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Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Eduardo Brondizio Chair Brasil (el) Brasil (el)
Estados Unidos de América (los)
Department of Anthropology at Indiana University, United States of America ORCID logo 0000-0001-9376-8366
Sandra Diaz Chair FutureEarth Argentina (la)
Italia
CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Cordoba ORCID logo 0000-0003-0012-4612
Josef Settele Chair Alemania Alemania
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ ORCID logo 0000-0002-8624-4983

Chapter 1: introduction and setting the stage.

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Eduardo Brondizio Coordinating lead author Brasil (el) Brasil (el)
Estados Unidos de América (los)
Department of Anthropology at Indiana University, United States of America ORCID logo 0000-0001-9376-8366
Sandra Diaz Coordinating lead author FutureEarth Argentina (la)
Italia
CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Cordoba ORCID logo 0000-0003-0012-4612
Josef Settele Coordinating lead author Alemania Alemania
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ ORCID logo 0000-0002-8624-4983
Xuemei Bai Lead author Australia Australia
Australian National University ORCID logo 0000-0001-6556-8041
Arne Geschke Lead author Alemania Alemania
School of Physics, University of Sydney ORCID logo 0000-0001-9193-5829
Unai Pascual Lead author España
Ikerbasque (Basque Foundation for Science); Basque Centre for Climate Change (Spain); and Centre for Development and Environment (University of Bern), Switzerland ORCID logo 0000-0002-5696-236X
Alan Simcock Lead author Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
Maria Manuela Carneiro Da Cunha Review editor Portugal
The University of Chicago ORCID logo 0000-0001-6961-0606
Georgina Mace Review editor Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
University College London ORCID logo 0000-0001-8965-5211
Harold Mooney Review editor Estados Unidos de América (los) Estados Unidos de América (los)
Estados Unidos de América (los)
Stanford University ORCID logo 0000-0001-5864-1538

Chapter 2. Status and trends of Status and Trends – Drivers of Change, Nature and Nature’s Contributions to People

