Our Team

The BES-Net team works through a consortium model, bringing together the complementary expertise of UNDP, UNEP-WCMC and UNESCO to support countries in connecting biodiversity knowledge with policy and action.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Yuko Kurauchi

Programme Specialist, BES-Net, UNDP

Marlyn Omondi

Technical Officer, BES-Net, UNDP

Victor Mutua

Project Associate, BES-Net, UNDP

Alexandra Postrigan

Partnership Building and Facilitation Specialist, BES-Net, UNDP

Alice Fogliata Cresswell

Online Platforms Management Officer, BES-Net, UNDP

Ana Costiniu

Communications Analyst, BES-Net, UNDP

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

Juanita Chaves

Senior Programme Officer - Ecosystem Assessment and Policy Support, UNEP-WCMC

Noor Noor

Programme Officer, UNEP-WCMC

Milly Costa

Project Administrative Officer, UNEP-WCMC

Pratik Tandon

Communications Officer, UNEP-WCMC

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Joseph Karanja

BES-Net ILK Project Officer, UNESCO

Nigel Crawhall

Chief of Section, Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS), UNESCO

Sofía María Delger

BES-Net ILK Support Unit Communications and LAC Focal Point, UNESCO