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ENB / IISD Reporting Services Team

The IISD Reporting Services team is a group of professionals that are either Ph.D. candidates, lawyers or Ph.Ds with experience in international environment and sustainable development negotiations. Although we maintain residences throughout the world, we stay in contact using some of the most up-to-date technologies. We invite you to find out a little more about us and to get in touch.

Ben Abraham
Ben Abraham
New Zealand
Ben is finishing his Ph.D. in Public Policy at the University of Oxford. His research has focused on the increasing participating of subnational and non-state actors in global climate change politics and involved fieldwork with REDD+ projects in Colombia and Peru. Professionally, Ben has recently worked as a philanthropy consultant and with the New Zealand Mission to the United Nations in New York. Most importantly, Ben takes a chilled out approach to life and loves playing sport, exploring nature, and meditation.
Hernan Aguilar
Hernán Aguilar
Argentina
Hernan is a prolific director with a style that combines narrative, performance and visuals. Born in Buenos Aires, he studied Business Administration at the UTDT (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), Film Directing at the EPC (Escuela profesional de Cinematografía), and at UCLA (University of California in Los Angeles) concentrating in Business and Management for the Entertainment Industry, Cinematography and the one year Screenwriter’s Program at UCLA. He taught Screenwriting and Film Directing at the Universidad de Palermo and at the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales. Hernan recently wrote and directed the feature film Madraza, a big budget Argentine production. He has directed commercials, and corporate videos, wrote screenplays for hire, and edited feature films. (Nominated for the Academy Awards in Mexico in the category Best Editing for the feature film 7 days).
Kristan Aho
Kristan Aho
Canada
Kristan is currently working towards her CPA designation and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba. Born and raised in Northwestern Ontario where her family lived partially off the bounty of the land, she developed a strong interest in environmental health and sustainability. She moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to pursue her education and this is where she currently resides. When she is not working, Kristan enjoys reading, crocheting, painting, tending her small patio garden, camping, fishing and otherwise spending time with her friends, her partner Adam and their cat, Optimus Prime.
Tomi
Tomilola Akanle Eni-ibukun, Ph.D.
Nigeria
Tomi is a lawyer with a Ph.D. in law from the University of Dundee. She got her LL.B. from the University of Lagos in Nigeria and an LL.M. in international law from University College London. She currently works as a legal consultant and also teaches foundation courses in law at the University of St Andrews. Her expertise is in the areas of climate change law, including the clean development mechanism and low-carbon development, as well as sustainable development law. She enjoys baking, singing, reading, swimming, travelling and photography.
Jen Allan
Jennifer Iris Allan, Ph.D.
Canada
Jen received her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in May 2017. With ENB, she has attended over 30 meetings, mostly on climate change, chemicals, and wastes. In her academic work, Jen studies how environmental and social movements can shape global rules. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Carleton University with the Value of Nature Project, exploring how international organizations deploy the idea of ecosystem services, and the consequences of its use for sustainable development.
Nemo Allen
Nemo Allen
US
Nemo is a documentary filmmaker and video journalist. Focused on the intersection of social and environmental issues, he directs, shoots, and edits video around the world. Nemo studied writing and dance at Wesleyan University, and is a native speaker of both English and Spanish. A New Yorker born and raised, he splits his time between the US and Colombia, and wherever his work takes him.
Wiene Andriyana
Wiene Andriyana
Indonesia
Wiene holds a Doctoral Degree in Natural Resources and Life Sciences from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna. Her academic background is in forestry and natural resource governance, with trainings in different aspects of project management and communications/knowledge management. She has been working for years with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia, managing various biodiversity conservation projects under the Global Environment Facilities (GEF) scheme. Some of her flagship projects are Combatting Illegal Wildlife Trade, Sumatran Tiger Conservation, Enhancing Protected Area System in Sulawesi, and Mangrove for the Future. She has also supported the editorial team of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) on consultancy basis. While not resided in her home country, she loves travelling and she has lived in Canberra, Lisbon, Vienna and currently in Ottawa.
Beate Antonich
Beate Antonich
Germany

Beate specializes in international political economy and international environmental and economic law, with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Her academic and policy-oriented path lead her from sifting through legislations, policy implementations and disputes in the context of large-scale investments to international negotiations of Free Trade and Multilateral Environmental Agreements. Activities which, much to the puzzlement of many of her friends and family, she enjoys and takes pleasure in.

 

As expert on trade and investment law, climate change and sustainable development, she has consulted and advised various governments, international organizations and NGOs. She has been nicknamed by many as “our tree”, standing strong and supporting multiple tasks with her contribution of diverse services and knowledge to a range of “species” in the international-governance ecosystem.

 

Beate is a team leader and writer for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin and covers meetings of the biodiversity, climate change, ozone and desertification and land degradation regimes, among others. As thematic expert for climate change and sustainable energy she also writes monthly updates, which are published on the IISD SDG Knowledge Hub, on climate finance, carbon markets and pricing, institutional developments, nationally appropriate mitigation actions and nationally determined contributions.

 

Her interdisciplinary training and joy of learning and teaching shows. She has lectured on various subjects and provided research and editorial support of various books, book chapters and articles on international political economy, civil society and NGOs, human rights politics and theory.

 

Living in San Francisco, Beate is most happy being with her family and out in nature.

Asheline Appleton
Asheline Appleton, LL.M.
Kenya
Asheline holds an LL.M. degree from University College London and a law degree from the University of Nairobi. She has specialized in international environmental law, particularly biodiversity and climate change. Asheline worked as a State Counsel for the Attorney-General in the department of treaties and agreements, Kenya, as well as in private practice. She now consults for a number of international organizations and UN agencies on environmental issues. When not working, Asheline tries to find time to relax in the sun, or perversely on the dance floor. She also enjoys designing interiors, safaris, a good laugh and big city life.
Melanie Ashton
Melanie Ashton
Australia
Melanie holds an MSc in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics. Her dissertation analyzed the relationship between International Financial Institutions and developing country Governments in a Principal-Agent framework. Originally from Melbourne, she also holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences from the University of Melbourne. Melanie first attended international environmental negotiations as a member of the WSSD Youth Caucus and later as a consultant in the area of Persistent Organic Pollutants. Her work focuses on implementing the Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Conventions, as well as the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management. She has worked extensively on chemical management and environmental issues in the field, throughout the South Pacific and Africa. In her spare time, you may find Melanie foraging in the woodlands of southwest France, cooking up a storm and messing up the kitchen, or updating her cooking blog www.segur-le-chateau.blogspot.com.
Jennifer Bansard
Jennifer Bansard
Germany/France
Jennifer is a doctoral researcher working on climate change and coastal biodiversity policy at the University of Potsdam (Germany). In her dissertation she examines the emergence in science and policy of “coastal carbon”, an issue which lies at the crossroads of her two main fields of expertise and refers to the carbon sequestration potential of coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses or salt marshes. Jennifer has an international academic education and holds Masters Degrees in Environment & Resource Management (VU Amsterdam, Netherlands), International Relations (Sciences Po Aix, France) and Applied Political Sciences (University of Freiburg, Germany). Her academic work is enriched by professional experience gained by working for governmental and intergovernmental organizations such as the German development agency (GIZ), the United Nations Secretariat for Biological Diversity (CBD), and the German Federal Ministry for Environment (BMUB). Jennifer is passionate about all things environmental and, when not in front of a computer, can often be found capturing nature’s beauty with her camera.
Daniel Ball
Daniel Ball
US
Dan is a short story writer who is living in Manhattan while his wife, Melissa, earns her Ph.D. A New Jersey native, he graduated from Rutgers University, and recently completed an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine, where he studied with one of his favorite authors, Rick Bass. He enjoys roasting coffee, skiing, wrestling bears in underground competitions, and lying about the third fact in a series.
Nienke Beintema
Nienke Beintema
Netherlands
Nienke holds an MSc in Biology (Ecology) from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. She also obtained a certificate in Environmental Education from the University of Minnesota, US. Nienke is enjoying a bohemian life in a small green village near the Dutch coast, combining freelance science writing and consultancies for a variety of organizations. These include UNEP-AEWA, the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research and the Dutch national newspaper NRC. She has a passion for nature and outdoor adventures. In her spare time she used to work as a whalewatching guide in Arctic Norway, but is now very happy teaching her kids how to paddle and climb trees.
Paola Bettelli
Paola Bettelli
Colombia
Paola is an attorney, admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Bogotá, Colombia. She holds an LL.M in International Trade and Business Law from Fordham Law School (NY), a J.D. (cum laude) from Pace Law School (NY), and an Attorney at Law degree from Universidad de los Andes’ Law School (Colombia, South America).

