Advisory & Organising Boards

Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Breuste - University of Salzburg, Austria

Prof. Dr. Sarel Cilliers - North West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa

Prof. Dr. Clas Florgard - SLU - Department of Urban and Rural Development, Uppsala, Sweden

Prof. Dr. Maria Ignatieva - Lincoln University, New Zealand

John Kelcey - Bor U Tachova, Czech Republic

Prof. Dr. Manfred Köhler - University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg, Germany

Dr. Horst Korn - Federal Agency Nature Conservation (BfN), Germany
Advisor Erfurt Declaration for the CBD

Dr. Colin Meurk - University of Auckland, New Zealand

Dr. Andy Millard - Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Jari Niemelä - University of Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Dr. Charles H. Nilon - University of Missouri-Columbia, USA

Dr. David J. Nowak - USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Syracuse, USA

Prof. Dr. Stephan Pauleit - University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Prof. Dr. Glenn Stewart - Lincoln University, New Zealand

Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Sukopp - Technical University Berlin, Germany

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Weiland - Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research Leipzig, Germany

Sebastian Winkler - IUCN Regional office for Europe, Belgium
Advisor Erfurt Declaration for the CBD

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wittig - J.W.Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Germany

Organising Board

José Antonio Andreguetto - Municipal Administration of Curitiba, Brazil
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Borchardt - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany
Representative University of Applied Science Erfurt

Stephen Granger - Cape Town Metropolitan Council, South Africa
Representative ICLEI & CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Kiyohiko Hayashi - Aichi Prefectural Government, Japan
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Dr. Maria Hohn-Berghorn - Municipal Administration Bonn, Germany
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Dr. Rüdiger Kirsten - City Administration Erfurt, Germany
Representative BDLA

Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Krause - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany
Representative University of Applied Science Erfurt

Dr. Peter J. Marcotullio - United Nations University Office at the United Nations, USA
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Augusto Canto Neto - Institute for Research & Urban Planning, Brazil
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Débora Perini - Municipal Administration of Curitiba, Brazil
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Dr. Matthias Richter  - Helmholtz Centre Leipzig, Germany
Representative Department Urban Ecology, Environmental Planning and Transport

Prof. Horst Schumacher - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany
Representative University of Applied Science Erfurt

Uwe Spangenberg - Municipal Administration Erfurt, Germany
Representative Hosting City Erfurt

Prof. Dr. Richard Stiles - Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Representative LE:NOTRE

Gilles Vincent - Montreal Botanical Garden, Canada
Representative CBD Initiative Cities and Biodiversity

Torsten Wilke - Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Office Leipzig, Germany
Representative Federal Agency of Nature Conservation