All Speakers
Aseela AL MOALLA
Director of Fujairah Environment Authority
Fujairah Environment Authority
Her Excellency Aseilah Abdullah Moalla has a rich career. She achieved this through her academic career, obtaining a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Sharjah in 2005…
Jesús BELLIDO
Technical Office Coordinador
IUCN Spanish Committee
Biologist and conservation professional with over 25 years of experience dedicated to reversing biodiversity loss and tackling climate change. I have authored more than 100 publications, including 22…
Medha BHASIN
IUCN
Medha is a Programme Officer within the IUCN HQ, Business & Nature Team. She supports the management of collaborations with companies, including Stora Enso, Suzano and dsm-firmenich, to realise…
Oumou DICKO
President
Association des Jeunes pour La Défense des Droits Humains et la Protection de l’Environnement
Ms. Oumou Dicko is a young Malian leader committed to human rights advocacy and environmental protection. As President of AJDHPE, she works to promote education, youth and women’s empowerment,…
Julia NEWTH
Ecosystem Health & Social Dimensions Manager
WWT
I’m a social ecologist leading WWT’s Ecosystem Health and Social Dimensions team, a dynamic group working at the intersection of social science and ecology. Our mission is to generate and apply…
Cedrick FOGWAN NGUEDIA
Programme Manager
African Marine Conservation Organisation
Cedrick Fogwan is a Cameroonian marine biologist whose passion lies in building bridges between science, policy, and local knowledge to foster inclusive, long-term conservation outcomes that benefit…
Charles DOUMENGE
Researcher
CIRAD
Trained in botany and tropical forest ecology at the University of Montpellier (France), I have been a researcher at CIRAD since 1999. I began my career in 1983 as manager of the Ipassa-Makokou…
Meera ALSHAMSI
Meera ALSHAMSI
Rinawati FITRIA
Rights and Communities Program Manager
Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program
Fitria is the Program Manager for Rights + Communities at WCS-Indonesia, where she leads the integration of human rights, gender equality, and social inclusion into conservation strategies across…
Alejandra MORALES ARCHILA
Project Coordinator
IUCN
Environmental engineer from Rafael Landívar University (Guatemala), with a master’s degree in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management, specializing in Climate Change, obtained from the University of…
Sylvia Alicia EARLE
Founder and Chair
Mission Blue
Sylvia A. Earle is an oceanographer with expertise in ocean science, technology, exploration, and conservation and a spokesperson for policies that emphasize a harmonious relationship between human…
Albert TAXONERA AMOROS
Executive Director
Project Biodiversity
Founder and Director of the Cabo Verdean Associação Projeto Biodiversidade. While volunteering for a marine turtle conservation project, I recognised the threats faced by marine turtles and their…
Catherine CUNNINGHAM
Writer, Producer, Media Entrepreneur
Natural Intelligence Media
Catherine Cunningham is a writer, producer, and media entrepreneur educated in ecology and anthropology -producing digital media, films, and interactive experiences for international clients aimed at…
Pam MCELWEE
Professor
Rutgers University
I am an environmental anthropologist with additional training in geography and forestry & ecology. My interests are in the social impacts of global environmental problems, and the distributional…
Jailab Kumar RAI
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Tribhuvan University (TU)
Has a PhD in Community Forestry Practices and Social Space Making of Indigenous peoples in Nepal. Has more than 20 years long working experience in teaching and research in a range of issues,…
Lyraya SCHABLEIN
Events Manager
The Nature Conservancy
Lyraya works for The Nature Conservancy as an Events Manager on high visibility events. Her background spans work in marketing, fundraising, community engagement, project management, event management…
Hussein Alfa NAFO
Ambassador Seyni Nafo is an influential voice in global climate diplomacy and a driving force behind Africa’s climate and sustainable development efforts. Currently serving as Co-Chair…
Adriana Bacheschi
Director-National Parks Establishment
P
Adriana Bacheschi is the Director of National Parks Establishment at Parks Canada. In this role, she leads initiatives related to the creation and expansion of Canada's national parks in…
Vance Martin
Board member, director
Union of Nature
Vance G. Martin created and built-out the WILD Foundation over 40 years as its President and on its board. In that capacity he served as International Director of the World Wilderness Congress…
Marc Vilahur
DG for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage
Departamento de Territorio, Vivienda y Transición Ecológica, Generalitat de Catalunya
Environmental scientist specialized in natural area management and green economy. Pioneer of the land stewardship movement and the development of land stewardship economy. Cofounder, board member,…
Ouhoud AL-RAGAM
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Andrea CARMEN
Executive Director
International Indian Treaty Council
Andrea Carmen, Yaqui Nation, became a staff member of the International Indian Treaty Council in 1983 and its Executive Director in 1992. Andrea was IITC’s team leader for work on the UN Declaration…
Valeria ZAPATA GIRALDO
PhD Researcher
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Valeria is from Colombia, and is a PhD researcher at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology - ICTA-UAB (Barcelona, Spain) on the Conservation Data Justice project. Her research…
Jun WU
Deputy Director
Ministry of natural resources of People's republic China
Ana PARELLADA
Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
I am a lawyer (University of Buenos Aires), specialized in Environmental Law (Argentine Catholic University), and hold a Master’s degree in Protected Natural Areas (Autonomous University of Madrid,…
Florence LAVISSIERE
Responsable Programme Ecosystèmes
Comité français UICN
Florence Lavissière holds a PhD in Biology of Animal Behaviour. After 9 years at the French National Health Security Agency (Anses), she became head of the Biodiversity Protection Unit at the General…
Yann WEHRLING
Vice president in charge of Ecological transition, Climate and Biodiversity
Ile-de-France Region
Yann Wehrling is graduated from the University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg (Arts and History of Art) and from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg.Yann Wehrling is involved in the…
VIVEK SAXENA
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
I am member of Indian Forest Service with about 30 years of experience in Natural Resource Management and Environmental issues including Conservation issues, Protected areas related policy and…