Ms. Bettelli has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of international law, environmental law and sustainable development. Working as a diplomat, she was the lead negotiator for the Colombian government in multilateral climate change, biodiversity and the movement of hazardous wastes negotiations. She headed the Climate Change Office of the Colombian Ministry of the Environment and, as such, she was the designated authority for the approval of Clean Development Mechanism projects under the UNFCCC in Colombia, was responsible for setting national policies on climate change and representing the Colombian government in climate change multilateral negotiations.

Ms. Bettelli also worked for the United Nations as Senior Economic Affairs Officer in the New York Office of the UN Regional Commissions. In that capacity she actively participated in high-level UN task forces on climate change and on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More recently, she provided strategic guidance to the UN Regional Commissions on their positioning in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. During this time, Ms. Bettelli was responsible for drafting the UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) reports on regional cooperation for 2009, 2010 and 2015, with inputs from the UN Regional Commissions.

Ms. Bettelli also has experience working for the private sector as Environmental Markets Director for ICAP Securities in Colombia, as an analyst and consultant for the Andean Center for Environmental Economics (CAEMA), and as an ENB writer and Outreach and Fund Development Officer for the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD). She has published articles on sustainable development in Colombia and in publications of the New York Bar association. Ms. Bettelli also taught International Environmental Law at Universidad de los Andes’ Law School.

