Organisation

The ESP Conference is organised by a Conference Organising Committee (COC).

Conference Organising Committee (COC)

Chair:

• Oliver Schlein, Local Host, EKF-ESS Project Coordinator, GIZ, Jordan

Vice-chairs:

• Rudolf de Groot, Chair ESP, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

 

Local/national Organising Committee (LOC)

Responsible for local organisation/coordination:

• Eng. Raed Bani Hani, Director, Nature Protection Directorate, Jordan
• Eng. Ehab Eid, Executive Director, Royal Marine Conservation Society, Jordan
• Dr. Nizar Haddad, Director General, National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension NCARE, Jordan
• Dr. Khaled Abulaila, Researcher Botanist & Conservation Biologist, NCARE, Jordan
• Dr. Maha Q. Al-Syouf, Consultant of Biodiversity, Medicinal and Plant Genetic Resources, formerly NCARE and Biodiversity Thematic Research Group, Jordan
• Dr. Mustafa AI-Shudiefat, Director of Programs, Royal Botanic Garden (RBG), Jordan
• Dr. Alejandro von Bertrab, ValuES Project , GIZ, Germany
• Dr. Sa'eb A. Khresat, Professor (Rangeland Expert), JUST University, Jordan
• Lucy Emerton, Consultant of ValuES Project, GIZ, UK/Sri Lanka
• Dr. Oliver Schlein, EKF-ESS Project Coordinator, GIZ, Jordan

 

Support team

Coordination:

• Martine van Weelden, Conference Manager, ESP Secretariat, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Members:

Iskra Konovska, Communication & Administration Officer, ESP Secretariat, Wageningen, The Netherlands

International Program Committee (IPC)