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Patricia Balvanera Coordinating lead author México México
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad (IIES), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ORCID logo 0000-0001-6408-6876
Kate Brauman Coordinating lead author Institute on the Environment Estados Unidos de América (los)
University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment ORCID logo 0000-0002-8099-285X
Lucas Garibaldi Coordinating lead author Argentina (la) Argentina (la)
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN)
Kazuhito Ichii Coordinating lead author Japón (el)
Chiba University ORCID logo 0000-0002-8696-8084
Zsolt Molnár Coordinating lead author Hungría Hungría
Centre for Ecological Research ORCID logo 0000-0001-5454-4714
David Obura Coordinating lead author Kenya Kenya
Coastal Oceans Research and Development – Indian Ocean (CORDIO) East Africa. ORCID logo 0000-0003-2256-6649
Alexander Pfaff Coordinating lead author Estados Unidos de América (los) Estados Unidos de América (los)
Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy ORCID logo 0000-0002-6886-6906
Steve Polasky Coordinating lead author Estados Unidos de América (los)
University of Minnesota ORCID logo 0000-0003-4934-2434
Andy Purvis Coordinating lead author Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el) Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
The Natural History Museum, London ORCID logo 0000-0002-8609-6204
Katherine Willis Coordinating lead author Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
Oxford University ORCID logo 0000-0002-6763-2489
Cynthia Zayas Coordinating lead author Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao, Inc. (Anthropological Association of the Philippines) Filipinas
University of the Philippines ORCID logo 0000-0003-3936-6889
Yildiz Aumeeruddy Thomas Lead author Mauricio Mauricio
Centre National de la Recherce Scientifique (CNRS) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2690-0571
Nakul Chettri Lead author International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) India (la)
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) ORCID logo 0000-0002-3338-8879
Fabrice DeClerck Lead author Bélgica Bélgica
Bioversity International/CGIAR ORCID logo 0000-0002-3631-8745
Mohammad Dulloo Lead author Mauricio Mauricio
CGIAR ORCID logo 0000-0001-5567-8220
Bardukh Gabrielyan Lead author National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia Armenia
Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology
Eduardo Garcia Frapolli Lead author México
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Julian Gutt Lead author Alemania Alemania
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Andrew Hendry Lead author Estados Unidos de América (los)
McGill University ORCID logo 0000-0002-4807-6667
Syed Ainul Hussain Lead author India (la) India (la)
Wildlife Institute of India ORCID logo 0000-0003-3229-806X
Ute Jacob Lead author Alemania Alemania
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity ORCID logo 0000-0002-6672-8526
Emre Keskin Lead author Turquía Turquía
Ankara University ORCID logo 0000-0002-7279-313X
Matías Mastrangelo Lead author Argentina (la)
National Research and Technology Council of Argentina (CONICET), Universidad de Mar del Plata, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research ORCID logo 0000-0002-3049-3534
Leticia Merino Lead author México
National University of Mexico
Peter Akong Minang Lead author Camerún (el) Kenya
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Nidhi Nagabhatla Lead author United Nations University India (la)
United Nations University (UNU-INWEH) Institute for Water, Environment and Health ORCID logo 0000-0002-5941-2048
Aidin Niamir Lead author Alemania Irán (República Islámica del)
Senckenberg Society for Natural Research ORCID logo 0000-0003-4511-3407
Nsalambi Nkongolo Lead author República Democrática del Congo (la)
Estados Unidos de América (los)
Institut Facultaire des Sciences Agronomiques (IFA) de Yangambi, Kisangani, Dem. Rep. Congo ORCID logo 0000-0003-2485-4759
Bayram Öztürk Lead author Turquía Turquía
İstanbul University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7844-2448
Hannes Palang Lead author Estonia Estonia
Tallinn University, School of Humanities ORCID logo 0000-0002-1981-2071
Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion Lead author Brasil (el)
Universidade de São Paulo ORCID logo 0000-0001-8245-4062
Lynne Shannon Lead author Sudáfrica Sudáfrica
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town ORCID logo 0000-0001-7842-0636
Madhu verma Lead author India (la) India (la)
Iora Ecological Solutions ORCID logo 0000-0002-7982-9182
Andres Viña Lead author Colombia
Michigan State University ORCID logo 0000-0001-6240-6610
Hazel Arceo Review editor Filipinas
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines
Stanley Asah Review editor Camerún (el) Estados Unidos de América (los)
Camerún (el)
University of Washington ORCID logo 0000-0003-4888-2797
Rodolfo Dirzo Review editor México
Estados Unidos de América (los)
Stanford University - Woods Institute for the Environment ORCID logo 0000-0002-5751-9888
Eric Lambin Review editor Bélgica
Earth & Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain and Department of Earth System Science, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
Jayalaxshmi Mistry Review editor Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
Royal Holloway University of London ORCID logo 0000-0001-7582-3739
Sebsebe Demissew Woodmatas Review editor Etiopía
Addis Ababa University ORCID logo 0000-0002-0123-9596
Pedro Jaureguiberry Fellow Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Argentina (la)
IMBIV (CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba) ORCID logo 0000-0002-7392-5157
Rashad Salimov Fellow Azerbaiyán
Institute of Botany of ANAS ORCID logo 0000-0001-8363-4663
Uttam Babu Shrestha Fellow Global Young Academy Nepal
Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Nepal ORCID logo 0000-0002-8766-279X
Anna Sidorovich Fellow The Scientific and Practical Centre for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Belarús
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus - Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources ORCID logo 0000-0001-7523-5048

Chapter 3: progress towards meeting major international objectives related to biodiversity and ecosystem services

