Principal Networking Coordinator / Principal Policy Researcher
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
Science/policy interface
Arid zone ecology
Science communication
Biodiversity
Education
MSc: Conservation Biology, University of Cape Town (2005)
B-Tech: Nature Conservation, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2001)
National Diploma: Nature Conservation, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (1996)
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Submission to Policy Process
In 2015, the international community adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the centerpiece of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Every year the Asia Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development (APFSD) and High Level Political Forum (HLPF) offer an important opportunity to assess regional and global progress on the SDGs. The 14...
Book Chapter
In Managing Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia
This chapter contributes to improve an understanding of the effectiveness of different biodiversity science-policy interfaces (SPIs), which play a vital role in navigating policies and actions with sound evidence base. The single comprehensive study that was found to exist, assessed SPIs in terms of their ‘features’—goals, structure, process...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Global Ecology and Conservation
Owing to the huge number of species observations that can be collected by non-professional scientists, “citizen science” has great potential to contribute to scientific knowledge on invasive alien species (IAS). Citizen science has existed for centuries, but the recent adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) in this field (e.g...
Report Chapter
Industry, in the context of this chapter, is mostly confined to the strict definition of the word: -“economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories”. Industry has a major impact on nature and its biodi- versity in Asia and the Pacific, as it does elsewhere in the world. Industry impacts...
Technical Report
The International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) is a global network to promote collective efforts for sustainability in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS), and thereby to contribute to the realisation of “living in harmony with nature”. The Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM) is a seed funding programme...
Policy Brief
Biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth – provides a virtually infinite source of inspiration for technological innovation. Thousands of designs and strategies from thousands of unique species and ecosystems are being uncovered and mimicked for applications as diverse as surgery and space exploration. At the same time, however, unique species...
Issue Brief
Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) can contribute to global goals for biodiversity conservation and dealing with climate change, while also contributing locally to human security and wellbeing. SEPLS are, however, under threat around the world. SEPLS have been promoted under the Satoyama Initiative by the International...
Policy Report
2014年の国連気候サミットにおいて、日本は開発途上国の適応能力を包括的に支援することを目的とした適応イニシアチブを発表した。適応イニシアチブには、科学的知識に基づいた適応計画策定、および開発途上国が気候変動影響評価を更新するための能力開発に関する支援が含まれる。同イニシアチブの一環として、環境省は地球環境戦略研究機関（IGES）と共同で、アジア太平洋地域の国々を対象に、国別適応計画（NAP）策定および関連する政策の推進における各国の政府関係者およびその他のステークホルダーの能力構築に貢献するために、一連のワークショップシリーズ「アジア太平洋地域における気候変動影響評価および適応計画策定に関する能力向上」を開催してきた。本ワークショップシリーズは、2015年から開始され...
Policy Report
Japan’s Climate change Adaptation Initiative was announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the UN Climate Summit 2014 with the aim to support the adaptive capacity of developing countries in a holistic manner. The Adaptation Initiative includes support for designing adaptation planning based on scientific knowledge and for capacity development of...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Environmental Science & Policy
Forest conservation is a key component of multilateral environmental agreements related to biodiversity conservation (Convention on Biological Diversity; CBD)) and climate change (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; UNFCCC), and ambitious national commitments are essential to the implementation of these agreements. To understand the...
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Updated: October 2024
CBD COP16 Special Webpage
The Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a multilateral environmental agreement on: (1) the conservation of biodiversity; (2) the sustainable use of the components of biodiversity; (3) the fair and...
Project
Updated: September 2023
G20 (2023) Special webpage
In September, the G20 Summit will convene in New Delhi, India. The world is now facing the simultaneous crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, as well as tackling the consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine over one year ago. To deal wi
Project
Updated: July 2023
G7 (2023) Special webpage
The G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy, and Environment was recently held in Sapporo, Japan, ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit on May 19-21. In this special issue, we provide in-depth coverage of the latest updates and insights from th
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Updated: December 2022
CBD COP15 Special Webpage
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a multilateral environmental agreement on: (1) the conservation of biodiversity; (2) the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity; and (3) the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits
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Updated: October 2023
About Sustainability… The IGES Podcast
About Sustainability… is a podcast presented by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, featuring IGES staff and guests having in-depth discussions about sustainability-related topics.
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Updated: July 2020
IGES Activity on "High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2020)"
This special webpage presents reports and publications related to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF2020).