Ms. Bettelli currently works as an independent consultant in the fields of international law, environmental law and sustainable development. She currently teaches legal writing for non-J.D. students as adjunct professor at Fordham Law School. She also mentors middle school children in their participation in the “Future City” - Endeavor competition, which aims to challenge children to find innovative solutions to environmental and sustainability challenges and to design the cities of the future. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter. She is an avid reader and enjoys travelling, art, animals, nature, swimming and meditation.
Rishikesh Ram Bhandary
Rishikesh Ram Bhandary
Nepal
Rishi , born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, is currently a doctoral student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy where he is specializing in climate change policy and negotiations. He entered the world of climate negotiations as a youth delegate in Bali and has never left. He has worked on forest carbon issues for the Nepali Ministry of Forests and the World Bank. He is training for the Boston Marathon 2013!
Brianna Botchwey
Brianna Botchwey
Canada
Brianna Botchwey is a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. Her research examines the impact of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on foreign aid policy and practice in Canada, the UK and Sweden. In addition to her research, she has worked for Global Affairs Canada, the OECD and the Munk School Environmental Governance Lab.
Katherine Browne
Katherine Browne
US
Katie is a Detroit-based writer, photographer, and podcast developer. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in environmental policy at the University of Michigan where her research focuses on the politics of climate adaptation. Katie is currently completing a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship in Madagascar, exploring how the country’s unique sociopolitical environment shapes its vulnerability and adaptation efforts. When not working or writing, Katie is likely to be found kayaking in the Great Lakes or hiking in her home state of North Carolina.
Laura Bullon-Cassis
Laura Bullon-Cassis
Switzerland/Spain
Laura is an international development worker and researcher. She holds an MSc in Global Politics and a BSc in Sociology, both from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She has held roles at, among others, the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and a communications consultancy. She has published in academic and media outlets, including OpenDemocracy, Global Policy Journal and The Global Journal. Now based in NYC, she is currently working towards a PhD in Media, Culture and Communications at New York University. Her research interests span societal and ideological shifts related to transnational issues and organizations, and the normative impact of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Pamela Chasek
Pamela Chasek, Ph.D.
US
Pam is trying to juggle motherhood, the Earth Negotiations Bulletin and an academic career. In addition to serving as co-founder and executive editor of the Bulletin, Pam has published articles on developing country capacity building for environmental negotiations, scientific uncertainty in negotiations, professional cultures in negotiations, desertification and the UNCCD, and various environmental treaties and negotiating processes. Her most recent books are: Transforming Multilateral Diplomacy: The Inside Story of the Sustainable Development Goals (Routledge, 2018) Global Environmental Politics, 7th edition (Westview Press, 2016) and The Roads from Rio: Lessons Learned from Twenty Years of Multilateral Environmental Negotiations (co-edited with Lynn Wagner; Routledge, 2012). She was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Wellington, New Zealand in 2007 and the results of her research have been published by the East-West Center: “Confronting Environmental Treaty Implementation Challenges in the Pacific Islands” Pam is also a Professor of International Relations at Manhattan College in New York City.
Aaron Cosbey
Aaron Cosbey
Canada
Aaron is a development economist with expertise in trade and investment law and policy, and climate change policy. He has the privilege to work both with ENB and with IISD’s program research teams, and has consulted to a long list of IGOs, UN agencies, NGOs and national governments. He lives and works at the foot of a ski hill in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.
Herman Njoroge Chege
Herman Njoroge Chege
Kenya
Herman is a self-confessed polymath with interests in photography, design, statistics, GIS and conservation science with an ability to learn new things in record time. He holds a Master’s degree in Conservation biology from the University of Nairobi and has been an exchange scholar at the Haub School of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming in the USA, he has had training on numerous topics in India, Uganda, and USA and most recently in South Africa. He conducts biodiversity research with the Kenya Wetland Biodiversity Research Group at the National Museums of Kenya when not busy running around taking beautiful pictures of East Africa and its people.
Jennifer Covert
Jennifer Covert
US
While working towards her recently received master’s degree in International Environmental Policy Jennifer also acted as a voice for the endangered southern sea otters as Senior Program Manager for Friends of the Sea Otter in Monterey, California. She has since moved to New York City, where she worked for the Zeitz Foundation, developing a community participatory oriented agroforestry manual and assisting the communications advisor. She also volunteered for Panthera, a wild cat conservation organization, feeding her insurmountable adoration towards felines. When Jennifer is not working or volunteering, she’s most likely out in fancy shoes dancing tango.
Ben Crowe
Ben Crowe
United Kingdom
Ben is an award-winning filmmaker and communications for development specialist with a focus on human rights and sustainable development. He produces educational and advocacy videos for international NGOs, and investigative documentary, often working in conflict and post-conflict environments. Over the last few years he has worked extensively in East and Central Africa on training and community capacity building activities. Prior to filmmaking Ben spent many years in various senior research and strategy roles in UK Central Government. He holds an MSc in Gender & Development from the London School of Economics and MA Cantab in Social & Political Science.
Deborah Davenport
Deborah Davenport, Ph.D.
US
Debbie holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University in Atlanta and is the author of Global Environmental Negotiations and US Interests (2006, Palgrave Macmillan) as well as numerous articles and chapters in the area of international environmental politics. After directing environmental work at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta in the mid-1990s, Debbie taught International Relations full time for a number of years then left academia for the private sector. Having recently completed a two-year stint as Visiting Senior Research Associate at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment she now spends half her time teaching at Georgia State University and half on commissioned research. She has covered numerous meetings and processes for IISD Reporting Services since 1996, including the completion of the Kyoto Protocol.
Elaine de la Rosa Limjoco
Elaine de la Rosa Limjoco
The Philippines
Elaine has joined us as a Logistics Coordinator. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Management of Financial Institutions at De La Salle University, Philippines. In spite of her finance education, she has managed to work across multiple industries with varying positions. She worked with Management in Boston Bank (Phils.), a Licensed Trader at the Philippine Stock Exchange, shifted to the Airline Industry and handled Operations, then went into IT Outsourcing and initiated the creation of the very first TELCO Help Desk in the Philippines covering more than 250 satellite offices all over the country. Elaine has two boys, ages 9 and 5. She loves to travel and experience life with the world’s different cultures. She likes water sports like swimming, scuba diving, water skiing, etc. Outside of IISD, if she’s not out exploring new places to visit or eat, you expect to see her by the baseball field cheering for her kid’s baseball team; or is usually home helping the kids with their school work.
Nicole de Paula
Nicole de Paula, Ph.D.
Brazil
Nicole de Paula holds a Ph.D. in Political Science/International Relations from Sciences Po Paris and is a former fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR) at the Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), Washington D.C. In 2010, she was awarded a fellowship to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science as part of the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN). Prior to joining the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), she worked for the International Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (Iddri), as well as for the UN Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. At SCBD, she assisted the Principal Officer of the Implementation and technical Support Division to advance the Business and Biodiversity Program. She also worked previously on the European research project RAMSES, which aimed to deliver quantified evidence of the impacts of climate change and the costs and benefits of a wide range of adaptation measures, focusing on cities. Currently Nicole is the Executive Director of Global Health Asia Institute (GHAI), a Bangkok-based think tank, where she works with a diverse group of people to advance her organizations’ mission: to research and inform the linkages of health and well-being with sustainable development, environmental conservation, and social equity. Convinced that improving sustainability communication is urgent, she voluntarily joined the Commission for Education and Communication (CEC) of the IUCN-The International Union for Conservation of Nature- for the period 2017-2020.
Francis Dejon
Francis Dejon
Canada
Francis Dejon is one of the ENB team’s Digital Editor. Taking cool pictures all over the world while working on our web site. Francis also has his own company on the Internet which he intends to develop into an internet powerhouse someday. His 18 hours a day of hard work at meetings justifies his 4 hours of “loud” sleep.
Daniela Diz
Daniela Diz, Ph.D.
Brazil
Daniela holds a Master of Marine Management degree from Dalhousie University in Canada and a Law degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. She did her Ph.D. on the Law of the Sea at the University of Edinburgh in the UK, focusing on the implementation of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. She loves yoga, meditation, hiking, cycling, sea kayaking and watching movies.
Peter Doran
Peter Doran, Ph.D.
Ireland
Peter is a lecturer in sustainable development, environment and planning at the School of Law at Queens University in Belfast Committee. He now lives and works in Belfast, retreating to his native Donegal in the North West at every opportunity where he maintains a cottage in Quigleys Point. His research interests include consumerism, advertising, political culture and sustainable consumption. He has served on the Executives of the Green Party in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. He is married to Stephanie and has a son, Oisín.
Anna Dubrova
Anna Dubrova
Ukraine
Anna is a Ph.D. candidate in Global Governance and Human Security at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a research associate at the Center for Governance and Sustainability. Her research focuses on global environmental governance of hazardous chemicals and waste. Anna’s work aims to explain process of MEAs implementation and assess effectiveness of Montreal Protocol as well as Basel and Stockholm Conventions. Before starting her Ph.D., she got her LL.M. at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and interned for UN Environment Program.
Ángeles Estrada
Ángeles Estrada
Argentina
Ángeles became one of our Digital Editors at the end of 2006. She is Argentinian, but as a daughter of a diplomat was born in Austria and spent her childhood in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and China. She has a degree in Industrial Design from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she also teaches Design. Her work focuses on ecodesign, and her studio ‘MinimahUella’ designs products that minimize environmental impact by analyzing their life-cycle and using recycled materials. She loves reading the newspaper on Sunday mornings with her husband and her little dog Neron.
Socorro Estrada
Socorro Estrada
Argentina
Socorro is our Spanish translator since October 2002. Socorro is doing her masters degree in Journalism at the University of San Andrés, which is also sponsored by the School of Journalism of the University of Columbia. Apart from that, she also works as a freelance journalist for different business magazines and for Clarín, an important Argentinean newspaper. Socorro has two sons, Mateo (4) and Manuel (3). In her spare time, she likes to travel and take pictures.
Richard de Ferranti
Richard de Ferranti
Australia
For the last two years Richard is has been working on international carbon market issues with Australia’s Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, focusing particularly on emissions trading developments in the Asia-Pacific region and Kyoto markets. He previously worked for several years on Australia’s renewable energy policy and legislation after working on climate change science communication at the International Polar Foundation and with ENB.
Lynn Finnegan
Lynn Finnegan
Northern Ireland
Lynn holds an LL.M in Global Environment and Climate Change Law from Edinburgh University and an MA in Geography from Oxford University. She specializes in natural resources and community rights, and has worked for three years with the Quaker United Nations Office in Switzerland. Her work has focused on the links between natural resources, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, with research in agrobiodiversity, forests, land management and the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities. She has worked with the Karen Hilltribes Trust, IIED, various organic farms, and is currently leading an independently published magazine called Freckle, celebrating people, landscapes, traditional livelihoods and storytelling in Northern Ireland. Lynn can usually be found outside: cycling, surfing, climbing or generally wandering the great outdoors. She remains fascinated in peoples relationships to their landscapes and ecosystems.
Adam Fishman
Adam Fishman
US
Adam holds a Master’s in Environmental Management from Yale University, with a concentration in business and the environment. He particularly enjoys working at the intersection of global governance frameworks and the private sector, enabling businesses and other non-state actors to accelerate implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. Adam previously worked at World Resources Institute (WRI) for four years. He has consulted for corporate and non-profit clients, UN agencies and development practitioners, and has worked in Europe, Africa and South America. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University, where he double majored in Environmental Studies and Government. Adam is based in New York and in his spare time can be found playing foosball or riding his bike to a club softball game.
Claudia Friedrich
Claudia Friedrich
Germany
Claudia has a B.A. degree in intercultural studies which she achieved in Florence, Italy. Speaking fluent German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, she has been working as a translator and in various other roles at numerous international events and conferences. As she loves travelling and meeting different cultures, she has joined the ENB Team as a Logistics Coordinator, based in Bonn, Germany. With her passion for sports and photography, she likes to spend lots of time outside at the fresh air.
Mongi Gadhoum
Mongi Gadhoum
Tunisia
Mongi, our French language translator, lives in Tunis, although he can  sometimes be found in Paris, where his daughters work..
Eréndira García
Eréndira García
