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Leadership - Fellows

GLP’s leadership is distributed across complementary groups that guide scientific direction, coordinate activities, and support the life of the network. This includes the Scientific Steering Committee, which guides the Programme’s scientific direction; the International Programme Office, which coordinates activities and operations; Working Groups and Nodal Offices, which lead research and regional engagement; and a network of Fellows who contribute through mentorship and ongoing leadership across the programme.

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Emma Archer Headshot

Emma Archer

SSC, 2001-2007
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Richard Aspinall Headshot

Richard Aspinall

SSC, 2005-2011
The James Hutton Institute
United Kingdom
André Bationo Headshot

André Bationo

SSC, 2006-2010
Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility CIAT
Kenya
Gilberto Camara Headshot

Gilberto Camara

SSC, 2006-2012
National Institute for Space Research
Brazil
Abha Chhabra Headshot

Abha Chhabra

SSC, 2006-2011
Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO, Space Applications Centre SAC
India
Rinku Roy Chowdhury Headshot

Rinku Roy Chowdhury

SSC, 2014-2022
Clark University
United States
Neville Crossman Headshot

Neville Crossman

SSC, 2012-2017
Flinders University
Australia
Sandra Díaz Headshot

Sandra Díaz

SSC, 2006-2011
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba UNC, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecología
Argentina
Erle Ellis Headshot

Erle Ellis

SSC, 2012-2017
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
United States
Karlheinz Erb Headshot

Karlheinz Erb

SSC, 2011-2016
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Austria
Nancy Golubiewski Headshot

Nancy Golubiewski

SSC, 2011-2016
Climate Change Commission
New Zealand
Ricardo Grau Headshot

Ricardo Grau

SSC, 2014-2022
Instituto de Ecología Regional (subnational), Universidad Nacional de Tucumán – CONICET
Argentina
Morgan Grove Headshot

Morgan Grove

SSC, 2010-2016
USDA Forest Service
United States
Helmut Haberl Headshot

Helmut Haberl

SSC, 2006-2012
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Institute of Social Ecology
Austria
Andreas Heinimann Headshot

Andreas Heinimann

SSC, 2011-2016
Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern
Switzerland
Patrick Hostert Headshot

Patrick Hostert

SSC, 2012-2017
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany
Esteban Jobbagy Headshot

Esteban Jobbagy

SSC, 2019-2021
CONICET & Universidad Nacional de San Luis
Argentina
Suzi Kerr Headshot

Suzi Kerr

SSC, 2006-2008
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, New Zealand
New Zealand
Eric Lambin Headshot

Eric Lambin

LUCC Chair, 1999-2005
University of Louvain & Stanford University
Belgium
Paul Leadley Headshot

Paul Leadley

SSC, 2006-2008
Univ. Paris-Sud, Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Laboratory (ESE)
France

Jiyuan Liu

SSC, 2006-2012
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research
China
Cheikh Mbow Headshot

Cheikh Mbow

SSC, 2006-2012
START-International
United States
Ole Mertz Headshot

Ole Mertz

SSC, 2012-2017
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Peter Messerli Headshot

Peter Messerli

SSC, 2016-2022
Wyss Academy for Nature, University of Bern
Switzerland
Graciela Metternicht Headshot

Graciela Metternicht

SSC, 2018-2021
University of New South Wales
Australia
Patrick Meyfroidt Headshot

Patrick Meyfroidt

SSC, 2016-2022
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Belgium
Darla Munroe Headshot

Darla Munroe

SSC, 2017-2023
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
United States
Harini Nagendra Headshot

Harini Nagendra

SSC, 2012-2017
Azim Premji University
India
Jonas Nielsen Headshot

Jonas Nielsen

SSC, 2018-2025
Humboldt University Berlin
Germany
Dennis S. Ojima Headshot

Dennis S. Ojima

SSC, 2006-2010
Colorado State University
United States
Dawn Cassandra Parker Headshot

Dawn Cassandra Parker

SSC, 2008-2014
University of Waterloo, School of Planning
Canada
Unai Pascual Headshot

Unai Pascual

SSC, 2018-2025
Basque Centre for Climate Change
Spain

John Roy Porter

SSC, 2006-2010
University of Copenhagen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Denmark
Navin Ramankutty Headshot

Navin Ramankutty

SSC, 2017-2025
University of British Columbia
Canada
Anette Reenberg Headshot

Anette Reenberg

SSC, 2006-2012
University of Copenhagen, Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources
Denmark
Casey Ryan Headshot

Casey Ryan

SSC, 2018-2024
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Hideaki Shibata Headshot

Hideaki Shibata

SSC, 2008-2014
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University
Japan
Konaté Souleymane Headshot

Konaté Souleymane

SSC, 2014-2016
University Nangui Abrogoua
Côte d'Ivoire
Susanne Stoll-Kleemann Headshot

Susanne Stoll-Kleemann

SSC, 2006-2010
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
Germany
Allison Thomson Headshot

Allison Thomson

SSC, 2014-2022
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
United States
Billie L. Turner Headshot

Billie L. Turner

SSC, 2006-2012
Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
United States
Jotaro Urabe Headshot

Jotaro Urabe

SSC, 2006-2008
Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Div. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Japan
Tom Veldkamp Headshot

Tom Veldkamp

SSC, 2006-2011
University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation ITC
Netherlands
Peter Verburg Headshot

Peter Verburg

SSC, 2011-2016
VU University Amsterdam; WSL Switzerland
Netherlands
Gete Zeleke Headshot

Gete Zeleke

SSC, 2018-2023
Water and Land Resources Centre
Ethiopia
Lin Zhen Headshot

Lin Zhen

SSC, 2012-2017
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China

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