Aaron is a Team Leader and the Energy Content Editor for IISD RS's multiple Sustainable Policy & Practice websites. He writes and lectures on renewable energy, energy access and energy poverty issues and is also co-founder and Director of Environment and Sustainable Development at the Global Governance Institute, an independent Brussels-based think tank devising, strengthening and furthering forward-looking approaches to global governance. Aaron holds a masters degree in Global Political Economy from the University of Kassel in Germany. When not busy with the ENB or reading and writing about renewable energy, he enjoys: rock climbing; photography; cycling; playing the blues; jogging in inclement weather; sleeping under the stars; and the smell of woodsmoke on sweaters.

Kate is currently completing her masters in energy, poverty and development at the University of Cape Town. Her areas of expertise are low-income energy usage within developing countries and the economic framework surrounding energy usage decisions. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, music and changing her hair color.

Suzi is doing a Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in forest resource management. Her focus is global environmental governance as observed in the peace parks of Southern Africa. Her background is in nature conservation, rural development and land use planning, with a pinch of agronomy thrown into the mix. She is also a teacher of English, and has spent some time in the UAE participating in English education reform programs. She has lived in 5 countries on 4 continents, but calls South Africa home, which she loves passionately. She loves camping, hiking, music, cycling (for fun!), dancing, reading and most of all, her family in South Africa.

Jon is doing an MSc in Energy and Development at the University of Cape Town, with particular interests in energy and climate change. His background is in electrical engineering and he has worked extensively on mobile networks and in energy efficiency projects. He loves basketball, art and traveling, and speaks and sings some Chinese.

Leila is our Worldwide recognized photographer who takes stunning pictures of delegates from any angle. Being the official photographer from the last UN Climate Change Conference - Poznań 2008, Leila continues living in San Francisco with her Nikon. Leila is also a writer and sometimes team leader for ENB teams. Leila received a Master in International Affairs from Columbia University.

Ali is a Ph.D. student at University College London, focusing on international marine conservation and governance. She completed her Masters in Environment, Development and Politics at the University of Sussex in 2007 where the subject of her thesis was the use of community-run no-take zones for promoting sustainable octopus fisheries in Southwest Madagascar. Ali has since worked in Bangladesh with the WorldFish Center and at the University of Leeds in the Sustainability Research Institute. When not working, Ali enjoys visiting new places and when she can afford it diving in tropical seas looking for the elusive dugong.

Chad is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology at Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO). His work in the field of science and technology studies (STS) looks at the connections between science and democracy, with a focus on international expert institutions that produce, validate, and contest knowledge about the global environment. Prior to arriving in the Arizona desert, Chad completed an M.S. mapping global land use at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In addition to wearing these academic hats, he enjoys penning the occasional sustainability-themed freelance piece and has worked in the non-profit world calculating ecological footprints for Redefining Progress and the Global Footprint Network.

Elisa specializes in international, European and comparative environmental law. Elisa is a Lecturer in European Environmental Law at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and a regular contributor to the Yearbook of International Environmental Law, the Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law. She previously worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the UN Development Programme.

Aki has been working as Japanese translator for IISD in climate change reporting services. As a child, she has lived in Paris and fostered a dream to immerse herself in art world. The dream came true when she moved to New York to study art. She enjoys learning Chinese and Korean languages in her spare time. She holds a B.A., Summa Cum Laude in Art History as well as B.A. in international relations and sociolody.

Wangu currently lives in Maastricht, the Netherlands, where she works part-time as Communications Coordinator with UNU-MERIT, a research and training centre of the United Nations University. A Kenyan citizen, she holds a Master’s Degree in Development Studies (Politics of Alternative Development Strategies) from the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague and a Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Canberra University. From 1992 to 1996, she worked as co-editor and programme coordinator at EcoNews Africa, a communication and advocacy NGO based in Nairobi. Wangu is passionate about African development issues and actively seeks out opportunities to contribute to initiatives that give a voice to the everyday concerns of local communities. Her best moments are the long philosophical discussions she has with her two children, especially trying to find plausible answers to straightforward questions such as what she does all day at the office, or why people are so different.

Laurel is an environmental consultant and writer, as well as a trained economist. She has worked for US Treasury Department, USAID, NGOs and others on natural resource management and policy in Africa and elsewhere. She is currently writing a narrative non-fiction book on wildlife trade and forensics. Laurel lives with her husband and son in Vermont and holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and an MPP from University of Michigan.

