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Experts

BES-Net brings together a network of experts in biodiversity and ecosystem services and offers a forum to network and learn about the latest research being undertaken in the space.

Our Experts

Currently, BES-Net has a pool of over 130 experts from around the world in the fields of biodiversity conservation, pollinator conservation, ecosystem-based adaptation, biodiversity finance, Indigenous and local knowledge and more.

Professor teja_tscharntke
Profession: Professor
Organization: Georg-August-University
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Biology, Zoology, Crop Pollination, Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes;
PhD Tania Eulalia Martinez Cruz
Profession: Associate Researcher
Organization: Free University of Brussels
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Technical field(s) of expertise: Indigenous Peoples Food, nutrition and water security Water management Biodiversity conservation Native seeds Indigenous Peoples knowledge Indigenous Peoples Food Systems
Dr. susan_galatowitsch
Profession: Professor and Head, Department
Organization: University of Minnesota
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Ecological restoration, Wetland Ecology, Invasion ecology. Involved in the IPBES assessment on Land Degradation and Restoration
Dr. Tianyin Sun
Profession: Deputy Director
Organization: Green Finance Research Center of Tsinghua University
Languages: Chinese, English, German
Technical field(s) of expertise: Climate transition and physical risks analysis; Valuation of Ecosystem Services/ Natural Capital; Biodiveristy Related Risk and Opportunity Analysis; Carbon Footprint Accounting; Biodiversity Footprint Accounting;
Dr. steven_smith
Profession: Technical Director
Organization: AECOM
Languages: Array
Technical field(s) of expertise: Payments for ecosystem services (PES); Natural capital approaches; Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA); Spatial and land use planning
Mr. Stephen Mwangi
Profession: Chief Economist and Head, Climate Change
Organization: State Department for Culture, The Arts and Heritage
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Biodiversity Finance, Climate Finance and Climate Change Mainstreaming
Ms. Sohinee Mazumdar
Profession: Senior Advisor
Organization: UNDP
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Integrated Natural Resources Management/ Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Risk Analysis / Biodiversity Conservation/ Ecosystem Services/ Infrastructure / Extractives / Agriculture / International Environmental and Social Safeguards/ Environmental & Social Impact Assessment / Nature-Based Solutions / Ecosystem-Based Adaptation / Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) / National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) / Climate Finance /International Human Rights / Displacement & Resettlement /Environmental & Social Management Plan Design & Implementation / Feasibility Studies/ Indigenous People’s Engagement (FPIC) / REDD+ / Policy, Law and Regulations Analysis / Human Rights to Water and Land / Pollution Prevention & Resource Efficiency / Protected Area Management / Stakeholder Consultation / Gender Mainstreaming / Sustainable Supply Chains / Private Sector Engagement / Transboundary Projects / Social Conflict Risk Analysis / Grievance Mechanisms / Environmental Peacebuilding / Cultural Heritage / Labor and Working Conditions / Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Monitoring & Evaluation / Project and Programme Design / Children’s Rights /Training & Capacity Building / GEF / Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Mr. Shubham Kumar
Profession: RESEARCH SCHOLAR
Organization: CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN
Languages: English, Other
Technical field(s) of expertise: Ecosystem services, inland freshwater wetland, semi-arid region
Professor Sixto Inchaustegui
Profession: Board
Organization: Grupo Jaragua
Languages: Spanish
Technical field(s) of expertise: Biodiversity, biodiversity consrevation in the Dominican REpublic and Caribbean. Protected areas, REd listed species. Herpetology.
Professor simon_potts
Profession: Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Organization: University of Reading
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Co-chair of the IPBES assessment of Pollination, Pollinators and Food Production; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Pollination; Sustainable Agriculture; Science-policy interface
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