Mexico
Eréndira got a degree on Biology in Mexico and an MSc on Marine and Fisheries Science in Scotland. Former Head of the Department of Wildlife International Agreements in the Mexican Environment Ministry, she moved in 2007 to Madrid and works now as freelance consultant. With a lifetime interest on marine stuff, she has recently written the book “Sharks: conservation, fishing and international trade".
Tasha Goldberg
Tasha Goldberg
US
Tasha lives in Hawaii where her passion for indigenous culture and the relationship between people and plants is a thriving reality. She founded Sustainable Solutions in 2004 with the goal of implementing strategic sustainability programs globally and maintaining an active voice in the ongoing planetary dialogue of sustainable development. Her efforts focus on empowering indigenous communities, adding value throughout supply chains, cultivating carbon awareness, and fostering the sustainable use of natural resources. Since receiving her degree in Ethnobotany, and working on her Certificate to become a GHG Accountant from the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, Tasha has collaborated with businesses, governmental agencies, elders, scientists, and artists to bring these varied populations to action. She works with a colorful range of clients such as the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), the International Trade Center (ITC, a joint agency of United Nations and World Trade Organization), Estee Lauder, Aveda, Neill Corporation, ArXotica and others. Tasha is also the author of a number of publications on the topics of ethnobotany and sustainability, and recently presented her research at the Global Conference on Global Warming in Istanbul. She helped write the curriculum for the University of Alaska’s first Ethnobotany certificate program.
María Gutiérrez
María Gutiérrez, Ph.D.
Mexico
María got her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the City University of New York with a dissertation on the creation of a market for sinks under the Kyoto Protocol. She has taught Human Ecology and Cultural Anthropology and often works with the UNFCCC secretariat on matters related to adaptation to climate change. She likes long walks, is a student of kyudo (Japanese archery), and has a strange fascination for all things LULUCF and for annotated agendas.
Reem Hajjar
Reem Hajjar, Ph.D.
Lebanon/Canada
Reem’s research and teaching interests focus on community-based forest management as a tool for poverty alleviation and the promotion of sustainable landscapes in developing countries. In her work as a Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the University of British Columbia and the Rights and Resources Initiative in Washington, DC, she is currently looking at the role of secondary-level institutions in promoting small-scale and community forestry in Ghana and Mexico. Reem has a Ph.D. in Forestry (UBC), an MA in Conservation Biology (Columbia), and a BSc in Biology (McGill), and has been covering forestry and biodiversity meetings for IISD since 2005. Besides trekking through tropical jungles, she enjoys cooking, swimming in oceans, and navigating through metropolises.
Gerrit Hansen
Gerrit Hansen
Germany
Dr Gerrit Hansen is a researcher, political advisor and independent consultant with expertise in international climate policy, attribution of climate impacts, green finance, renewable energy technologies, carbon dioxide removal options and climate-resilient sustainable development. She holds a doctorate from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, a diploma in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University Berlin and a Master of Science degree in Global Change Management from the University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde (HNEE). Former employers and clients include research institutes, UN organizations, government agencies, think tanks and NGOs. In addition to her academic credentials, Gerrit has ample experience in project management and political strategy in both international and local contexts, and is also active as a certified conflict mediator in Berlin, where she's based. It is her firm belief that global environmental challenges are intertwined with questions of equity and justice. Therefore the transformational change that's needed to address climate change will have to tackle both. Gerrit works in English and German, speaks Spanish, understands French and is currently learning Norwegian. She loves the outdoors, especially North of 66°. You can find more on Gerrit on her personal website www.gerrit-hansen.net
Kate Harris
Kate Harris
Canada
Kate Harris is a writer with a knack for getting lost. Her debut memoir, Lands of Lost Borders, about cycling the Silk Road, was a number one national bestseller in Canada and the winner of the RBC Taylor Prize, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, and the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, among others. The book has been translated into several languages. Harris has degrees in science from MIT and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and in the history of science from Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. She lives off-grid in a log cabin in northernmost British Columbia. www.kateharris.ca
Matthew Hengesbaugh
Matthew Hengesbaugh
US
Matthew Hengesbaugh is a Communications Coordinator currently supporting the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) with action research on the 2030 Development Agenda. Matthew has worked extensively in the Asia-Pacific region advocating and delivering sustainable development policy objectives since 2006, over which time he has advised and consulted with the United Nations, including the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) on issues including climate change, green jobs, green economy, and sustainable consumption and production. He received his M.A. from University of Trento, Italy, where as an Erasmus Mundus scholar he studied Local Economic Development. In addition, he also holds a M.A. in International Relations from the University of Wollongong, Australia, as well as B.A.s in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Dina Hestad
Dina Hestad, Ph.D.
Norway
Dina is a Research Advisor for cCHANGE, a research-based enterprise in Oslo that offers knowledge and inspiration for transformations in a changing climate. She has a decade of experience researching and advising NGOs, businesses, and governments from around the world on promoting climate change adaptation and transformations, including working with the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and UNDP’s Program of Assistance to the Palestinian People. Dina holds: a DPhil from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute where she researched how ‘Sustainability-Oriented Hybrid Organisations’ help promote sustainability transformations in cities; a Masters of Environment from the University of Melbourne where she focussed on climate finance in the Pacific; and a Bachelor of Human Geography from the University of Oslo. In her spare time, she enjoys powerlifting, travelling, scuba diving, and mountain hiking.
Dina Hestad
Katarina Hovden
Norway
Katarina Hovden is a Ph.D. Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, where she is writing her Ph.D. on ecological jurisprudence and efforts to give Nature a voice in the law – through legal personhood and the rights of Nature. Originally from Norway, Katarina has worked and studied in many parts of the world, spending most of her adult life in the UK, where she completed her BA in Law (University of Cambridge), and in the Netherlands, where she took an LLM in public international law (University of Amsterdam). Amongst her passions are people, mountains, music, and yoga.
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Samoa
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson is a Pacific islander with a passion for viewing international environmental law and policy from a Small Island Developing State perspective. She is a Thematic Expert for Climate Change Policy and Practice for IISD SDG Hub and currently pursuing a PhD in state sovereignty implications of oceans and climate change on Pacific islands. She is co-founder of Women in Climate Change in Samoa. As a Reuters Fellow at the University of Oxford she wrote “Staying Afloat in Paradise” a study of climate change coverage in the UK and Pacific islands. She is an award-winning environmental journalist and has been recognized by the US State Department for her work in empowering women through the media.
Brandon Jourdan
Brandon Jourdan
US
Brandon is a journalist and filmmaker who has contributed to Democracy Now!, the NY Times, CNN, Reuters, Deep Dish TV, Independent Media Center, Now with Bill Moyers, Foreign Exchange, and Free Speech TV. Since 2011, he has worked together with Marianne Maeckelbergh on www.globaluprisings.org, an independent news site and video series dedicated to showing responses to the economic crisis and authoritarianism. Together they have produced over 20 short documentary films covering the large-scale uprisings, occupations, protests and revolutions in Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Greece, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Turkey and the United States.
Natalie Jones
Natalie Jones, Ph.D.
New Zealand
Natalie is a international lawyer, researcher and writer, born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand. She was recently awarded a Ph.D. in international law from the University of Cambridge, where her research focused on indigenous peoples' participation in international organizations. She is currently a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge, where her current research examines the intersections of global justice and existential risk. Her other research interests include the representation of future generations in policymaking, climate change litigation, and fossil fuel supply-side policy. Natalie also holds an LL.M in international law from the University of Cambridge, and a B.Sc in physics and LLB(Hons) from the University of Canterbury. She has taught human rights law, international environmental law and EU environmental law at Cambridge, and has worked for the Stockholm Environment Institute, the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defence, and the Climate Litigation Network. When not working, Natalie can often be found making music, exploring nature, and honing her skills as a “plant mom”.
Harry Jonas, LL.M.
Harry Jonas, LL.M.
United Kingdom
Harry is a lawyer specializing in the environment and human rights. He works for Natural Justice, a young South African NGO that promotes the full implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Stefan Jungcurt
Stefan Jungcurt, Ph.D.
Germany
Stefan has worked for IISD as project officer on the negotiations on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD) and as associate working in the areas of sustainable agriculture, genetic resources for food and agriculture, and linkages between international regulation on biodiversity conservation and other issue areas such as trade and climate change. He completed his Ph.D. on institutional interplay in global environmental governance at Humboldt University, Berlin in 2007. Originally from Germany, Stefan is currently based in Gatineau, Québec, where he spends his free time exploring the great Canadian outdoors.
Tallash Kantai
Tallash Kantai
Kenya/Uganda
Tallash holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She studied International Relations and minored in Environmental Studies at undergraduate level at the United States International University. She has worked as a communications officer for the UN Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia, allowing her the privilege of interacting with key stakeholders in the management of REDD in that country. Her interests include REDD+, chemicals management, biodiversity and renewable energy. Her other interests include promoting civic engagement, taking photos, and campaigning for women’s rights. Tallash also enjoys planning events, picnicking, dancing, singing wildly, and hiking.
Pia M. Kohler
Pia M. Kohler, Ph.D.
Switzerland
Pia has been writing for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin since 2002. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy at Williams College in Western Massachusetts, having previously taught at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her research interests include the incorporation of science advice in multilateral environmental agreements and global chemicals governance. She holds a PhD in International Environmental Policy from MIT, a Masters in environmental sciences from Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a B.Sc. in Geography and Environmental Science from McGill University.
Vijay Krishnan Kolinjivadi
Vijay Krishnan Kolinjivadi
US / Canada
Vijay is an ecologist by training (B.Sc. Edinburgh University) and holds an MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics. His dissertation focused on how the construction of values towards ecosystem services differs between private and more social settings. Between his studies, he worked in Singapore as a conservation education officer developing and promoting environmental education programmes for both the primary and secondary school curriculum. He is increasingly interested in the fields of ecological economics and political ecology and is currently completing his PhD at McGill University analysing the theory and empirical design of payments for ecosystem services from a social justice perspective. He is a confirmed wanderer having lived and conducted research in 8 countries across 4 continents, working with NGOs, international research institutes (CIFOR) and UNEP. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, deep conversations, photography and riding his penny farthing bicycle (ever-increasingly long-distance).
Elena Kosolapova
Elena Kosolapova, Ph.D.
Russia/Netherlands
Raised by a Russian mother and Dutch step-father, Elena grew up in an international multilingual environment. She has lived in Moscow, Washington, Ulan Bator and Amsterdam, and is currently based on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Elena holds a Master’s degree in linguistics, an LL.M. in international law from Utrecht University, and a Ph.D. in law from the University of Amsterdam. Elena wrote her doctoral dissertation on interstate liability for climate change-related damage, which has been published in the series “Humanity, Earth and Law in the Third Millennium” (Eleven International Publishing, 2013). Elena’s area of expertise is public international law, including international environmental law, climate law, and the law of state responsibility. Elena enjoys fishing, horse-riding, a good game of squash and, most of all, lazing on the couch with her husband Chris and their two felines Cumin and Pomodoro.
Kati Kulovesi
Kati Kulovesi, Ph.D.
Finland
Kati specializes in climate, environmental, energy and WTO law, with a Ph.D. and LL.M. degrees from the LSE. She teaches international and EU climate law and policy, and supervises Ph.D. students as Adjunct Professor (Docent) in climate law at the University of Eastern Finland Law School. She joined the ENB team in 2004 with a passion for climate negotiations. She has previously taught at the LSE and consults various governments, international organizations, carbon funds and NGOs on her areas of expertise. During her time with the ENB, she has lived in the UK, Italy, Senegal, Cyprus, Belgium and Finland, travelled around the world with fellow ENBers and published widely on climate and WTO issues..
Ana Maria Lebada
Ana Maria Lebada
Romania
Currently following the UN General Assembly and the UN negotiations on sustainable development and the post-2015 development agenda for IISD, Ana Maria is a sociocultural anthropologist working in international development, focusing on sustainable development financing. As Adviser for the Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN, Ana Maria works on UN’s Economic and Financial Committee, covering the issues related to UN’s Post 2015 Development Agenda, in particular the financing for development (FfD), technology transfer and the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) areas. As Thematic Area Expert for the International Institute for Sustainable Development, she looks at the broader issues related to UN’s Post 2015 Development Agenda.

