Partners

Shawn is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Giessen in Germany, where he specialises in developing and adapting biodiversity indicators using GBIF data cubes for the B-Cubed project. His background is in ecology and conservation biology. Shawn has a PhD at UCL in London, where he focused on quantifying and improving the reliability and robustness of global biodiversity indicators using statistical and modelling techniques.

Hanno is an ecologist and group leader at the JLU. In his work, he is analysing the spread and accumulation of alien species at large spatial scales and over long time periods. He develops computer models to simulate the dynamics of spread based on human transport systems. Another central part of his work deals with developing workflows to standardise and integrate biodiversity data.

Yanina is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Giessen and the Science coordinator for IPBES Data and Knowledge unit.  She is an ecologist and conservation biologist that enjoys working at the intersection between applied science and policy making. Yanina is from Argentina where she did her PhD at University of Buenos Aires studying land use changes and its effects of wetland birds. Currently, she is working on identifying and developing indicators for biodiversity monitoring that could be used for policymaking. 

Lina is a researcher at iDiv working on the interoperability of Data Cubes for EBVs within the frame of the B-Cubed project. She began working with Data Cubes during her doctoral research when she carried out regional assessments of vegetation dynamics across multiple time scales. One of her research interests is focused on big data and time series analysis to understand the past and the present of ecosystems functioning, and how this information can help to evaluate future global scenarios. Previously, Lina worked at the intersection between policy and science, developing biodiversity indicators and deploying decision products such as ecosystem dynamics mapping, wetland detection and delineation reports to guide national environmental policies.

Miguel is originally from Bolivia and his education is in environmental systems. His work has focused on understanding the uncertainty associated with climate model simulations and their impact on biodiversity. He has worked in global change initiatives, bridging the science-policy gap in Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Europe. He has established strategic relationships and led the implementation of networks and initiatives at local, regional and global levels. Miguel contributed to the Essential Biodiversity Variables framework working within GEO BON, connecting users of biodiversity information with data producers to develop sustainable business models for biodiversity monitoring.

Henrique's research focuses on global biodiversity change to inform environmental policy and ecosystem management. In his lab, he specifically studies the impacts of land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services at different scales. At iDiv-MLU, his group conducts fieldwork on rewilding abandoned farmland and develops biodiversity models for future socio-economic scenarios. He actively engages with policymakers through platforms like the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and is currently leading the EuropaBON project.