Transformative change assessment experts

Please note: The allocation of experts to chapters may be subject to change.

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: Transformative change and a sustainable world
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Arun Agrawal Chair United States of America United States of America
University of Michigan
Lucas Garibaldi Chair Argentina Argentina
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN)
Karen O'Brien Chair Norway Norway
University of Oslo
Janita Gurung Coordinating lead author ICIMOD Nepal
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ORCID logo 0000-0003-1053-4412
Julia Leventon Coordinating lead author Czechia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0002-2447-8522
Fern Wickson Coordinating lead author Norway Norway
Australia 		UiT - the Arctic University of Norway ORCID logo 0000-0002-2841-4155
Juan Dabezies Lead author Uruguay Uruguay
Universidad de la República ORCID logo 0000-0003-2055-8549
Teresia Olemako Lead author United Republic of Tanzania
MS - Training Centre for Development Co-operation
Jerneja Penca Lead author Slovenia Slovenia
Science and Research Centre Koper ORCID logo 0000-0002-2817-3443
Asha Rajvanshi Lead author India India
Independent Expert
Roseline Remans Lead author Belgium Belgium
Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) ORCID logo 0000-0003-3659-8529
Esther Turnhout Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
University of Twente, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-2190-2076
Yuki Yoshida Lead author Japan Japan
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan ORCID logo 0000-0003-3787-6092
Peter Bridgewater Review editor Australia Australia
University of Canberra ORCID logo 0000-0001-7972-5386
Belinda Reyers Review editor South Africa South Africa
Future Africa, University of Pretoria ORCID logo 0000-0002-2194-8656
Adla Kahrić Fellow Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Center for marine and freshwater biology Sharklab ADRIA ORCID logo 0000-0002-5224-7502
Josheena Naggea Fellow Stanford University Mauritius
Stanford University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5165-8679

Chapter 2: Visions of a sustainable world – for nature and people
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Chuan Liao Coordinating lead author Arizona State University China
Cornell University
Lynne Shannon Coordinating lead author EUROMARINE european consortium South Africa
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town ORCID logo 0000-0001-7842-0636
Sebastian Villasante Coordinating lead author Spain Spain
Argentina 		University of Santiago de Compostela ORCID logo 0000-0001-6296-4479
Constant Yves Adou Lead author Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny ORCID logo 0000-0002-9408-3497
Ermias Betemariam Lead author United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Secretariat Ethiopia
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Saul Cunningham Lead author Australia Australia
Australian National University ORCID logo 0000-0003-0703-6893
Erle Ellis Lead author Future Earth United States of America
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2006-3362
Ambika Gautam Lead author IUCN Nepal
Kathmandu Forestry College ORCID logo 0000-0001-3705-0335
Vera Hausner Lead author Norway Norway
UiT-The Arctic University of Norway
Jinlong Liu Lead author China China
Renmin University of China ORCID logo 0000-0002-0228-0865
Lelani Mannetti Lead author Urban Studies Institute Georgia State University Namibia
Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7402-2569
Iago Otero Lead author University of Lausanne Spain
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research, University of Lausanne
Gervasio Piñeiro Lead author Uruguay Uruguay
Argentina 		Facultad de Agronomia Univerisidad de Buenos Aires ORCID logo 0000-0003-0184-9797
Sandra Waddock Lead author United States of America United States of America
Boston College ORCID logo 0000-0003-1089-7686
Helen Wheeler Lead author British Ecological Society United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Anglia Ruskin University ORCID logo 0000-0002-9820-5818
Lun Yin Lead author Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge China
Center for Ecological Civilization, Southwest Forestry University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5191-6498
Néstor Mazzeo Review editor Uruguay Uruguay
Udelar & SARAS Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-3090-2617
Arabinda Mishra Review editor ICIMOD India
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) ORCID logo 0000-0001-6921-0047
Timothée Fouqueray Fellow France France
The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) ORCID logo 0000-0003-4773-4733
Oleksandr Karasov Fellow Estonia Ukraine
University of Helsinki ORCID logo 0000-0001-6121-4625
Geraud Canis Tasse Taboue Fellow Laboratory for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology University of Buea Cameroon
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development ORCID logo 0000-0001-8545-7584