Ana Maria has a multi-layered understanding of the complex interlinkages between sustainable development, international policy, national sovereignty, institutional frameworks and civic engagement, subjects that she studied during her Masters at Columbia University. While at Columbia, she worked for the Vale Columbia Center for Sustainable International Investment and Columbia Business School; was the Communications Director of the Columbia University Coalition for Sustainable Development; and the Associate Director of Marketing for the Columbia University Earth Summit. She has a Bachelors degree in Communications from The National School of Political and Administrative Studies (Romania) and Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen (Belgium).
Kati Kulovesi
Alexandra Lefevre
Colombia/France
Alex is native French and Spanish, with degrees in Public Law and Public Administration, a Postgraduate Degree in Communications, Conflicts and Peace, and a Master’s Degree in International Law and Sustainable Development. She has been working as a legal translator since 2002, specialized in International matters and Environmental Diplomacy. She has also been a consultant and a volunteer for a series of NGOs in Bogotá, Paris, New Orleans and Barcelona, mostly dedicated to defending civil and environmental rights, monitoring environmental offenses, crafting and managing development projects, and community relief in general.
Jennifer Lenhart
Jennifer Lenhart, Ph.D.
US/Sweden
Jennifer holds a Ph.D. from Wageningen University (the Netherlands) and an MSc in Environmental Science, Policy & Management, from Lund University (Sweden) and Central European University (Hungary). Her research and passion centre on urban environments. Jennifer’s love of cities builds from a conviction that compact mixed-use urban planning provides a high quality of life, while reducing sprawl, ensuring open and natural spaces can endure. A wanderer since childhood, Jennifer grew up across the United States (Seattle, Honolulu and Boston) often traveling to Europe to visit family and has lived in Sweden, Hungary, Thailand, Haiti and Kenya – working with NGOs, local governments, UN-Habitat and research institutions. She loves the outdoors in any facet possible: hiking, biking, skiing and camping as well as her balcony in Amsterdam – perfect for a small garden or sleeping outside on warm summer nights.
Faye Leone
Faye Leone
US
Faye is a Project Manager with the IISD Knowledge Programme, serving as a content editor on the SDG Knowledge Hub. She has a Masters in International Affairs with a concentration in trade and sustainable development. Her experience includes community organizing in Boston, refugee advocacy in Washington, DC, human rights and environmental fact-finding and mediation training with Burmese communities in Thailand, global governance – particularly UN reform and elections/appointments, and sustainable business. She is based in Beacon, NY.
Kate Louw
Kate Louw
South Africa
Kate is currently completing her masters in energy, poverty and development at the University of Cape Town. Her areas of expertise are low-income energy usage within developing countries and the economic framework surrounding energy usage decisions. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, music and changing her hair color.
Mari Luomi, Ph.D.
Finland
Mari Luomi is an Abu Dhabi-based sustainability consultant. She specialises in climate change, energy and sustainable development policy in the Gulf, and global climate governance and negotiations. She has been part of the ENB team and has contributed to the SDG Knowledge Hub since 2013. Mari holds a PhD in Middle East Politics from Durham University, and has previously worked with the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Georgetown University and Finnish Institute of International Affairs, among others.
Suzi Malan
Suzi Malan, Ph.D.
South Africa
Suzi holds a PhD in forest resource management from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She has a multi-disciplinary academic background in nature conservation, rural development, land use planning, and agriculture. She switches between social and environmental development work, and is passionate about supporting improved governance in Africa. She has lived in 5 countries on 4 continents, but calls South Africa home, where she is currently part of a new initiative with large private mine companies that are partnering with government to improve the wellbeing of mine communities. Suzi thrives in environments focused on finding holistic policy solutions to enhance sustainability, and to contribute to lasting solutions for environmental management and humanitarian challenges.
Leila Mead
Leila Mead
US
Leila is our Worldwide recognized photographer who takes stunning pictures of delegates from any angle. Being the official photographer from the last UN Climate Change Conference - Poznań 2008, Leila continues living in San Francisco with her Nikon. Leila is also a writer and sometimes team leader for ENB teams. Leila received a Master in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Ikuho Miyazawa
Ikuho Miyazawa
Japan
Ikuho obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Clark University in the United States on international relations and development, and her Master’s degree from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland on political science. She joined the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan, in January 2010 and has specialized in environmental cooperation in East Asia and research towards Rio+20 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while working closely with international organizations, Japanese government agencies, and other civil society organizations. Ikuho is currently communications manager at IGES and her current research topics include SDGs implementation in Asian countries and the private sector. She is also a visiting lecturer at J.F. Oberlin University, Japan..
Elisa Morgera
Elisa Morgera, Ph.D.
Italy
Elisa specializes in international, European and comparative environmental law. Elisa is a Lecturer in European Environmental Law at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and a regular contributor to the Yearbook of International Environmental Law, the Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. She previously worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the UN Development Programme.
Natalia Mroz
Natalia Mroz
Australia/Poland
Natalia is a photographer and media consultant who’s work has defined the profile of many UN agencies, NGOs, IGOs and corporate foundations. She has over 15 years experience in producing innovative audio-visual content focusing on sustainable development, wildlife conservation and humanitarian issues, travelling extensively in developing countries to photograph, write, and film stories which deliver results for communities and the organisations which support them. Based in East Africa for the last decade, she has also worked on the strategic side of communications, crafting high-level, global media campaigns as part of the UN Environment Program’s in-house communications team, and prior to that, at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Natalia’s personal work and incurable sense of adventure usually finds her camped under the stars, with her trusty 4x4, listening to the songs and stories of the world’s most remote communities. Many of her portraits and landscapes pay homage to the beauty and rich cultural history of indigenous people. You can see more of her work here. Originally from Australia, Natalia has a joint BA Hons. (1st) in Media and Communications and International Relations from the University of NSW, where she specialised in journalism and audio-visual production.
Miquel Muñoz
Miquel Muñoz, Ph.D.
Spain
Miquel worked for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He did a post-doctoral fellow at Boston University’s Pardee Center for the study of the longer-range future. He holds a doctorate from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where his dissertation focussed on policies for the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources. Miquel also holds a MA degree in International Relations and Environmental Policy and a MS degree in Environmental Management and Ecological Economics, as well as a bachelor degree in Physics. His current research interests include renewable energy and climate change policies, global governance and human development. He is curious, cheerful, and enjoys people, traveling and good food.
Mike Muzurakis
Mike Muzurakis
Greece
Mike joined ENB as a Digital Editor in 2012. He studied Industrial Administration in the University of Piraeus and Philosophy of Science in the University of Athens. He is a web developer and the co-founder of the open source oriented startup Mist.io. He has been engaged in several participatory news networks and enjoys music, photography and fishing.
Wangu Mwangi
Wangu Mwangi
Kenya
Wangu lives with her family in Maastricht, the Netherlands. After a five-year stint with United Nations University, she moved back to full-time consulting in 2008. She is co-founder of a small consultancy, Learning for Development, as a Development Communications. Wangu is currently working hard to re-establish her roots in Kenya.
Gillian Nelson
Gillian Nelson, Ph.D.
United Kingdom
Gillian holds a Ph.D. in International Climate Politics from Newcastle University. She is currently based in the south of France, working as an independent consultant. Her doctoral research developed a human rights-based framework for a new global climate agreement, considering the relevance and implications of equity issues such as emissions embedded in global trade, historic emissions and the right to development. Her main research interests include international climate politics, sustainable development and global climate justice. As a consultant she has been commissioned to undertake projects for NGOs, universities and international organisations, and is currently working on an exciting project giving policy advice for the preparation of INDCs. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Politics and has spent time working at the OECD and UNESCO. She speaks French and English and would like to learn Japanese.
Kate Neville
Kate Neville, Ph.D.
Canada
Kate is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Political Science and the School of the Environment, with research interests in the political economy of energy, environmental activism, and resource governance. Her post-doctoral research, at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, focused on hydraulic fracturing debates in the Yukon. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of British Columbia, a Master’s of Environmental Science from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and a BScH in biology from Queen’s University. When not in Toronto, you'll find her in an off-grid cabin in northern BC. .
Diego Noguera
Diego Noguera
Colombia
Diego joined the team in 2000 and has covered ENB meetings since 2003. He is a good example of the new generation of online jobs, working from Bogotá, Colombia, while solving the technical and digital problems of staff and consultants in New York, Geneva, Winnipeg, and two dozen other cities worldwide. Diego has a degree in Systems Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Networking and E-business. He enjoys playing soccer and watching documentaries.
Dorothy Wanja Nyingi
Dorothy Wanja Nyingi, Ph.D.
Kenya
Dorothy (also known as Wanja) lives in Nairobi and works as an ichthyologist with the National Museums of Kenya. She acquired a Ph.D. in the University of Montpellier II in France studying morphological and genetic diversity of Nile tilapia of Africa. She’s involved in various biodiversity projects and has special interest in interactions of local communities with biodiversity, especially in the application of indigenous knowledge in species conservation. She enjoys the cultural experiences from traveling and meeting new people, snorkeling, nature walks and game drives.
Simon Høiberg Olsen
Simon Høiberg Olsen
Denmark
Simon Høiberg Olsen has been with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) since 2010. Prior to that he spent 3 years with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific. He has been actively involved in various research, development and civil society projects and initiatives focusing on environmental governance and civil society participation, since the idea for the SDGs was initially introduced in 2011. He has a Masters Degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Copenhagen and is pursuing a Ph.D. with the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the Central European University in Budapest.
Olivia Pasini
Olivia Pasini
Italy/Switzerland/United Kingdom
