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John KAMANGA

Director

SORALO

With a background training in Anthropology and community development, John has worked with various communities across the country, especially in rural areas of Kenya, for over fifteen years....

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Eugene JO

Programme Manager

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Eugene Jo has been coordinating the World Heritage Leadership programme between ICCROM and IUCN since 2017, based in Rome, Italy. WHL is a capacity building programme focusing on areas of effective...

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Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA

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Séverine GINOT

GCELS Staff Intern

Center for Environmental Legal Studies

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Paola MEJÍA

MSc Ciencias Ambientales

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Thematic Vice Chair, Conservation Outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience in Protected Areas and other area-based conservation measures in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa,...

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Shira YASHPHE

Director of Wildlife Crime & Policy

Cheetah Conservation Fund

I am a veterinary doctor and international conservation expert with over a decade of experience leading wildlife protection, animal welfare, and policy initiatives in complex, cross-border...

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Tatiana LOBATO DE MAGALHAES

Research Professor

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ), QRO, Mexico, and certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist by PCPSWS. She has been honoured with the José Mariano Mociño Medal...

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Sally REHANI

Senior Strategic Partnership Manager

Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center

A results-driven Senior Revenue Development Manager at Miral Experiences, leading strategic growth initiatives at Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Centre. With over a decade of experience spanning...

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Laila ABDULLATIF

Director General

ENWWF

Laila Mostafa AbdullatifDirector General of Emirates Nature - WWFLaila Mostafa Abdullatif is the Director General of Emirates Nature-WWF – the UAE-based environmental charity and NGO that works in...

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Ricardo Camilo NIÑO IZQUIERDO

Indigenous Secretariat Director

Comisión Nacional de Territorios Indígenas

I am an Arhuaco Indigenous person from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, a professional in Ecology and with a master's degree in Rural Development. My career has been defined by the...

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Qingyuan LI

Executive Vice President of Chery Subsidiary UAE

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd

Previously served as Chery Automobile Country Managing Director for multiple European markets, and currently serve as Executive Vice President of Chery Subsidiary UAE

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Kaori YASUDA

Rwanda Country Rep/ESARO Partnerships Coordinator

IUCN

Kaori Yasuda, Rwanda Country Representative/Regional Strategic Partnerships & Programme Development Coordinator for Eastern and Southern Africa, IUCNKaori Yasuda has been the Country...

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Yulia VERESHCHAK

Director of international projects

Environmental Education Center Zapovedniks

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Jill HOCKADAY

Conservation Programs Communication Advisor

Wilder Institute

Jill Hockaday - Conservation Programs Communication AdvisorJill has been with the Wilder Institute since 2008. She communicates the Wilder Institute’s conservation work with external audiences...

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Antoine CLéMENT

Analyste forêt

Nature Québec

Antoine Clément is a Forest Policy Analyst at Nature Québec. With a background in public and international affairs, he has studied and worked at the intersection of environmental issues and policy....

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Kevin VEGA

Ecologist

Second Nature Ecology + Design

Kevin is an urban ecologist who has spent nearly a decade researching the importance of small green spaces for biodiversity in the city of Zurich, Switzerland after crossing the ocean from New York....

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Jennifer Nora GARDNER

Disaster Resilience Manager

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Since joining IFAW’s Disaster Response team in 2012, Jennifer has supported animals in disasters in more than 50 countries around the world. Through deployments to disasters like wildfires,...

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Siska Martina SIHOMBING

Senior Programme Development Officer

IUCN

Siska (Martina Cahyati) Sihombing leads the global programme development of the IUCN Green List within the IUCN Global Protected and Conserved Areas team in Switzerland. With over 13 years of...

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Galeo SAINTZ

Conservationist

Trails + Wanderlust, WTN Trails + Conservation

Co-Chair, IUCN CEESP Task Force on Migration, Environmental Change and ConflictGaleo Saintz is an international conservation, trails and environmental peace practitioner and consultant. He is founder...

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Stuart ANSTEE

Lead nature Positive

Nature positive Landscapes Initiative

Stuart is widely regarded as a global leader in the field of business and biodiversity management with over 35 years working on extractive sector related biodiversity management and conservation...

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William RIDGEON

Senior Producer / Director

BBC Studios, Natural History Unit

Will is an award-winning Senior producer and director, at the BBC’s Natural History Unit – producing a wide range of natural history series and specialising in creating landmark, blue-chip films. As...

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Lorien INNES

Sustainable Development Manager

Esri

Lorien Innes is Senior Sustainability & Development Manager - Africa at Esri. She joined Esri in 2011, and, since 2020 has been working across the public, private and nonprofit sector to help...

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Rodrigue Castro GBEDOMON

Director of research

African Center for Equitable Development

I am a senior researcher and data scientist driven by a passion for generating and translating scientific and non-scientific knowledge to inform policies, practices, investments, and actions for...

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Oluwasooto AJAYI

Africa Lead

Business for Nature

Oluwasooto Ajayi is the Africa Lead at Business for Nature, where she works with governments, businesses, and partner organizations to advance ambitious action on nature across the continent. Her...

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Hijaba YKHANBAI

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Fanny CORNEJO

Executive Director

Yunkawasi

Fanny M. Cornejo is a Peruvian conservation biologist and anthropologist with over 18 years of experience in biodiversity research, protected area governance, and community-based conservation in the...

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Michael NAGEL

Head of Programme

GIZ

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Naomi DELILLE

Head of Sales & Marketing

Sango Nature Project

Naomi Delille is the Head of Marketing and Sales for the Sango Nature Project, a 60,000-hectare wildlife conservancy located in southeastern Zimbabwe. She is currently supporting the evolution of the...

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