Chapter 3: How transformative change occurs
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Elena Bennett Coordinating lead author United States of America United States of America
McGill University ORCID logo 0000-0003-3944-2925
Reinette Biggs Coordinating lead author South Africa South Africa
Stellenbosch University
Rafael Calderón Contreras Coordinating lead author Mexico Mexico
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana ORCID logo 0000-0001-8709-4502
Sevil Acar Lead author Türkiye Türkiye
Boğaziçi University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5535-8673
Zuhre Aksoy Lead author Türkiye Türkiye
Bogazici University ORCID logo 0000-0003-2142-2766
Francisco Alpizar Lead author Costa Rica Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Wageningen University and Research ORCID logo 0000-0001-8479-081X
Claudia Campos Lead author Argentina Argentina
Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA- CONICET) ORCID logo 0000-0002-4978-5449
Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu Lead author Romania Romania
Germany 		Kassel Institute for Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0003-1757-6615
David Lam Lead author Germany Germany
Leuphana University Lüneburg ORCID logo 0000-0002-3604-0800
Björn-Ola Linnér Lead author Sweden Sweden
Linköping University ORCID logo 0000-0001-9910-3779
Lyla Mehta Lead author Austria Austria
Institute of Development Studies; Noragric, Norway ORCID logo 0000-0001-5327-2964
Maiko Nishi Lead author Japan Japan
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) ORCID logo 0000-0001-7323-9168
Miles Richardson Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University of Derby
Nicholas (Nick) Roskruge Lead author International Science Council (ISC) New Zealand
School of Agriculture & Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-6316
Catherine Sabinot Lead author France France
Institute of Research for the Development ORCID logo 0000-0001-5136-1517
Cristiana Simao Seixas Lead author Brazil Brazil
University of Campinas ORCID logo 0000-0002-4464-2094
Håkon B. Stokland Lead author Norway Norway
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway ORCID logo 0000-0001-9668-8492
Kai Chan Review editor Canada Canada
University of British Columbia ORCID logo 0000-0002-7804-3276
Lian Pin Koh Review editor Singapore
National University of Singapore ORCID logo 0000-0001-8152-3871
Rachel Golden Kroner Fellow United States of America United States of America
World Wildlife Fund US ORCID logo 0000-0003-1844-3398
Andressa V. Mansur Fellow Center for the Analysis of Social Ecological Landscapes-Indiana University Bloomington Brazil
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, University of Georgia ORCID logo 0000-0003-4104-3085
Stephen Woroniecki Fellow Sweden Sweden
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 		ORCID logo 0000-0003-1894-2859

Chapter 4: Overcoming the challenges of achieving transformative change towards a sustainable world
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Edward Carr Coordinating lead author United States of America United States of America
Clark University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7784-471X
Niki Frantzeskaki Coordinating lead author Greece
Utrecht University, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-6983-448X
Sergio Lambertucci Coordinating lead author Argentina Argentina
Spain 		Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente, CONICET - Universidad Nacional del comahue ORCID logo 0000-0002-2624-2185
Mialy Andriamahefazafy Lead author Madagascar Madagascar
Geneva Science-Policy Interface, University of Geneva ORCID logo 0000-0002-5470-9264
Silke Beck Lead author Germany Germany
UFZ Leipzig ORCID logo 0000-0002-4157-0777
Wiebren Boonstra Lead author Sweden Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Sweden 		Uppsala University ORCID logo 0000-0002-1191-0574
Ruishan Chen Lead author China China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ORCID logo 0000-0002-7221-8784
Jessica Dempsey Lead author Canada Canada
University of British Columbia
Edgar Espinoza-Cisneros Lead author Costa Rica Costa Rica
University of Costa Rica ORCID logo 0000-0002-1018-3440
Keisha Garcia Lead author Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Esmail Karamidehkordi Lead author Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Tarbiat Modares University and Iran's CBD ORCID logo 0000-0003-4768-7084
Kanako Morita Lead author Japan Japan
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute ORCID logo 0000-0001-7004-7566
Valerie Nelson Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University of Greenwich
Tobias Plieninger Lead author Germany Germany
University of Göttingen and University of Kassel
Andy Stirling Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex ORCID logo 0000-0002-0650-431X
Kanae Tokunaga Lead author United States of America Japan
Gulf of Maine Research Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-6171-5187
Coleen Vogel Lead author South Africa South Africa
University Witwatersrad
Jean Paul Metzger Review editor Brazil Brazil
France 		University of São Paulo ORCID logo 0000-0002-0087-5240
Margaret (Peggy) Smith Review editor Canada Canada
Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7474-940X
Fernanda Rojas-Marchini Fellow Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso ORCID logo 0000-0002-5690-6333
Asmita Sengupta Fellow Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) India
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment ORCID logo 0000000224777290