Olivia is an environmental communications consultant, operating from a medieval village in Tuscany. She is from English and Italian parents but grew up in Switzerland before roaming the world following her passion for travel and nature. She holds a degree in Biology and a Masters in Pollution and Environmental Control. Having worked for the World Conservation Union (IUCN), WWF, and other international organisations, she is now getting her teeth into the Italian environmental sector. When not in front of a computer, she can be found dashing around the countryside capturing the essence of rural life on camera.
Delia Paul
Delia Paul
Malaysia
Delia is a Malaysian writer, editor and communication consultant working with environment and development agencies in the Asia-Pacific region. She has been based in the Mekong region since the mid-90s, formerly managing corporate communications for the secretariat of a multilateral organization, the Mekong River Commission. She has carried out consulting assignments with many organizations including the International Labour Organization (ILO), Oxfam Australia, the Stockholm Environment Institute, WWF and WorldFish, as well as tutoring in public policy and management at the University of York, UK. Delia’s research interests include poverty reduction, labour migration, and public participation in environmental decision making. She previously worked at the Australian Conservation Foundation and World Vision Australia in Melbourne, and at The Star newspaper in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Teya Penniman
Teya Penniman
US
Teya lives in Hawaii. After life as a seabird biologist, she obtained an MBA, J.D., and Dispute Resolution Certificate from Willamette University, focusing on natural resource economics, and domestic and international environmental law. Following stints in public and private practice, she and her family moved to the Island of Maui, where she managed an island-wide invasive species project for 15 years, and continues to focus on protection of island ecosystems. She also serves as a mediator with the state agricultural mediation program, as a pro bono arbitrator for the state court, and writes for local magazines on the environment and culture. With a hiatus here and there, Teya has been a writer, team leader and/or video producer for ENB since 1997.
Priscila Pereira de Andrade
Priscila Pereira de Andrade, Ph.D.
Brazil
Priscila holds a Ph.D. in International Law from Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris I), a MSc in Law of international relations from the Center University of Brasília (Uniceub) and a Specialization degree in International Environmental Law from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). She is a lawyer enrolled in the Brazilian Bar. Priscila currently lives in Italy and collaborates as a cultore della materia at the Department of International Law of the University of Pisa and as an expert of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD working group on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts. She previously worked as an associate professor (teaching Transnational Environmental Law) at the Center University of Brasília and for the Brazilian Diplomatic Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. Her research interests include International Environmental Law in general, renewable energy (biofuels), Corporate Social Responsibility, environment protection under Human Rights, International trade and investment law. She is particularly interested in the use of contracts and private certification schemes for sustainable development (climate contracts, agricultural land investment contracts, and International deep seabed exploration and exploitation contracts - Law of the sea). Priscila speaks fluently Portuguese, English, French, and Italian and enjoys doing cooking lessons, yoga and wine tasting on her spare time.
Jose Felix Pinto-Bazurco
Jose Felix Pinto-Bazurco, Ph.D.
Peru/Germany
Jose F. Pinto-Bazurco specializes in International Environmental Law and has professional experience in public administration, the private sector and research. He has followed intergovernmental processes in different capacities: as an adviser for the Peruvian delegation, as a researcher for the Freie Universität Berlin and Columbia University, and as a legal consultant for the UNFCCC secretariat. In 2015, the Alexander Humboldt Foundation awarded him a fellowship for his research on the implementation of international climate change law in developing countries. He holds a Ph.D. in Public International Law from Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, and an LL.M. in European Law from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania.
Panos Pomakis
Panos Pomakis
Greece
Panos holds an MSc in Ecosystem Services from the University of Edinburgh, UK and a BSc in Economics from the University of Macedonia in Greece. He has acquired experience in biodiversity mapping, analysis of stakeholders’ value attribution to nature and tourism/conservation trade-offs. He has done fieldwork research in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland on the sense of place of the crofting environment and its potential influence on the public acceptance of environmental projects. He has been volunteering for the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) in the GIS department in Edinburgh. He speaks Italian, French, Spanish and German along with English and Greek. In his free time he enjoys hiking, biking and playing the keyboard in a Greek band in the UK.
Eugenia Recio
Eugenia Recio
Argentina/Spain
Maria Eugenia is a lawyer specialized in environmental law and a relentless traveler. Born in Argentina, she has lived and studied in different countries, including Spain, Panama, Germany and Belgium. Currently a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, her work focuses on avoiding deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. As a consultant on environmental law and policies, she has provided legal advice to actors in the private sector, NGOs, development cooperation agencies, UN agencies and the Spanish Ministry of Environment. Eugenia’s research experience includes a dozen of publications that combine theory and more than 15 years of practical experience in the field of environmental and forest national and international law.
Keith Ripley
Keith Ripley
US
Keith has an MS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. He founded Temas Actuales LLC, a specialized consultancy focused principally on environmental/health law/policy issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and writes The Temas Blog on these issues. He authored the “International Organizations Regulatory Guidebook” 1982-95, and “Solid Wastes and Recycling in Latin America & the Caribbean: Trends & Policies” in 1998 and 2002. Keith moderates the Environment Forum on DR1.com, and leads a “team blog” on Dominican environment issues. He is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish
Keith Ripley
Nathalie Risse, Ph.D.
Switzerland/Canada/Belgium
Nathalie is based in New York and is a thematic expert on the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for the IISD SDG Knowledge Hub. She holds a Ph.D. focusing on public policy from the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and a Master in environmental sciences from the University of Quebec in Montreal. She served as an international civil servant for the UN Secretariat in New York, and works as a consultant for international organizations, such as the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She has a thorough understanding of the concept of sustainable development and its practical applications. As a member of the IISD Reporting Services (ENB team), she covered the Rio+20 Conference, including its preparatory meetings and its follow-up processes, and intergovernmental negotiations related to the SDGs and 2030 Agenda at the UN.
Tanya Rosen
Tanya Rosen
Italy/Yugoslavia/USA
When not on ENB duty, Tanya is a National Geographic Explorer and cat conservationist working across Central Asia. She is generally based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and hopes to make a positive difference for the conservation of snow leopards, Persian leopards and the Asiatic cheetah. Her fearless daughter Bianca joins her often in research and outreach activities. Prior to her move to Central Asia, she lived and worked in Europe and the US (New York and Montana), where after many years as an international lawyer, she studied brown bears and wolves and worked on human-carnivore conflicts. Tanya holds degrees in science and international law from Milano, Yale, Harvard and Bard.
Amanda (Mandy) Rude
Amanda (Mandy) Rude
US
Mandy earned her law degree at Lewis & Clark College of Law with a focus in international environmental law. She previously worked at the US Department of State as an advisor on environmental crime programs. She currently works at Legal Atlas as a Senior Legal Analyst, with a focus on wildlife trade, environmental and organized crime. Mandy has covered CITES and the Rio+20 international conferences as a law clerk. She has worked on the ground in Mongolia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Besides a strong love for wildlife, the environment, and international travel- she also blogs about coffee at lawyerseekingcoffee.
Nicole Schabus
Nicole Schabus
Austria
Nicole trained with ENB during the Working Group on Traditional Knowledge in Montreal. She is volunteering for indigenous peoples from the Interior of British Columbia while writing her Doctorate in Law and Economics with a scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Science. Good that international meetings start late, because Nicole is always 5 minutes late.
Maja Schmidt-Thomé
Maja Schmidt-Thomé
Germany
Maja Schmidt-Thomé holds an applied linguistics degree from the University of Saarland, in Germany, and is a qualified translator and conference Interpreter for Spanish and English. She has several years of experience in event management and coordination. She has comprehensive knowledge of the UN system especially with UN associated NGO’s and Committees working on environmental issues. Maja’s main focus of work has always been sustainable development, environmental politics and waste management.
Mika Schroder
Mika Schroder
Sweden
Mika specialises in international environmental law, with her key interest pertaining to the recognition and safeguarding of community rights, knowledges and perspectives within decision-making processes. She is currently a doctoral researcher at the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, exploring the meaning and practice of ‘local stakeholder’ participation within international biodiversity law through the lens of spatial justice. Mika loves being outdoors, whether its cycling, climbing, trekking/running, swimming, kayaking or simply being. When at home she reads, knits and tends to her indoor garden.
Kaspar Sollberger
Kaspar Sollberger, Ph.D.
Australia/Switzerland
Kaspar is a policy analyst, environmental lawyer and freelance consultant with a broad experience in national and international matters relating to climate change, energy, biodiversity and biotechnology. His main role currently is with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment in Sydney (Australia), which he joined after 10 years with the Federal Office for the Environment in Berne (Switzerland). He has a particular interest in access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing (Nagoya Protocol) from many years as a negotiator, contact group co-chair and compliance committee chair. Kaspar enjoys the outdoors with his family and loves his bike rides, runs and swims in and around Sydney.
Bernard Soubry
Bernard Soubry
Canada
Bernard is a writer, a researcher, and a hiatused farming apprentice torn between Oxford, UK, and Eastern Canada. He is pursuing a D.Phil in Geography and Environment at the University of Oxford, and holds an M.Phil in Environmental Change and Management. His current research focuses on how food systems can adapt to climate change. He’s also very much into growing food on a small scale; teaching and facilitating; bicycle mechanics; improvised performance; and seeking the perfect crust in breadmaking, among other things.
Chris Spence
Chris Spence
New Zealand
Chris Spence is a writer and environmentalist. Raised on the doorstep of the breathtaking Yorkshire dales in England, Chris moved as a teenager to New Zealand. Starting his professional career as a political speechwriter and journalist in Wellington, he spent the next two decades in senior roles in London, New York, and San Francisco, working for organizations committed to conservation, the environment, and human health (for more, see https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-spence-42196b10/)).

