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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.

Dr. louise_willemen
Profession: Assistant Professor Geo-information Science
Organization: ITC University of Twente, Netherlands
Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Other
Technical field(s) of expertise: Mapping and modelling of ecosystem services, Rural development, Natural resource management, Capacity building/Education. Involved in the IPBES assessment on Land Degradation
Dr. lluis_brotons
Profession: Researcher
Organization: Inforest JRU (CTFC-CREAF)
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Global change; Biodiversity; Landscape ecology; Species distribution modelling; Multifunctional forest management; Behavioural ecology; Spatial heterogeneity and disturbance dynamics; Mediterranean systems; Involved as an expert in the IPBES assessment of scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Dr. lisa_biber-freudenberger
Profession: Senior Researcher
Organization: Center for Development Research
Languages: English, German
Technical field(s) of expertise: Nature Conservation; Biodiversity; Ecosystem Services; Human Development; Climate Change Adaptation
Professor lindsay_stringer
Profession: Professor in Environment and Development
Organization: University of Leeds
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Environmental and land use change (including social, political and economic dimensions), Land degradation and desertification, Participatory processes, Livelihood dynamics, Environmental governance, Ecosystem services. Geographical expertise: Africa (Southern and East). Involved in the IPBES assessment on Land Degradation
Mrs. linda_field
Profession: Head of Department
Organization: Rothamsted Research
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Insecticide mode of action, Insecticide resistance, Non-chemical Pest control strategies, integrated Pest management, Wider crop Protection;
Professor leonardo_galetto
Profession: Professor
Organization: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (1), CONICET (2)​
Languages: English, Spanish
Technical field(s) of expertise: Ecology, Biological interactions, Pollination, Agri-ecosystems, Forest fragmentation; Involved as an expert in IPBES assessment on Pollinators, Pollination and food Production.
Dr. laban_macopiyo
Profession: Indipendent Research Contractor
Organization: AgInnovate Africa
Languages: English, Other
Technical field(s) of expertise: Resilience Programming, Disaster Risk Reduction, Pastoralist Livelihoods, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Land degradation and Restoration, Value Chains, M&E, GIS and Remote Sensing
Mr. Kuhlula Maluleke
Profession: EAP/Ecologist
Organization: Enviromax Consulting
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Environmental impact assessment, Biodiversity Management Planning, Wildlife Management and Planning
Mr. koos_biesmeijer
Profession: Scientific Director
Organization: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Plants and pollinators: Ecology, Biology, Declines, Networks, Behaviour. Involved as an expert in IPBES assessment on pollination, pollinators and food production
Dr. kongluen_heong
Profession: Professor
Organization: Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China, and Center for Agricultural Bio Sciences International (CABI), South East Asia Regional Center, Malaysia
Languages: English
Technical field(s) of expertise: Ecosystem services, esp; Biological control, Pollination, IPM, Insect ecology; Involved as an expert in IPBES assessment on Pollinators, Pollination and food Production.
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