Chapter 5: Realizing a sustainable world for nature and people: means for transformative strategies, actions and roles for all
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Hannah Gosnell Coordinating lead author United States of America United States of America
Oregon State University ORCID logo 0000-0002-2108-945X
Victoria Reyes García Coordinating lead author Spain Spain
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-8055
Yves Zinngrebe Coordinating lead author Germany Germany
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research ORCID logo 0000-0003-1731-2222
Karina Benessaiah Lead author Tunisia Tunisia
Greece 		Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics ORCID logo 0000-0001-9959-554X
Martha Bonilla Lead author Mexico Mexico
Inecol ORCID logo 0000-0002-2403-2002
Rodwell Chandipo Lead author Zambia Zambia
Zambia Environmental Management Agency
Joachim Claudet Lead author France France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ORCID logo 0000-0001-6295-1061
Tim Forsyth Lead author United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
London School of Economics and Political Science ORCID logo 0001-7227-9475
Barbara Gemmill Herren Lead author United States of America United States of America
Switzerland 		Prescott College; World Agroforestry Centre ORCID logo 0000-0003-4991-640X
Patrick Huntjens Lead author Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University ORCID logo 0000-0001-9089-317X
Chinwe Ifejika Speranza Lead author Switzerland Nigeria
Switzerland 		University of Bern ORCID logo 0000-0003-1927-7635
Rafael Magris Lead author Brazil Brazil
ICMBio ORCID logo 0000-0002-1471-6603
Juana Mariño De Posada Lead author Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH) Colombia
Independent ORCID logo 0000-0002-4736-8457
Fumiko Nakao Lead author Japan Japan
Hokkaido University
Ram Pandit Lead author Nepal Nepal
The University of Western Australia ORCID logo 0000-0003-4053-5694
Laura Maureen Bosch Pereira Lead author South Africa South Africa
Portugal 		University of the Witwatersrand
Kristina Raab Lead author Germany Canada
United States of America 		Independent
Pablo Tittonell Lead author France Argentina
University of Groningen, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-0284-251
Carlos Alfredo Joly Review editor Brazil Brazil
Brazilian Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services/BPBES ORCID logo 0000-0002-7945-2805
María Elena Zaccagnini Review editor Argentina Argentina
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
Xiaona Guo Fellow China China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Koji Miwa Fellow Japan Japan
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)/ Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Floyd Homer Bureau task force/expert group member Trinidad and Tobago
Multicrop Facility Ltd
Asia Mohamed Bureau task force/expert group member Sudan
University of Khartoum, Institute of Environmental Studies
Markus Fischer MEP task force/expert group member Switzerland
University of Bern
Özden Görücü MEP task force/expert group member Türkiye
Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7551-1540
Madhav Karki MEP task force/expert group member Nepal
Ministry of Forest and Environment, Govt. of Nepal and IPBES ORCID logo 0000-0003-0842-3836

Technical Support Unit
Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Laurence Perianin Technical support unit (head) France
University of Montpellier
Camille Guibal Technical support unit France
University of Montpe ORCID logo 0000-0002-3376-2891
Anouk Renaud Technical support unit France
University of Montpellier ORCID logo 0000-0003-1493-4157