow Agroecosystem Specialist Group Индия
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University ORCID logo 0000-0002-0441-453X

Chapter 2: How does business depend on biodiversity?

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Benis N. Egoh Coordinating lead author South Africa Камерун
University of California, Irvine ORCID logo 0000-0002-9126-7784
Jaime Garcia Marquez Coordinating lead author Colombia Колумбия
Hongxia Duan Lead author Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Китай
Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development
Jacob Hochard Lead author United States of America Соединенные Штаты Америки
University of Wyoming - Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources ORCID logo 0000-0002-9502-2602
Wooyeong Joo Lead author Republic of Korea Республика Корея
National Institute of Ecology ORCID logo 0000-0003-1755-6868
Sofia Lopez-Cubillos Lead author Colombia Колумбия
Испания
International Institute for Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0002-9899-9099
Ivan Paspaldzhiev Lead author Bulgaria Болгария
EY denkstatt
Hristina Prodanova Lead author National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Болгария
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NIGGG-BAS) ORCID logo 0000-0003-2453-8975
Marije Schaafsma Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Нидерланды
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Louise Willemen Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Нидерланды
ITC University of Twente, Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0003-1026-5865
Edson Gandiwa Review editor Zimbabwe Зимбабве
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ORCID logo 0000-0003-0708-350X
Niak Sian Koh Fellow Malaysia Малайзия
Stockholm Resilience Centre ORCID logo 0000-0001-7657-3102
Tuija Lankia Fellow Finland Финляндия
Natural resources institute Finland

Chapter 3: How does business impact biodiversity?

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Ryo Kohsaka Coordinating lead author Japan Япония
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0001-6822-4340
Lisa Mandle Coordinating lead author United States of America Соединенные Штаты Америки
Natural Capital Project, Stanford University ORCID logo 0000-0002-1420-8529
Joseph Bull Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
University of Oxford ORCID logo 0000-0001-7337-8977
Kishaylin Chetty Lead author South Africa Южная Африка
Endangered Wildlife Trust ORCID logo 0000-0003-1374-1206
Beatrice Crona Lead author Sweden Швеция
Stockholm Resilience Centre ORCID logo 0000-0003-1617-4067
Mark Johnston Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
BP plc
Nicholas Oguge Lead author Kenya Кения
University of Nairobi
Rajat Panwar Lead author United States of America Индия
Oregon State University
Claudia Romero Lead author Colombia Колумбия
Соединенные Штаты Америки
University of Florida ORCID logo 0000-0003-4589-4231
Habiba Atta Review editor Nigeria Нигерия
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria ORCID logo 0000-0003-3918-5666
Sasha Gennet Review editor The Nature Conservancy Соединенные Штаты Америки
The Nature Conservancy ORCID logo 0000-0002-6338-5337
Daniel Itzamna Avila Ortega Fellow Mexico Мексика
Stockholm Resilience Centre ORCID logo 0000-0002-0394-3827
SHARON CHELANGAT Fellow Kenya Кения
The National Treasury-Kenya ORCID logo 000-001-5591-8300

Chapter 4: Approaches for measurement of business dependencies and impacts on biodiversity

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Sharon Brooks Coordinating lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
UNEP-WCMC ORCID logo 0000-0001-8744-3557
Michal Kulak Coordinating lead author Switzerland Польша
Robeco Switzerland ORCID logo 0000-0002-4599-3195
Clément Feger Lead author France Франция
AgroParisTech / University of Montpellier ORCID logo 0000-0003-0157-3292
Heera Lee Lead author Republic of Korea Республика Корея
Konkuk University ORCID logo 0000-0002-3869-0698
Bruna Pavani Lead author Brazil Бразилия
International Institute for Sustainability - IIS ORCID logo 0000-0003-1648-8226
Stephan Pfister Lead author Switzerland Швейцария
ETH Zurich ORCID logo 0000-0001-8984-2041
Mark van Oorschot Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Нидерланды
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ORCID logo 0000-0002-2884-6265
Francesca Verones Lead author Norway Швейцария
Италия
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Ederson Augusto Zanetti Lead author Global Conservation Standard Бразилия
Global Conservation Standard ORCID logo 0009-0005-4766-8563
Angelica Faria de Resende Review editor Brazil Бразилия
University of Sao Paulo and University of Stirling ORCID logo 0000-0002-9875-1122
Michael Vardon Review editor Australia Австралия
Australian National University ORCID logo 0000-0002-5708-6824
Jacob Bedford Fellow UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
ORCID logo 0000-0001-8595-5727
David Nemecek Fellow Third Generation Environmentalism Чехия
E3G (Third Generation Environmentalism) ORCID logo 0000-0002-5028-4270

