Dr. Alifereti Tawake

Co-Chair

Fiji

Alifereti Tawake is the Fijian Council Chair and Technical Advisor of the Locally-managed Marine Area Network (LMMA) International Network. He has worked for over 20 years in facilitating multi-party dialogues on the protection and restoration of coastal and marine resources and promoting sustainable development.

Dr. Charudutt Mishra

Ex-officio member

India

Charudutt Mishra is involved in community-centric conservation, research, administration, policy and international cooperation. He is Executive Director of the International Snow Leopard Trust and co-founded India’s Nature Conservation Foundation.

Dr. Hotlin Ompusunggu

Indonesia

Hotlin Ompusunggu is a dentist and conservationist working with Healthy Planet Indonesia to integrate health and conservation programs for local community development.

Dr. Luisa Arnedo

Colombia

Luisa Arnedo Beltran is Science Director, Wildlife Science and Innovation at the National Geographic Society. She has conducted research in behavioural ecology of primates in Colombia, Brazil, Panama, and Costa Rica. She supports individuals implementing conservation action around the world"

Manfred Epanda Aimé

Cameroon

Manfred Epanda Aimé founded Cameroon's Tropical Forest and Rural Development organization and is a conservation and development expert. He has a Master's degree in forestry and international relations with a specialization in environmental management, and has worked closely with governments, donors, and partners to achieve his organization's mission.

Dr. Micaela Camino

Co-Chair

Argentina

Micaela Camino is the founder of Proyecto Quimilero, conserving the Chacoan peccary and its habitat in Argentina using the species as an umbrella for conservation. She is a Researcher with the National Research Council of Science and Technology in Argentina.

Dr. Rodrigo Medellin

México

Rodrigo Medellin is Senior Professor at the Institute of Ecology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and co-founder of the Global South Bats. He has published more than 250 scientific papers and his conservation work focuses on mammals, particularly bats in Latin America.

Dr. Shivani Bhalla

Kenya

Shivani Bhalla is the Founder and Director of Ewaso Lions, working towards promoting co-existence between carnivores and humans in Northern Kenya. She engages with local communities to reduce livestock loss to carnivores and monitors the lion population in the Samburu-Isiolo landscape.

Sonam Tashi Lama

Nepal

Sonam Tashi Lama is the Conservation Program Manager at the Red Panda Network in Nepal, responsible for developing and implementing community-based conservation programs in the country's red panda range.