Learn more about GEO BON on the following pages.
Co-Chairs
Henrique Miguel Pereira, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany
Mike Gill, NatureServe
Executive Secretary
Laetitia Navarro, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany
Secretariat
Laetitia Navarro, Carlos Guerra, Nestor Fernandez, HyeJin Kim, Christian Langer, Anne-Kathrin Thomas, Ariane Korn German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Germany
Management Committee
Responsibilities
GEO BON operations; the MC meets monthly to discuss technical and substantive issues regarding GEO BON implementation and coordination.
Composition
Includes the members of the GEO BON Secretariat (Executive Director, Secretary, Programmer), the Co-Chairs, and other Officers; 3 year terms, renewable once.
Members:
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Henrique Miguel Pereira Co-Chair German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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Mike Gill Co-Chair NatureServe |
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Gary Geller GEO Science Officer and NASA Ecological Forecasting Program US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
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Laetitia Navarro Executive Secretary German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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Christian Langer IT Officer German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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Carlos Guerra ECOPOTENTIAL Scientist German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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Nestor Fernandez Biodiversity Scientist German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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HyeJin Kim Biodiversity Scientist German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
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Anne-Kathrin Thomas Administrative Assistant German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
| Ariane Korn Administrative Assistant (maternity leave) German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
Implementation Committee
Responsibilities
The IC implements the deliverables and the implementation plan of GEO BON. It approves the annual budget and has an executive function. The IC meets by phone quarterly and in person once a year.
Composition
Those actively engaged in implementing GEO BON including all members of Management Committee, WG Leads or Task Force Leads and Leads of BON’s. New members must be confirmed by the peers in the Implementation Committee.
Members:
| Name | Institution | Country | Capacity |
| Tom Christensen | Aarhus University | Denmark | Arctic BON |
| Mark Costello | University of Auckland | New Zealand | Marine BON, Species Traits WG |
| Nicholas Coops | The University of British Columbia | Canada | Remote Sensing TF |
| Denis Couvet | National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) | France | French BON |
| Aurélie Delavaud | Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) | France | French BON |
| Simon Ferrier | CSIRO | Australia | Community Composition WG, EBV Development TF |
| Néstor Fernández | iDiv | Germany | GEO BON Secretariat / Data TF |
| Gary Geller | US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | USA | GEO / NASA |
| Ilse Geijzendorffer | Tour du Valat | France | Ecosystem services WG |
| Mike Gill | NatureServe | Canada | Co-Chair/ BON development WG |
| Carlos Guerra | iDiv | Germany | GEO BON Secretariat |
| Sean Hoban | Morton Arboretum | USA | Genetic Composition WG |
| Walter Jetz | Yale University | USA | Species populations WG |
| Jens Kattge | Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry | Germany | Species Traits WG |
| Allison Leidner | US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | USA | Remote Sensing TF |
| Melodie McGeoch | Monash University | Australia | Species populations WG |
| Robert Guralnick | University of Florida | USA | Data TF |
| Frank Muller-Karger | University of South Florida | USA | Marine BON |
| Eun-Shik Kim | Kookmin University, Seoul | South Korea | AP BON |
| HyeJin Kim | iDiv | Germany | GEO BON Secretariat |
| Daniel Kissling | University of Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Coordinator GLOBIS-B Data TF |
| Maria Cecilia Londoño | Alexander von Humboldt Institute Colombia | Colombia | Colombia BON BON development WG |
| Laetitia Navarro | iDiv | Germany | GEO BON Secretariat Policy TF |
| Jeanne Nel | VU University Amsterdam /Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | The Netherlands South Africa |
Freshwater BON |
| Emily Nicholson | Deakin University | Australia | Ecosystem function WG |
| Henrique M. Pereira | iDiv | Germany | Co-Chair |
| Ilaria Palumbo | Joint Research Centre | Italy | Ecosystem Structure WG |
| Isabel Sousa Pinto | University of Porto | Portugal | Marine BON |
| Michael Schaepman | University of Zurich | Switzerland | Coordinator BioDiscovery & GlobDiversity |
| Ghada El Serafy | DELTARES | Netherlands | Coordinator ECOPOTENTIAL |
| Odirilwe Selomane | University of Stockholm | Sweden | Ecosystem Services WG |
| Andrew Skidmore | University of Twente | The Netherlands | Ecosystem structure WG Remote Sensing TF |
| Jason Taylor | National Park Service | USA | Arctic BON |
| Wilfried Thuiller | University Grenoble Alpes | France | Community Composition WG |
| Eren Turak | Office of Environment & Heritage | Australia | Freshwater BON |
| Maria Vallejos | University of Buenos Aires | Argentinia | Ecosystem Services WG |
| Sheila Vergara | University of the Philippines Los Baños | Philippines | AP BON |
| Petteri Vihervaara | Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki | Finland | BON development WG |
| Martin Wegmann | University of Würzburg | Germany | Ecosystem Structure WG |
| Aaike De Wever | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences | Belgium | Freshwater BON |
| Haigen Xu | Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences | China | China BON |
| Tetsukazu Yahara | Kyushu University | Japan | AP BON |
Advisory Board
Responsibilities
The Advisory Board meets once a year, together with the Implementation Committee, to provide strategic direction and feedback on GEO BON and helps to find funding. Members of the Advisory Board are elected by GEO BON’s management committee every 3 years and are renewable once.
Composition
Advisory board members are representatives of organizations, governments, and experts, in a geographically balanced composition as well as other influential individuals with good ties to funding.
Members:
| Name | Institution | Country |
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| Donald Hobern | Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) | Denmark |
| Robert Höft | Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) | Canada |
| Anne Larigauderie | Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) | Germany |
| Harold Mooney | Stanford University | USA |
| Marc Paganini | European Space Agency (ESA) | Italy |
| Anne-Hélène Prieur-Richard | Future Earth | Canada |
| Jon Paul Rodrigues | IUCN | Venezuela |
| Bob Scholes | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | South Africa |
| Woody Turner | US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | USA |