IUCN experts
IUCN's global network includes over 15,000 Commission experts on a wide range of environmental topics. Please contact press@iucn.org to find experts on specific topics not listed on this page.
Bruno Oberle
Director General,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
SungAh Lee
Deputy Director General,
Corporate Services,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Grethel Aguilar
Deputy Director General,
Regional and Out Posted Offices,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Stewart Maginnis
Deputy Director General,
Programme,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Climate change
Ali Raza Rizvi
Head, Climate Change,
Centre for Economy and Finance,
North America Office, Washington D.C., USA
Sandeep Sengupta
Global Policy Lead, Climate Change, International Policy Centre, Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Adriana Vidal
Senior Forest Policy Officer, Centre for Economy and Finance, North America Office, Washington DC, USA
EXPERTISE:
Nature-based solutions for climate,
Forests
Rachel Asante
Programme Manager Climate Change,
Centre for Economy and Finance,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
EXPERTISE:
Investing in nature and climate
Biodiversity
Jane Smart
Director,
Centre for Science and Data,
Cambridge Office, United Kingdom
Tom Brooks
Chief Scientist,
Centre for Science and Data,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
EXPERTISE:
Species conservation science
Sonia Peña Moreno
Director,
International Policy Centre,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
EXPERTISE:
Post-2020 biodiversity policy
Craig Hilton-Taylor
Head, Red List Unit,
Centre for Science and Data,
Cambridge Office, United Kingdom
EXPERTISE:
Species conservation science
Protected areas and land use
Trevor Sandwith
Director,
Centre for Conservation Action,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
James Hardcastle
Head, Protected and conserved areas,
Centre for Conservation Action,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Carole Saint-Laurent
Head, Forest & Grassland,
Centre for Conservation Action,
North America Office, Washington DC, USA
Ludovic Larbodière
Senior Expert for Agriculture and Environment, Centre for Society and Governance, Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
EXPERTISE:
Agriculture and soil biodiversity
Business, finance and economics
Chris Buss
Director,
Centre for Economy and Finance,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
EXPERTISE:
,
Investing in nature and climate
Juha Siikamäki
Chief Economist,
Centre for Economy and Finance,
North America Office, Washington DC, USA
EXPERTISE:
,
Valuing nature,
Investing in nature and climate
Steve Edwards
Senior Programme Manager, Enterprise & Investment, Centre for Economy and Finance, Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Governance - law and rights
Radhika Murti
Director,
Centre for Society and Governance,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Alejandro Iza
Head,
Environmental Law Centre,
Bonn, Germany
Anita Tzec
Programme Officer, Indigenous Peoples & Conservation, Centre for Society and Governance, North America Office, Washington DC, USA
EXPERTISE:
Rights-based approaches,
Indigenous peoples
Jackelline Siles
Head, Human Rights in Conservation,
Centre for Society and Governance,
North America Office, Washington DC, USA
EXPERTISE:
Rights-based approaches,
Gender equality
Freshwater and water security
James Dalton
Head, Water and Land Management,
Centre for Society and Governance,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Maria Ana Borges
Water for Landscapes Manager, Centre for Society and Governance, Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
EXPERTISE:
Transboundary water governance and diplomacy
Catherine Sayer
Programme Officer, Freshwater,
Science & Data Centre,
Cambridge Office, United Kingdom
EXPERTISE:
Freshwater species
Ocean and coasts
Minna Epps
Head, Marine and Polar,
Centre for Conservation Action,
Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland
Kristina Gjerde
Senior High Seas Advisor to IUCN,
Boston, United States
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