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Stuart Butchart Coordinating lead author Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el) Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
BirdLife International
Suneetha Mazhenchery Subramanian Coordinating lead author United Nations University India (la)
UNU-Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0003-2516-2412
Patricia Miloslavich de Klein Coordinating lead author Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)
University of Tasmania/Universidad Simon Bolivar ORCID logo 0000-0001-5409-1401
Belinda Reyers Coordinating lead author Sudáfrica Sudáfrica
Future Africa, University of Pretoria ORCID logo 0000-0002-2194-8656
Cristina Adams Lead author Brasil (el)
Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanity ORCID logo 0000-0003-2594-9186
Elena Bennett Lead author Estados Unidos de América (los) Estados Unidos de América (los)
McGill University ORCID logo 0000-0003-3944-2925
Bálint Czúcz Lead author Hungría Hungría
Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA) ORCID logo 0000-0002-6462-7633
Leonardo Galetto Lead author Argentina (la) Argentina (la)
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina ORCID logo 0000-0003-3828-657X
Kathleen Galvin Lead author Estados Unidos de América (los) Estados Unidos de América (los)
Colorado State University
Leah Gerber Lead author Ecoservices Group, Arizona State University Estados Unidos de América (los)
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
Tamrat Gode Lead author Etiopía Etiopía
Addis Abeba University ORCID logo 0000-0002-1596-4991
Walter Jetz Lead author FutureEarth Alemania
Imperial College London (P/T) and Yale University ORCID logo 0000-0002-1971-7277
Ishmael Bobby Mphangwe Kosamu Lead author Malawi Malawi
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) ORCID logo 0000-0001-5463-6897
Maria Gabriela Palomo Lead author Argentina (la) Argentina (la)
National History Museum ORCID logo 0000-0002-9102-1282
Mostafa Panahi Lead author ECO-IEST Irán (República Islámica del)
Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7480-6232
Victoria Reyes García Lead author España España
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ORCID logo 0000-0002-2914-8055
Elizabeth Selig Lead author Noruega Estados Unidos de América (los)
Norwegian Institute for Water Research/Stanford University ORCID logo 0000-0002-5479-6580
Gopal Shankar Singh Lead author India (la)
Banaras Hindu University
David Tarkhnishvili Lead author Georgia
Ilia State University ORCID logo 0000-0003-1479-9880
Haigen Xu Lead author China China
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection of China
Fikret Berkes Review editor Canadá (el)
Turquía
University of Manitoba ORCID logo 0000-0001-8402-121X
Thomas Brooks Review editor Estados Unidos de América (los) Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) ORCID logo 0000-0001-8159-3116
Abigail Lynch Fellow Estados Unidos de América (los) Estados Unidos de América (los)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Climate Adaptation Science Center ORCID logo 0000-0001-8449-8392
Tuyeni Mwampamba Fellow República Unida de Tanzanía (la) República Unida de Tanzanía (la)
Institute for Ecosystems & Sustainability Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico ORCID logo 0000-0003-4635-5774
Aibek Samakov Fellow Kirguistán
Universität Tübingen ORCID logo 0000-0001-7615-7264

Chapter 4: plausible futures of nature, nature's benefits to people and their contributions to a good quality of life

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Almut Arneth Coordinating lead author Alemania Alemania
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ORCID logo 0000-0001-6616-0822
Guy Midgley Coordinating lead author Sudáfrica Sudáfrica
University of Stellenbosch ORCID logo 0000-0001-8264-0869
Rinku Roy Chowdhury Coordinating lead author Estados Unidos de América (los)
Clark University ORCID logo 0000-0003-0762-226X
Yunne Jai Shin Coordinating lead author Francia Francia
Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) ORCID logo 0000-0002-7259-9265
Yaw Agyeman Boafo Lead author Ghana
Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, University of Ghana
Elena Bukvareva Lead author Federación de Rusia (la)
Biodiversity Conservation Center ORCID logo 0000-0003-0023-7270
Andreas Heinimann Lead author Suiza Suiza
Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern ORCID logo 0000-0001-8905-8169
Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu Lead author Rumania
Alemania
Kassel Institute for Sustainability ORCID logo 0000-0003-1757-6615
Pavel Kindlmann Lead author Chequia Chequia
Global Change Research Centre, Academy of Sciences, Brno ORCID logo 0000-0003-4772-1182
Melanie Kolb Lead author México México
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ORCID logo 0000-0002-3329-3861
Zdenka Krenova Lead author Chequia
Global Change Research Centre, AS CR ORCID logo 0000-0003-3539-601X
Paul Leadley Lead author Francia
Estados Unidos de América (los)
Ecology, Systematics evolution Labaratory, Paris-Saclay University ORCID logo 0000-0002-8994-5507
Thierry Oberdorff Lead author Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) Francia
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ORCID logo 0000-0001-7323-2599
Philip Osano Lead author Stockholm Environment Institute Kenya
Stockholm Environment Institute ORCID logo 0000-0002-6065-5151
Ramon de La Concepcion Pichs Madruga Lead author Asociacion Nacional de Economistas y Contadores de Cuba (ANEC) Cuba
Centre for World Economy Studies (CIEM)
Carlo Rondinini Lead author International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Italia
Sapienza University of Rome ORCID logo 0000-0002-6617-018X
Osamu Saito Lead author Japón (el) Japón (el)
United Nations University ORCID logo 0000-0003-3763-1079
Jyothis Sathyapalan Lead author India (la) India (la)
India (la)
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj - NIRD ORCID logo 0000-0002-0220-1063
TianXiang Yue Lead author China China
Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0002-1517-1094
Milan Chytrý Review editor Chequia
Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University ORCID logo 0000-0002-8122-3075
Md Zeenatul Basher Fellow Michigan State University Bangladesh
Michigan State University ORCID logo 0000-0002-6439-8324
Ignacio Palomo Fellow Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) España
Basque Centre for Climate Change
Patricio Pliscoff Fellow Chile Chile
Universidad Catolica de Chile

