Elva Escobar Briones
Professor in Oceanography, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (ICML) UNAM
Dr. Elva Escobar is a full time professor in oceanography at Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (ICML) UNAM.
Her knowledge creation activities have contributed to deep-sea biodiversity conservation and sustainable use through scientific research on board UNAM’s research vessels and publications in collaboration with national and international institutions. These results have been used to define policies as well as to design conservation networks and programs in the deep ocean.
Escobar is also heavily involved in capacity building programs in oceanography. She is a lead member of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) and a Member of the Executive Planning Group of the UN Decade.
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Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius
Director of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Ulrike Decoene
Chief Communications, Brand and Sustainability Officer and Member of AXA’s Management Committee
Prof. Dr. Colin Devey
Oceanic Volcanism – Research Division “Dynamics of the Ocean Floor”, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Prof. Dr. Gideon Henderson
Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), United Kingdom
The Honorable Bernadette Jordan
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, South Shore – St. Margarets, Canada
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The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Gesine Meissner
Former MEP, Chair National Committee for the UN Decade Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Dr. Angela Merkel
Chancellor of Germany
Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin
Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