In 2018, Chris stepped back from full-time work to lean into fatherhood, and he now juggles consulting with the demands of making school lunches and checking the kids have completed their homework!

An award-winning writer, Chris has authored or co-authored several books. He holds postgraduate qualifications from Victoria University (New Zealand) and Georgetown University (USA). He recently moved to Dublin, where he lives with his wife Nicole, his three energetic children, and an ageing-but-feisty Yorkshire terrier named Bingley.
David Sussman
David Sussman
US
David grew up in western Massachusetts, and is currently a fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at NYU. A former lecturer at Tufts University, his areas of expertise include sustainability, climate-induced displacement, and natural resource conflicts. David’s current research focuses on global interconnectivity, linking consumers’ use of material resources to the environmental and social impacts on communities where they are sourced. For his doctorate in international relations, he analyzed the struggle by local populations in Peru to oppose or negotiate with powerful global mining corporations. Previous programmatic and consulting experience includes time with various UN agencies, the US government, the World Bank, and the International Rescue Committee. A native English-speaker and fluent in Spanish, David has lived in Mexico, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru, and worked in various other countries. He was selected as a New Leader at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and is a member of local environmental organizations that include 350NYC and the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation. David was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and Presidential Management Fellowship, and earned his B.A from Dartmouth (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Fletcher School (Tufts University). He is the oldest of four children, an enthusiastic uncle, and loves playing soccer as often as possible.
Sabrina Shaw
Anju Sharma
India
Anju started her career working for the Centre for Science and Environment in India, researching, writing and campaigning on a range of national and global issues including natural resource management, pollution and good governance. She has since worked for UNEP as editor of the Global Environmental Outlook Yearbook, and at Oxfam as senior policy adviser on climate change adaptation. As a consultant, she has carried out projects for a number of organizations, including the UNFCCC Secretariat, UNDP, GIZ (the German Institute for technical cooperation) and the Oxford University Centre for the Environment..
Kelly Sharp
Kelly Sharp
Canada
Kelly is an international consultant on rural livelihoods, particularly in the agriculture sector. Most recently she worked for the International Labour Organization in Geneva on their Rural Economy objective, promoting decent work on plantations and in forestry. She has a masters degree from the University of British Columbia, where she studied the effects of resettlement on the food security and nutrition of smallholder farmers in Malawi. She is often traveling, and thanks to an upbringing on Canada's West Coast, her favourite trips involve adventures out in nature.
Yixian Sun
Yixian Sun, Ph.D.
China
Yixian is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations/Political Science at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, where he has also received his MA in Political Science. He is interested in multiple environmental issues including chemicals, forest, and climate change. His research is related to global environmental governance, private authority and Chinese environmental politics. Having completed a master thesis analyzing effects of transnational Public-Private Partnerships on global governance on mercury, he now focuses on domestic uptake of private governance. Grew up in Nanjing, China, Yixian previously studied International Relations at Nanjing University and Sciences Po Paris, and did an internship at UNEP DTIE Chemicals Branch. Besides research, he loves playing basketball and football with his friends.
Joyce Melcar Ta
Joyce Melcar Tan
Philippines
Joyce is a lawyer licensed in the Philippines and in the State of New York, USA. She obtained her Juris Doctor with honors from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, where she later taught International Environmental and Climate Change Law and Philippine Natural Resources and Environmental Law. She has an MSc in Environment and Development, with distinction, from the University of Edinburgh, UK where she was a Chevening scholar. She is currently a research coordinator focusing on Dejusticia’s international work on climate change. Prior to joining Dejusticia, she worked with the Asian Development Bank as a consultant on Environmental Law education in 14 countries across South and Southeast Asia. She has also worked as a climate change and disaster management policy specialist at the Ateneo School of Government, where she advised government ministries and legislators on climate change and disaster laws and policies. She was also a member of the Philippine delegation to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 21st and 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP21 and COP22), where she worked on the historic Paris Agreement’s climate finance and capacity building provisions.
Jessica Templeton, Ph.D.
Jessica Templeton, Ph.D.
US/United Kingdom
Jessica teaches and conducts research on global environmental governance issues at the London School of Economics (LSE). Jessica is particularly interested in global regulation of hazardous substances, and has worked with ENB’s chemicals team since 2008. Jessica has a Ph.D. in Government (LSE), an MSc in Public Policy and Public Administration (LSE), and an A.B. in Political Science and Sociology/Anthropology (Guilford College).
Matthew TenBruggencate
Matthew TenBruggencate
Canada
Matthew TenBruggencate is the Communications Officer for IISD's SDG Knowledge team and Reporting Services team. After working in the newsrooms of CBC Manitoba, the Winnipeg Free Press and CTV Winnipeg, he transitioned to public relations - first handling employee communications for MTS, then directing all communications at The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. Matthew believes in the transformative, unifying power of well-told stories. With a full digital skill set (video, audio, photography, design, writing) he crafts messages that resonate with audiences.
Elsa Tsioumani
Elsa Tsioumani, LL.M.
Greece
Elsa is an international lawyer based in Thessaloniki, Greece. A writer for IISD Reporting Services since December 1999 with focus on biodiversity-related matters, she has witnessed the negotiation and adoption of instruments such as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing. Elsa has been consulting for international organizations and NGOs on environmental and human rights issues, and has authored extensively on international environmental law and policy, particularly with regard to biodiversity, genetic resource governance, and indigenous peoples’ rights. She enjoys music, reading, and spending time with friends.
Asterios Tsioumanis
Asterios Tsioumanis, Ph.D.
Greece
Asterios holds a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, focusing on cross-cultural differences and the impact of international policies on consumer attitudes towards genetically modified organisms. He has academic teaching experience in Greece, and his research focuses on trade and environment, with a focus on biosafety and intellectual property rights, as well as the ethics and politics of food. He speaks Greek, English, French, Spanish and Russian. Asterios loves writing and traveling. He also enjoys playing the piano, studying philosophy and playing/watching football.
James Van Alstine
James Van Alstine, Ph.D.
US
James is lecturer in environmental policy and Deputy Director of the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds in the UK. His research focuses on the governance of natural resources in the global North and South, with a particular focus on the politics of low carbon transitions and the extraction of energy and non-energy minerals. He received his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he studied the evolution of corporate environmentalism in the South African petrochemical sector. Originally from Maine, James spent a decade teaching outdoor education at Outward Bound in the US, and worked for a dot-com start-up in San Francisco. In his spare time, he can be found telemarking in the Alps, rock climbing and hill walking in Britain, or sailing his 30-foot sloop around Europe.
Annelies van Gaalen
Annelies van Gaalen
South Africa
Annelies just joined IISD-RS as a Logistics Coordinator. She was born in the Netherlands where she studied business and marketing and immigrated to South Africa, where she founded and runs her own cheese farm with restaurant, farm shop, educational tours, a training centre and events. She is involved in sustainable development and nature conservation in the community. She loves wining & dining, mountain biking, music, reading and travelling to her family all over the world.
Cleo Verkuijl
Cleo Verkuijl
Zimbabwe/the Netherlands
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Cleo studied International Relations and Law in the Netherlands and Canada, and subsequently obtained an LL.M in Global Environment and Climate Change Law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Her main research interests include international climate law, global food policy, international trade, and EU external affairs. She has worked for the United Nations Environment Programme in Brussels and was a trainee at the Directorate-General for Climate Action of the European Commission where she focused on technology transfer and climate action in cities and on whose delegation she attended a UNFCCC intersessional. Cleo is currently involved in various projects pertaining to Dutch, European, and international climate law, including for the University of Edinburgh, and will also be attending the UNFCCC’s COP 20 in Lima in this context.
Jean-Christophe Vandevelde
Jean-Christophe Vandevelde, Ph.D.
France/Belgium
Jean-Christophe holds a Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Planning from the University of Orléans, France, and a Masters in International Development from the University of Louvain, Belgium. He is specialized in biodiversity impact assessment methods and biodiversity conservation policies. Between 2013 and 2015, he worked for the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity and was scientific secretary of the IPBES French National Committee. Previously, he was biodiversity officer for the French railway manager, where he worked on mitigating the negative effects and increasing the positive effects of the railway network on biodiversity. Jean-Christophe also worked for a coalition of environmental NGOs advocating for changes in consumption patterns, focusing especially on the role of advertising in (un)sustainable consumption. Currently based in Santiago de Chile, he provides services to NGOs and goverments on the implementation of biodiversity offsets in development projects. He tries at the same time to pursue research activities in the field of conservation policy. He speaks French and English, and his Spanish is improving every day.
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Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.
US
Lynn began writing for Earth Negotiations Bulletin in 1994 and is currently the editor for MEA Bulletin and Linkages Update. She received her Ph.D. in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she examined the relationship between negotiation processes and outcomes. Her research is now published in Problem-Solving and Bargaining in International Negotiations (2008, Brill). She is the issue cluster expert for the Commission on Sustainable Development and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, but also has attended CBD sessions, the 1995 World Summit on Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and Habitat II.
Brett Wertz
Brett Wertz
US/Vietnam
Brett is a trained journalist who holds advanced degrees in international environmental policy studies and cross cultural communication. As an ENB+ manager at IISD RS, Brett edits reports in the areas of forestry, biodiversity, wildlife trafficking and development finance. In 2016 he also took on the role of digital services manager at RS. Brett lives in Hanoi, Vietnam where he works building capacity at educational institutions around the country and supporting international study abroad linkages. Brett speaks Vietnamese and Japanese and is a passionate supporter of the arts.
Liz Willetts
Liz Willetts
US
Liz is an enthusiastic biologist merging the fields of medicine and environmental policy. She practices medicine at Harvard - Brigham & Women’s in an outpatient underserved community clinic. Liz also studied environmental policy and has worked on biodiversity, climate change and agriculture for IUCN, IISD, and the Union of Concerned Scientists respectively. Her master’s thesis explored payments for water ecosystem services. Previously, she worked as a nutrition coordinator and food educator in urban public schools for a community development organization in the US. At the ENB, she is a writer, editor and team leader and has been with us since 2009. Liz loves a good walk, good conversation, and good food, especially when shared with others.
Nancy Williams
Nancy Williams
US
Nancy has taught Spanish for 31 years in a small mountain town in Idaho. Contrary to what some people think, working with teenagers brings joy, laughter and lots of understanding. Her son and his family live in Kauai and playing with her granddaughter keeps her sharp. She enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening, and practicing yoga. Full moon gazing keeps her serene and learning to dance the tango is a new passion.
Virginia Benninghoff
Virginia Wiseman
US
Virginia is currently working as a wind and solar energy project developer at EDP Renewables North America. Prior to joining EDPR, she worked as a Thematic Expert with IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub and interned with Renewable Northwest and IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative. Her research and writing with these organizations have covered a wide range of climate change and energy policy issues. Virginia has also worked in public diplomacy in the Bureau of International Information Programs at the U.S. Department of State and as a Campus Organizer for the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) in Los Angeles, training CALPIRG students to organize social and environmental campaigns. Virginia graduated with a B.A. in International Studies from Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT) in 2008 and received her M.A. in International Relations and Economics, concentrating in Energy, Resources, and the Environment, from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (Bologna, Italy/Washington DC) in 2014. In her spare time, Virginia loves a good hike, ballet class, or a chance to go snowboarding.
Peter Wood
Peter Wood, Ph.D.
Canada
Peter is from Vancouver, Canada, and has a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, where he did research on the influence of international environmental regimes on forest conservation and management. Prior to this, he was a forest policy advisor at a non-profit environmental law firm, and took part in drafting Forest Stewardship Council certification standards for British Columbia. He has also been a policy advisor to the British Columbia government's Trade and Sustainable Development department. When time permits, he enjoys playing guitar and practicing photography. A Vancouverite through and through, Peter feels most at home when climbing in the mountains or kayaking on the coast. He loves to travel, but secretly yearns for the day where he will be geographically stable enough to have a dog.
Kiara Worth
Kiara Worth
South Africa

