Amos Amanubo

Coordinator Youth outreach and liaison at FAO

Amanubo Amos is a Ugandan forester holding a Degree of Bachelors of Science in Forestry from Makerere University. He is a former President of International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) and Co-founder of Green Trust Africa an environmental organization. Prior to this role, he served as the Head of council of IFSA, with the scope of his work stretching over communications and capacity building. He has served as a youth representative on various forest science and policy platforms at regional and international level and also worked as the Eco-Voice for Uganda under the UN Environment Communication Project in support to the Pan-African Action Agenda on Ecosystem Restoration. With a strong background in youth engagement and Forest Education, he is motivated by the desire to see the forestry sector grow as one of the leading drivers of socioeconomic development and landscape sustainability, with young people at the lead.

Pedro (Pê) Magalhães

ICRAF

Pê Magalhães (Pedro Momag)is a social scientist, development practitioner and an environmental activist from the Brazilian Savannah, the Cerrado ecosystem. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Brasília (UnB) and a master’s degree in Development Management from the Rühr University Bochum (RUB), having focused his studies on agrarian social movements and the financial inclusion of agroecological producers. He is currently the Youth in Landscapes Network Intern for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the coordinator of the GLF LAC Project Team.

Analí Bustos

PhD Student and Forest GLF Restoration Steward for 2021

Analí has a degree in Biological Sciences (National University of Río Cuarto – 2015, Córdoba, Argentina) and a Master’s in Ecology and Nature Conservation (Federal University of Paraná – 2020, Curitiba, Brazil). I’m currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Research Group on Ecological Interactions in Agroecosystems – FAUBA (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Since 2016 I have been working on a forest restoration project called “Monte Alegre Natural Reserve”. Her passion is researching and promoting restoration holistically: not only of ecosystems and environmental services but also the restoration of society’s feelings about Nature.

Eka Cahyaningrum

GLF

Eka holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with experience in primate behaviour, biodiversity survey, mangrove, and peat restoration. She is also a co-founder of HIRAI (Himba Raya Indonesia), an NGO based in Central Borneo that aims to restore degraded peatland and build sustainable livelihood for the adjacent community. In 2022, Eka was selected as a peatland restoration steward by the Global Landscape Forum to restore 60 ha of degraded peatland in Central Borneo. Her experience with community-based conservation projects made her realize that people are a crucial part of building a successful and sustainable conservation project, as it is the local communities who will face the direct impact of a damaged environment. For Eka, conservation is not only a job, it is deeply personal and she exerts her entire capacity to be fully immersed in the aims and goals of the project.

Silvia Abruscato

Policy Advisor, FOREST EUROPE Secretariat

Silva is an environmental scientist and IFSA alumni who graduated from both University of Copenhagen and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Silvia strongly believes in the necessity to strengthen the connection and create trustful dialogues between scientists, policymakers and interested parties. Her research focused on the conservation, environmental policy, and management of forests in Europe. She is driven by increasing awareness through innovative communication mechanisms and multi-sectoral dialogues, providing interested public with science-based information and resources on emerging forestry issues. The enhancement of multi-stakeholders community awareness and involvement in decision-making processes are keys to face future challenges. Silvia is thrilled to be part of the Liaison Unit Bonn team, supporting the Forest Europe process and collaborating with renowned experts and international colleagues.

Elivis Omoit

GLF

GLF

Hélène Koch

The Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)

Hélène Koch is Policy Advisor at the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF) since 2020. Since 2018, Ms Koch has worked for CEF, first as Policy Officer then in her current position, with expertise in forest-related EU policy aspects regarding environmental, climate change adaptation, and rural development policies. Before joining CEPF Secretariat, Ms Koch completed a traineeship within the DG Environment of the European Commission. She then supported the work of forest team, mostly with regard to the issue of forest wildfires. Ms Koch is Belgian and holds degrees in MSc. in European Forestry and MSc. Forest Sciences from the University of Eastern Finland and the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg. These studies allowed her to gain a better understanding of European forests and their management and included dedicated study trip in Europe and hand-on training. Then, her MSc. thesis work focused on the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation in France. Prior to this, she completed in Belgium an Industrial Engineering degree in Agronomic Sciences, specializing in environment and land management. When Hélène is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, playing boardgames and going to the forest.

Susanne Winter

Program Director Forests, WWF Germany

Program Director Forests, WWF Germany

Neekita Urang

IFSA Member

IFSA Member