Steering Committee

The Steering Committee comprises representatives of intergovernmental organisations engaged at global and regional levels on linkages between health and biodiversity and related issues, and representatives of NGOs working in this space in science, policy and practical activities and at local and community level. The Steering Committee guides the agenda and programme development for the Cohab3 conference and supports preparatory activities in the preceding months. It will also assist with review of the conference outputs and provide support with communicating key messages after the conference.

• Conor Kretsch  Cohab Initiative Secretariat
• Gillian Ryan Cohab Initiative Secretariat
• Marianela Araya Quesada Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
• Julian Blanc UN Environment Programme
• Nadja Münstermann UN Environment Programme
• Cristina Romanelli World Health Organisation
• Lynnette Neufeld UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
• Jamison Ervin UN Development Programme
• Anna Medri  UN Development Programme
• Melissa de Kock UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• Benjamin Schachter  UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Khaled Hassine UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Therese Arnesen UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Maria Jose Acosta Lazo UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Suneetha Subramanian UN University - Institute of Advanced Studies
• Chadia Wannous World Organisation for Animal Health
• Amelia Arreguín Prado CBD Women's Caucus
• Edda Fernández Luiselli CBD Women's Caucus
• Carlo Fadda Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
• Laura Salfi Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
• Paula Prist IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature
• Mrinalini Rai Women 4 Biodiversity
• Roaa Alobeid Global Youth Biodiversity Network
• Roberto Muheto  Global Youth Biodiversity Network
• Catherine Machalaba The Nature Conservancy
• Paula Harrison UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
• Omar López Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
• Jonathan Jennings Health in Harmony
• Geoffrey Roth Indigenous Determinants of Health Alliance