Technical field(s) of expertise: Climate Change Impact Assessment; Climate Change Adaptation; Ecosystem Based Adaptation; Biodiversity Conservation; Natural Resource Management; Landscape Ecology

Technical field(s) of expertise: General entomology, Bees and stingless Bees, Pollination ecology, Biodiversity conservation and Management, ecotourism;

Technical field(s) of expertise: Conservation biology, Metapopulation dynamics, Conservation genetics, Population Viability Analysis, Governance, Applied Systems Analysis, Demographic and Systems Sensitivity Analyses

Technical field(s) of expertise: Project Management, Bird Monitoring, Radar Ornithology, Collision Risk Modelling,

Technical field(s) of expertise: Knowledge Management

Technical field(s) of expertise: PC Abhilash is currently affiliated as an Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He was the Founding Chair of the Agroecosystem Specialist Group (2016-2024) of the Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Switzerland. His research interest lies primarily in the area of exploring ecological solutions for sustainability and thereby achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). Specifically, he is interested in the restoration of marginal and degraded lands for regaining ecosystem services and resilience, sustainable utilization of agro-biodiversity (i.e., lesser-utilized wild and neglected plants) for food and nutrition security, pollution in agricultural systems (pesticides and plastics), nature-based solutions, ecosystem-based adaptations for climate-resilient and planet-healthy food production, and urban ecology and complexity. He is also interested in policy research and realignment, sustainability analysis, sustainability indicators, circular economy principles, and localization of the UN-SDGs. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Anthropocene Science at Springer Nature and also serves on the editorial boards of leading journals in Ecology, Environment, and Sustainability at leading publishers like Wiley, Elsevier, and Springer Nature. He also visited Sao Paulo State University, Brazil; Beijing Normal University, China; and the University of Sharjah, UAE, as a visiting professor for short stints and taught courses for master's and PhD students. He has been selected as an Associate Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS). He also received other prestigious awards/recognitions like the INSA Medal for Young Scientist, the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award, the ICAR-Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award, the HIYOSHI Young Ecologist Award, selection as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, India (MNASc), Associateship of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Founding Member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS), constituted by INSA, and the Malviya Memorial Young Faculty Award of BRSI. He is also involved with various UN agencies (UN-IPBES, IRP-UNEP, UNDP-BES Network, IPCC, and UNCCD) and other international organizations such as APN, GLP, and IUCN Commissions (CEM, CEC, CEESP, and SSC) for fostering global sustainability.

Technical field(s) of expertise: Environmental education, hazard management, impact assessment, biodiversity and wildlife issues, social environmental issues, urban environment, GIS and Remote Sensing applications

Technical field(s) of expertise: Disaster risk reduction

Technical field(s) of expertise: Patrick Chesney has more than 35 years of experience working in the fields of agriculture, biodiversity, environment and human development. Fifteen years have been dedicated to national agricultural research. He has contributed to Guyana National Protected Areas System as Manager at Conservation International-Guyana (2005-2007). During the period 2007 to 2014 (as Project Manager/Chief Technical Advisor), he led United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) team that birthed the Guiana Shield Facility (GSF), an EU-funded project for sustainable development in the Guiana Shield. During 2014-2017 (as Programme Specialist and Assistant Resident Representative / Programme), Patrick led the UNDPs innovative Environment, Extractive Industry and Energy Programme. From 2018 to 2019, he has worked at the CARICOM Secretariat where he coordinated preparation of the Caribbean Biodiversity Strategy and trains CARICOM biodiversity negotiators. In 2021, Patrick founded PC Consultants. He leads a team of 10 specialists. His main areas of expertise include tropical agroforestry systems, organic agriculture, horticulture, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, protected areas, reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), indigenous land titling and design of participatory conflict resolution mechanisms, the role of biodiversity and ecosystems in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and support to treaty negotiation for the conservation of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).​ Patrick holds a PhD in Tropical Agroforestry, a MSc in Horticulture, a BSc in Agriculture and has completed additional trainings, e.g. in UN mandatory courses. Patrick is a member of the International Society for Horticultural Science and the Caribbean Academy of Science He was a recipient of two research grants from the International Foundation for Science (1999, 2003) and chair/director of governing boards for state agriculture, protected areas and climate change in Guyana and the Caribbean. He was a nominee for the Tällberg Foundation Global Leadership Prize in 2016. and a recipient of the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture Prize for outstanding contribution to agriculture as Worker Professional in 1996. Patrick is a member of the Amazon Science Panel of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is the author of several published scientific papers. an Editor for Agroforestry Systems journal and has lectured university undergraduate and graduate students in molecular biology, agroforestry, forestry and protected areas.

Technical field(s) of expertise: ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES, BIODIVERSITY, FORESTS, AGROFORESTRY, LANDCAPE RESTORATION,