Kiara is a world traveller who uses her photographs and writing to reflect on the world. From international negotiations to community development, she believes in the power of storytelling, connecting people through captured moments and shared perspectives. She spent more than 5 years in Papua New Guinea working as a photo-journalist, has consulted on numerous projects internationally and has worked extensively with local and international youth activism groups, most notably with the Rio+20 Conference on Environment and Development. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Kiara facilitates a community-based project focused on sustainability, which is also the focus of her PhD research in Political Science. She is a freelance writer and photographer, an ad-hoc university lecturer, and consults on youth projects around the country. Kiara is an avid storyteller and performer and you can follow her adventures at kiaraworth.com or on Instagram. Kiara is also joined on her travels by her socially conscious dinosaur Rex, certainly the most well travelled dinosaur in the world.

Bryndis Woods
Bryndis Woods
US

Bryndis is currently completing her PhD in Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Iceland and the Nordic Center of Excellence for Strategic Adaptation Research (NORD-STAR). She holds a Masters degree in Environment and Natural Resources from the University of Iceland and a Bachelors degree in Sociology from the University of Michigan. Her research and expertise centers around climate change, specifically international climate policy and behavioral adaptation. She has worked on climate change issues as an academic researcher, with environmental NGOs, and for a corporate social responsibility non-profit organization. She has lived in five countries over the course of her lifetime and loves to travel, practice yoga, and hike with her dog Juno. She is based in Boston, USA."

Sean Wu
Sean Wu
Taiwan

Sean is a Digital Editor as well as the IISD-RS digital assistance responsible for the digital editing and for managing the distribution of ENB issues to readers worldwide. In addition, he also works as a web designer dealing with all the visual design when needed. In his leisure, he loves traveling, watching movies and of course taking great pictures. Currently he is trying to learn Korean.

Wang Yan
Wang Yan
China
Wang Yan started to cover and report on environment issues in China since 2008. During the past eight years, she’s finished in-depth stories on various topics including pollution, ecological protection, biodiversity and species losses, climate change and etc.. In the mean time, she has been funded by a few fellowship programs to report on environment issues internationally and gained a few regional journalism awards in Asia.
Nadia Sohier Zaman
Nadia Sohier Zaman
Canada
Nadia holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in Economics and Middle East Studies and a Master of Science from the University of Glasgow in Environment and Sustainable Development. She has worked for the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Development Research Centre, the Canadian Department of Justice and is currently continuing her work for the Canadian government as an International Policy Advisor. Her academic and professional expertise are in the areas of sustainable development, multilateral environmental agreements, inclusive economies and gender policy.
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