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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Editor:
Wei-Sheng
Chen
Excerpt from Preface: Climate action has long been the main focus of global sustainability efforts. From a biodiversity point of view, frameworks to manage greenhouse gases need to do more than track emissions. They should, at least, avoid harming biodiversity and at best be proactive tools for sustaining the complex ecosystems that help us...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
The term “transformative change” has evolved into a one-stop-shop concept in sustainability circles. In peer-reviewed journals in the fields of environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences, it appeared only 75 times prior to 2010, but 1,012 times from 2010 to 2019, and 3,534 times in just the first...
PR, Newsletter or Other
生物多様性及び生態系サービスに関する政府間科学政策プラットフォーム（IPBES：Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services）は、生物多様性と生態系サービスに関する動向を科学的に評価し、科学と政策のつながりを強化する政府間のプラットフォームとして、2012年4月に設立された政府間組織で、事務局はドイツのボンに置かれています。本パンフレットはIPBESの機能、組織体制、作業計画や概念枠組、ならびに実施中及び計画中のアセスメントの概要等について説明しています。
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Peer-reviewed Article
In BioScience
Excerpt (first section): Nature-based solutions (NbS) have become a pillar of global sustainability governance, featuring prominently in international agenda-setting instruments such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, as well as in conservation messaging. Using nature to address societal challenges is the defining feature of NbS...
Briefing Note
The 12 th meeting of the IPBES Plenary (IPBES-12) was held in Manchester, UK, from 3–9 February 2026, preceded as usual by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 2 February. The largest individual focus of the meeting was the consideration of the report of The Methodological Assessment of the Impact and Dependence of Business on...
Peer-reviewed Article
In BioScience
Extract (first section): Humankind has used nature to address societal challenges for as long as complex society has existed—from managing floods by means of wetland preservation to controlling pests through crop diversity. Our reliance on nature continues today, even as technological innovation enables increasingly sophisticated engineered...
Briefing Note
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s largest environmental network to advance nature conservation and sustainable development, with members including governments, civil society, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, scientists, and businesses. Every four years, IUCN convenes its World Conservation Congress (WCC), a...
Briefing Note
The Convention on Wetlands, or Ramsar Convention, is a multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) that focuses on “the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world”. Among the various meetings convened by...
Commissioned Report
令和5年度内閣府補正予算 戦略的な研究開発の成果による国内外での社会実装・市場創出の加速 ASEAN地域サプライチェーンの ネイチャーポジティブ化推進に関する調査研究 日本は、パーム油や天然ゴム、木材を始め多くの自然資源の輸入を通して、ASEAN諸国の自然資本に大きく依存している。近年では、自然資本を損なう持続不可能な生産に気候変動の影響も相まって生物資源生産が不安定化しつつあり、日本にとってはASEAN地域における生物資源確保にまつわる経済安全保障問題とも捉えられるようになっている。従って、日本企業による持続可能な生物資源調達の推進により、日本の経済安全保障と併せて、調達先の国々の自然資本の保全と再生、すなわちネイチャーポジティブに貢献できる可能性がある。 そのために重要な動向に...
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Commissioned Report
Asia and the Pacific is a large and extremely diverse region, and home to 60% of the world’s population (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2024), with the smallest per capita area of forest (FAO, 2024a). Deforestation has taken place across the region but at different scales, and different paces at different times. Naturally...
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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
Project
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
Project
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).