Chapter 5: Businesses as key actors of change: options for action by business

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Amrei von Hase Coordinating lead author South Africa Южная Африка
World Conservation Society
Jacolette Adam Lead author Exigent Южная Африка
Exigent ORCID logo 0000-0003-4453-0110
Steven Dickinson Lead author TotalEnergies Франция
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
TotalEnergies SE ORCID logo 0000-0003-1480-8548
Marie-Hélène ENRICI Lead author SOLVAY / RHODIA Франция
SOLVAY ORCID logo 0000-0001-5696-4376
Thao Fabregas Lead author Crédit Agricole S.A. Франция
Соединенные Штаты Америки
Credit Agricole S.A. ORCID logo 0000-0003-2978-573X
Pippa Howard Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
NatureMetrics ORCID logo 0000-0002-2171-6951
Dr Hishmi Husain Lead author Tata Steel Limited Индия
Tata Steel Ltd. ORCID logo 0000-0002-6751-8387
Felicia Lasmana Lead author High Conservation Value Network Индонезия
HCV Network ORCID logo 0000-0002-9291-4293
Natalia Lutti Lead author Brazil Бразилия
Divya Narain Lead author Germany Индия
Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment ORCID logo 0000-0002-5167-5089
Olga Barbosa Review editor Chile Чили
Universidad Austral de Chile, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas
Tuan Nguyen Fellow Belgium Вьетнам
Hasselt University ORCID logo 0000-0003-3495-178X

Chapter 6: Creating an enabling environment for business: options for actions by Governments, the financial sector and civil society

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Katie Leach Coordinating lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
Lloyds Banking Group
Rafael Loyola Coordinating lead author Brazil Бразилия
International Institute for Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0001-5323-2735
Syed Mohazri Bin Syed Hazari Lead author DHI Water & Environment (Malaysia) Малайзия
PETRONAS ORCID logo 0009-0000-6463-4828
Anthony Chatwin Lead author United States of America Соединенные Штаты Америки
Smart Nature Solutions ORCID logo 0000-0002-4117-6905
Inonge Mukumbuta Guillemin Lead author Namibia Замбия
Намибия
United Nations University FLORES ORCID logo 0000-0002-2596-0708
Caroline Leenders Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Нидерланды
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency
Mi Sun Park Lead author Republic of Korea Республика Корея
Seoul National University ORCID logo 0000-0003-2350-3017
Alina Sokolenko Lead author Ukraine Украина
Evonne Yiu Lead author Ernst and Young Japan Сингапур
Ernst and Young Japan ORCID logo 0000-0003-2121-6532
Jonty Rawlins Review editor South Africa
ORCID logo 0000-0001-6997-3853
Michel Trommetter Review editor France Франция
National Institute for Research in Agriculture and Environment
Klaudia Prodani Fellow University of Twente, The Netherlands Албания
University of Twente ORCID logo 0000-0003-2711-1061
Gabriela Rabeschini Fellow Brazil Бразилия
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Erik Grigoryan Bureau task force/expert group member Армения
ORCID logo 0000-0002-8717-7698
Floyd Homer Bureau task force/expert group member Тринидад и Тобаго
Multicrop Facility Ltd
Germán Andrade Perez MEP task force/expert group member Колумбия
Колумбия
Instituto Humboldt
Christopher Gordon MEP task force/expert group member Гана
Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana ORCID logo 0000-0003-2734-851X

Technical Support Unit

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Orlando Vargas Technical support unit (head) Колумбия
Instituto Alexander von Humboldt
Erika Peñuela Vega Technical support unit Колумбия
Alexander von Humboldt Institute ORCID logo 0009-0004-8080-6270
Olena Tarasova-Krasiieva Technical support unit Украина
UNEP-WCMC ORCID logo 0009-0003-0348-0388
Alina Vera Paz Technical support unit Испания
ORCID logo 0009-0003-0100-4847