Chapter 5: scenarios and pathways towards a sustainable future

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
John Agard Coordinating lead author Trinidad y Tabago Trinidad y Tabago
University of the West Indies ORCID logo 0000-0002-8139-7665
Kai Chan Coordinating lead author Canadá (el) Canadá (el)
University of British Columbia ORCID logo 0000-0002-7804-3276
Jianguo Liu Coordinating lead author Estados Unidos de América (los) China
ORCID logo 0000-0001-6344-0087
Dolors Armenteras Pascual Lead author Universidad Nacional de Colombia Colombia
España
Universidad Nacional de Colombia ORCID logo 0000-0003-0922-7298
Agni Boedhihartono Lead author Indonesia
University of British Columbia ORCID logo 0000-0002-5741-3688
Wai Lung (William) Cheung Lead author FutureEarth Canadá (el)
China
The University of British Columbia ORCID logo 0000-0001-9998-0384
Ana Paula Dutra De Aguiar Lead author Brasil (el)
Brazilian Institute for Space Research (INPE)/Stockholm Resilience Centre ORCID logo 0000-0002-0683-1142
Shizuka Hashimoto Lead author Japón (el) Japón (el)
University of Tokyo ORCID logo 0000-0003-4423-9374
Gladys Cecilia Hernández Pedraza Lead author Cuba
CIEM Centre for World Economy Studies
Thomas Hickler Lead author Alemania Alemania
Goethe University
Jens Jetzkowitz Lead author Alemania Alemania
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin ORCID logo 0000-0002-8524-6936
Marcel Kok Lead author Países Bajos (los) Países Bajos (los)
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ORCID logo 0000-0003-1332-8040
Michael Alan Murray-Hudson Lead author University of Botswana Botswana
University of Botswana Okavango Research Institute ORCID logo 0000-0001-6873-0913
Patrick OFarrell Lead author Sudáfrica Sudáfrica
University of the Western Cape ORCID logo 0000-0002-9538-8831
Theresa (Terre) Satterfield Lead author Canadá (el) Canadá (el)
University of British Columbia ORCID logo 0000-0001-9807-6836
Ali Saysel Lead author Turquía Turquía
BOĞAZİÇİ University ORCID logo 0000-0001-7524-1050
Ralf Seppelt Lead author Alemania Alemania
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research ORCID logo 0000-0002-2723-7150
Bernardo Strassburg Lead author Brasil (el)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro ORCID logo 0000-0002-8598-3020
Dayuan Xue Lead author China China
School of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China ORCID logo 0000-0002-6725-3884
Karen Esler Review editor Sudáfrica
Conservation Ecology & Entomology Department, Stellenbosch University ORCID logo 0000-0001-6510-727X
Lenke Balint Fellow Birdlife International Rumania
Hungría
BirdLife International ORCID logo 0000-0002-5814-3114
Assem Abdelmonem Ahmed Mohamed Fellow Egipto
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate (CLAC)
Odirilwe Selomane Fellow Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa Sudáfrica
University of Pretoria ORCID logo 0000-0002-6892-4221

