Miembros del Comité Directivo del CGE

Tatiana Lobato de Magalhães is a research professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, an adjunct professor at North Dakota State University, and a visiting researcher at the University of Tasmania. Commission Deputy Chair of IUCN CEM Steering Committee, lead of the IUCN-CEM Wetland Ecosystems Specialist Group and former president of the International Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists. She has specialised in wetland research and education for nearly 20 years, with a strong emphasis on ecology, landscape genetics, and the distribution of aquatic plants. Her work includes research projects and teaching across the Americas and, recently, in Oceania, covering areas such as the Amazon, the Southern Brazil Highlands, Central Mexico, Tasmania, and the United States. Lobato de Magalhães is an associate editor of the Springer book series Wetlands: Ecology, Management, and Conservation, as well as of scientific journals Wetlands, Aquatic Botany, Marine and Freshwater Researcher, and New Zealand Marine and Freshwater Researcher. She has authored several books, including the World Atlas of Freshwater Macrophytes.

Ian Convery is Professor of Environment & Society at the University of Cumbria, with over 30 years’ experience researching how people connect with and manage ecosystems. He has led large-scale conservation and community engagement projects in the UK, development and disasters evaluation work in Southern Africa and Eastern Europe, and was field manager for an African Development Bank–funded project to rehabilitate Gorongosa National Park post-war. Ian established and co-chaired the IUCN CEM Rewilding Thematic Group from 2017 to 2025, chaired CEM Western Europe from 2021 to 2025, and is an editor for Wildlife Letters. He is a founding director of the Lifescape Project NGO, which established the Natural Capital Laboratory in collaboration with AECOM, and has worked widely across Europe, Africa, and Central Asia on ecological restoration and environmental governance. His research and publications span disasters, development, and conservation, and he also serves as International Advisor to the Centre for Himalayan Studies at the University of Delhi.

Vice Chair Oceania. I have spent more than 30 years in environmental management with a particular emphasis on biodiversity conservation and climate change. For most of this century I was first a Principal Terrestrial Ecologist and then Manager Climate Change Science for various NSW state government based Environment and NRM agencies in Australia. In early 2013 I had well and truly had enough of being a public servant so I decided to leave and to look at opportunities outside of Australia. Since then I have been an independent consultant involved in a number of biodiversity, climate change and EbA projects with an increasing global focus. I have worked in multiple countries on projects in the Pacific, Africa and the Caribbean, as well as a few projects that have an Asia/Pacific wide audience. The work has been quite varied and I have had the opportunity and privilege to work with communities on remote Pacific islands on EbA actions, conservation planning with farmers in Africa through to Climate Change Adaptation and Conservation policy advice to National Governments as well as research and review work on climate change adaptation and EbA for the Head Office of Multilateral Development Banks. I won’t bore you any more with details so If you are at all interested you can look me up at LinkedIn here: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-smith/56/648/693

For over 7 years, Pascal has been at the forefront of conservation efforts, leading initiatives that protect biodiversity and ecosystems while promoting sustainable development. His work focuses on a practical vision: 

Leveraging Nature-based Solutions to strengthen climate resilience and ensure ecosystems thrive for generations to come.

Camille Rivera, Founder of Oceanus Conservation and a marine ecologist leading blue carbon restoration efforts across Philippines. She has protected over 400+ hectares of mangroves, engaged more than 7,000 youth, and planted over 60,000 mangrove saplings together with local community partners. Camille is a 2022 National Geographic Explorer, Global Future Council member on the Regenerative Blue Economy, and co-author of a World Economic Forum article on valuing blue carbon for local communities. She represents Southeast Asia as part of the Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) network GLFx Steering Committee for Asia Pacific building regional collaboration for inclusive ocean action. Her work has been featured in Only One, and Global Landscapes Forum, Vogue Philippines and presented at UNFCCC COP26, COP28, and the UN Ocean Conference. Camille’s vision blends science, storytelling, and technology to drive marine conservation that centers local communities and young leaders across the region.