development team
A global network of scientists, conservation professionals, educators, policy makers, and more.
Interim Executive Board
The Alliance maintains a small leadership team to ensure rapid and thorough action.
William Darwall
Head of the Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
IUCN Global Species Programme,
UK
Sonja Jähnig Professor
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Anthony I. Dell
Research Scientist
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, USA
Interim Steering Groups
These teams set the priorities and action items for each of their respective AFL initiatives.
Research:
Sonja Jähnig
Professor
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Eren Turak
Research Scientist
GEO-BON & Office of the Environment, Australia
Olaf Weyl †
Principal Scientist
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
†deceased, link to obituary
Conservation:
Catherine Sayer
Lead – Freshwater Biodiversity, Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge Team, Centre for Science and Data, IUCN, UK
Jörg Freyhof
Research Scientist
Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Germany
Michael Baltzer Director Shoal, UK
Kathy Hughes
Freshwater Habitats and Species Coordinator
World Wildlife Fund, UK
Data & Synthesis:
Jonathan Jeschke
Professor
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology
and Inland Fisheries & Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
Research Scientist
Institute of Hydrobiology & Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Austria
Ivan Jarić Scientist Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Czech Republic
Education & Outreach:
Michael T. Monaghan Professor Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Ken Irvine
Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands
Jessica J. Lee
Author & environmental historian
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
Policy:
Ian Harrison
Research Scientist
IUCN Species Survival Commission & Conservation International, USA
Harmony C. Patricio, Ph.D.
Freshwater Fish Conservation Program Manager
Shoal , Global Wildlife Conservation & IUCN SSC Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, USA
Development Team
The Development Team helps establish initiatives and programs of the Alliance. The team offers a balance of both regional and disciplinary expertise.
Vanessa Bremerich
Technician
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
Cai Lu Scientist Beijing Forestry University, China
Aaike De Wever
Scientific data manager
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium
Sami Domisch
Research Scientist
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
Mark Gessner Professor
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Hans-Peter Grossart
Professor
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & University of Potsdam, Germany
Gregor Kalinkat
Research Scientist
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
Aleksandra Lewandowska
Research Scientist
University of Helsinki, Finland
Jens Nejstgaard
Senior Scientist
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
Paul Stewart
Photographer
Mouth to Source, Slovenia
Simon N. Stuart
Director of Strategic Conservation
Synchronicity Earth, UK
Michele Thieme
Director of Freshwater Science & Ecosystems
World Wildlife Fund, USA
Klement Tockner
Professor & General Director
Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Germany
Kika Tuff
Founder, Creative Director
Impact Media Lab, USA
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