Chapter 6: opportunities and challenges for decision makers

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Jona Razzaque Coordinating lead author Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
Department of Law, Faculty of Business and Law, University of the West of England ORCID logo 0000-0003-3357-2008
Ingrid Visseren Coordinating lead author Estados Unidos de América (los) Países Bajos (los)
Radboud University ORCID logo 0000-0002-8495-6282
Ambika Gautam Lead author Nepal
Kathmandu Forestry College ORCID logo 0000-0001-3705-0335
Mine Islar Lead author Turquía Turquía
Suecia
Lund University Centre For Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) ORCID logo 0000-0001-9479-4734
Md Saiful Karim Lead author Australia Australia
Bangladesh
Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology ORCID logo 0000-0003-4183-0505
Eszter Kelemen Lead author Hungría Hungría
ESSRG; Institute for Sociology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ORCID logo 0000-0002-6409-1883
Jinlong Liu Lead author China China
Renmin University of China ORCID logo 0000-0002-0228-0865
Gabriel Lui Lead author Brasil (el)
Department of Forests and Control of Deforestation, Brazilian Ministry of the Environment
Pamela Mcelwee Lead author Estados Unidos de América (los) Estados Unidos de América (los)
Rutgers University ORCID logo 0000-0003-3525-9285
Abrar Juhar Mohammed Lead author Addis Ababa University Etiopía
The University of Tokyo ORCID logo 0000-0003-4873-3337
Eric Dada Mungatana Lead author Kenya
University of Pretoria ORCID logo 0000-0003-2426-8960
Roldan Muradian Lead author Países Bajos (los)
Universidade Federal Fluminense ORCID logo 0000-0002-5995-6483
Graciela Rusch Lead author Noregian institute for nature research Argentina (la)
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research ORCID logo 0000-0003-3769-8345
Esther Turnhout Lead author Países Bajos (los) Países Bajos (los)
University of Twente, The Netherlands ORCID logo 0000-0002-2190-2076
Meryl Williams Lead author Australia
AsiaPacific-FishWatch ORCID logo 0000-0001-5656-951X
Julia Carabias Lillo Review editor México
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Jan Plesník Review editor Chequia Chequia
Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (NCA CR)
Ivis Julieta Chan Fellow Belice
Plantlife International
Álvaro Fernández Llamazares Fellow University of Helsinki España
University of Helsinki
Michelle Lim Fellow International Social Science Council (ISSC) Australia
Adelaide Law School ORCID logo 0000-0002-0559-0113

Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel representatives

Name Role Nominating government/organisation Nationality(ies) Affiliation ORCID Identifier
Ivar Andreas Baste Bureau task force/expert group member Noruega
Norwegian Environment Agency
Ana Maria Hernandez Salgar Bureau task force/expert group member Colombia
Independent
Asghar Mohammadi Fazel Bureau task force/expert group member Irán (República Islámica del)
ECO-IEST ORCID logo 0000-0001-7494-2357
Robert Watson Bureau task force/expert group member Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el)
Tyndall Center Department of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
Luthando Dziba MEP task force/expert group member Sudáfrica
Wildlife Conservation Society ORCID logo 0000-0001-6974-5578
Markus Fischer MEP task force/expert group member Suiza
University of Bern
Yi Huang MEP task force/expert group member China China
Centre of Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Madhav Karki MEP task force/expert group member Nepal
Ministry of Forest and Environment, Govt. of Nepal and IPBES ORCID logo 0000-0003-0842-3836
Isabel Sousa Pinto MEP task force/expert group member Portugal
Biology Department of the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto and Ciimar ORCID logo 0000-0002-9231-0553
Katalin Török MEP task force/expert group member Hungría
Centre for Ecological Research ORCID logo 0000-0002-5910-7027
Bibiana Vilá MEP task force/expert group member Argentina (la)
España
CONICET: National Research Council ORCID logo 0000-0002-1616-1920