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Biosphere Reserves Institute
Project Advisory Group
An international Project Advisory Group (PAG) decided on the composition of lectures and participants. Throughout this process, the PAG tried to ensure a balanced composition in terms of world region, gender and subjects. Furthermore, the PAG actively contributed to enhancing the conference by giving critical and constructive advice on the implementation of the project. The members of the PAG have been selected in consultation with the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation: Representatives of the regional MAB networks, the MAB Secretariat, a representative of the German MAB committee and a representative of the German biosphere reserves.
Serviceliste
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Dr. Birthe Thormann (Germany)Listenelement 1
- Responsible project officer at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation / Secretariat of the German MAB National Committee
- Biologist
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Prof. Emeritus Dr. Martin Price (UK – Perth, Scotland)Listenelement 2
- Former Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development (2009-21)
- Active in the MAB Programme, including both research and governance aspects, since the mid-1980s
- Recently retired from being Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK
- Co-editor with Maureen Reed, of “UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability and Society” (Routledge, 2019)
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Dr. Suk-Kyung Shim (Republic of Korea)Listenelement 3
- Member, UNESCO International Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves
- Vice Chair, MAB National Committee of the Republic of Korea
- Member, National World Heritage Committee
- Professor for Special Affairs, Dept. of Traditional Landscape Architecture, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage
- Vice Chair, Bureau of the MAB (2016-2018)
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Dr. Volker Häring (Germany)Listenelement 4
- Coordinator for research and monitoring in the administration of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Swabian Alb, Germany
- Geographer
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Sheila Nana Akua Ashong (Ghana)
- Environmental management practitioner and UNESCO biosphere reserve expert (coordinator of MAB-network Ghana and member of the International Advisory Committee on UNESCO Biosphere Reserves)
- Deputy Director, Natural Resources at the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana
- Fellow, Women for the Environment (WE Africa) Cohort 2021
- Member, Advisory Council - Africa Conference on Linear Infrastructure and Environment, 2021
- BSc. (Hons) in Natural Resource Management, MSc. in Fisheries Management, diploma in Project Management, currently pursuing a PhD Integrated Coastal Zone Management
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Prof. Dr. Andrés Moreira-Muñoz (Chile – Valparaíso)
- Full Professor at the Institute of Geography, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, with research in conservation biogeography and sustainability transitions
- Active in applied research in Biosphere Reserves in Chile and Latin America since the mid-1990s
- Has published 4 books and around 80 papers related to biodiversity conservation, botany, biosphere reserves, geoheritage and geoconservation.
- Co-editor with Axel Borsdorf, of “Reservas de la Biosfera de Chile: laboratorios para la sustentabilidad” (joint project Austria-Chile, 2014)
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Dr. Elsa Sattout (Egypt)
- Programme Specialist at the UNESCO Cairo Office
- PhD and interdisciplinary professional with experience in project development and management, research initiatives and capacity building in the field of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
- Knowledge on conservation biology (i.e. ecology, botany, ethnobotany), environmental governance (i.e. Multilateral Environmental Agreements, strategic planning, environmental policies and laws), environmental sciences (i.e. ecological assessment, monitoring, environmental impact assessment), environmental economy, ecosystem-based and collaborative management of natural resources
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Knieling
- Member of the German MAB National Committee
- Head of the Institute of Urban Planning and Regional Development at HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU)
- Member of the German Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL)
- Member of the Advisory Board for Spatial Development of the German Ministry of the Interior
- Member of the Excellence Cluster 'Climate, Climatic Change, and Society' (CLICCS), German Research Association (DFG)
- Educated in Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning, and in Political Science and Sociology
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Dr. Martha-Marie Vogel
- Junior Professional Officer, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme - Research and Policy, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO, Paris
- Member of UNESCO's climate change task, deputy focal point for the UNFCCC at UNESCO
- Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Climate Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich (“Temperature extremes in a changing climate”), awarded with ETH Medal 2019.
- Member of Future Earth Knowledge Action Network on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events
- Co-convener of a session on extreme heat events at the General Assembly of the European Geoscience Union (EGU)