Danish IPBES contributions

Author on the IPBES report Assessment of Diverse Values of Nature

Mette Termansen
Mette Termansen is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen, specialising in environmental and resource economics. She has primarily worked on land-use related environmental and resource economics issues concerning water, climate, biodiversity and recreation. Mette has extensive experience in interdisciplinary research, where she develops methods and models to link environmental models to economic models in collaboration with scientific research environments. Mette is especially interested in the application of integrated models to analyse alternative policy measures.

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Author on the IPBES report Invasive Alien Species Assessment

Alejandro Ordonez Gloria
Alejandro Ordonez Gloria is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University, specialising in macroecology and global change. His research includes the study of species and communities’ responses to environmental changes, as well as the consequences of these changes for both nature and people. Alejandro’s current work concerns how human impact on the biosphere affects when, where and how new ecosystems are expected to arise. Alejandro was the coordinating lead author of the IPBES report on invasive species, Assessment on Invasive Alien Species, with focus on exploring future opportunities for action and tools to manage, control, and minimise the emergence of Invasive Alien Species.

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Author on the IPBES report Assessment on monitoring biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people

Neil David Burgess
Neil David Burgess is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen and Chief Scientist at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation and Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). He specializes in international conservation, working at the intersection of science and policy, with a particular focus on developing the knowledge base for finding practical solutions to the biodiversity crisis. His main research areas include protected areas and their effectiveness, wildlife trade, social impacts and nature’s contribution to people. In recent years, Neil has worked with governments, the UN and various organizations on projects in both Africa and Europe, contributing to both the understanding of and solutions to address threats to biodiversity both globally and locally. Neil is the lead author of the IPBES Monitoring Assessment, due to be launched in 2026, which addresses methods and tools for monitoring biodiversity, ecosystem services, global change, and the status and progress of the UN’s 23 global biodiversity targets for 2030.

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