Kate holds a Master of Environmental Science from the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, where she studied public-private partnerships in the water sector in the Philippines for her thesis. She chased after birds, measured plants, and sampled lake sediment in Costa Rica, Mississippi, British Columbia, and Nebraska, as a biologist, before heading into the policy side of environmental work. She worked with the UN Diplomatic Mission from Fiji, and was fascinated by the insight into political negotiations. When she is not immersed in the challenges of a new Ph.D. program in political science at the University of British Columbia, you can find her exploring the trails and coastlines of Vancouver.

Diego is the Digital Manager for IISD Reporting Services. He is a good example of the new generation of online jobs, working mostly from Bogotá, Colombia, while solving the technical and digital problems of staff and consultants in New York, Geneva, Winnipeg and two dozen other cities worldwide. Diego has a degree in Computer Science and a postgraduate degree in Networking and E-business. He enjoys playing soccer and watching movies.

Dorothy (also known as Wanja) lives in Nairobi and works as an ichthyologist with the National Museums of Kenya. She acquired a Ph.D. in the University of Montpellier II in France studying morphological and genetic diversity of Nile tilapia of Africa. She’s involved in various biodiversity projects and has special interest in interactions of local communities with biodiversity, especially in the application of indigenous knowledge in species conservation. She enjoys the cultural experiences from traveling and meeting new people, snorkeling, nature walks and game drives.

Olivia is an environmental communications consultant, operating from a medieval village in Tuscany. She is from English and Italian parents but grew up in Switzerland before roaming the world following her passion for travel and nature. She holds a degree in Biology and a Masters in Pollution and Environmental Control. Having worked for the World Conservation Union (IUCN), WWF, and other international organisations, she is now getting her teeth into the Italian environmental sector. When not in front of a computer, she can be found dashing around the countryside capturing the essence of rural life on camera.

Teya lives in Hawaii where she practices law and works on a water use plan for Maui. After life as a seabird biologist, she obtained an MBA, J.D. and Dispute Resolution Certificate from Willamette University, focusing on resource economics, and domestic and international environmental law. Teya worked on biodiversity issues for ENB from 1996 to 1998 and after a hiatus as an Oregon assistant attorney general has returned to the ENB fold.

Eugenia is a lawyer specialized in environmental law and a relentless traveler. She studied in Argentina (UBA), Spain, UK and Belgium (UCL) obtaining her Masters on Environmental Law instruments from the Complutense University, Madrid, where she is currently a PhD candidate. Her curiosity for cultural experiences has taken her to Panama City, where she is working as a consultant for UNEP/ROLAC. She has worked many years in consultancies on environmental law and policies, in both Europe and Latin America, with the private sector, NGOs, European institutions and the Spanish Ministry of Environment. When she was younger she organized UN models in Argentina. While not working, you can find her taking pictures along the beach or in the forest, or asking how to get to the nearest place playing good tango, salsa or Brazilian samba.

Anne his a Research Fellow in Global Health Politics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Oxford where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Her dissertation investigated the role of generics and research-based pharmaceutical companies in shaping the global governance of intellectual property. Her academic interests include interest representation in global governance, private forms of governance and the regulation of new technologies. Her research has taken her to South Africa, Brazil and India and she has travelled widely in sub-Saharan Africa.

Tanya works with the Wildlife Conservation Society in Montana. After seven years of practicing international law in Europe and the US, she joined research projects on brown bears in the Yellowstone region, and now assists local communities negotiate the landscape with large carnivores. She also helps Project Snow Leopard in Pakistan, manages the newsletter of the IBA/ IUCN Bear Specialist Group and “vice-chairs” the IUCN WCPA Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group. Tanya holds degrees in science and international law from Milano, Yale, Harvard and Bard. In her free time she roams the mountains with Bianca (daughter), Greta (dog) and Puck (horse).

Laura has worked with FAO of the UN in various roles from 1990 to 2008, in the fields of international forestry, environment and development. She is now a freelance consultant. She has degrees in agricultural science, tropical and sub-tropical forestry, watershed management and applied environmental economics. She is a trained facilitator. She speaks Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. She lives in Rome where her 3 children tend to fill all her free time.

Renata lives in Sri Lanka, working as a Programme Analyst at the UNDP Asia Pacific Centre, developing the Regional Human Development Report series. Previously, she was a researcher at the Ecosystem and Livelihoods Group of the IUCN and at the UNEP - Convention on Biological Diversity. Her career with the UN system started at the UNDP in Brazil, intercalated by a year’s break to work for the Canadian Government in Ottawa. She holds a MA in Political Science from McGill University and a BA in International Relations from the University of Brasilia. She was a co-founder of the first UN Simulation Model in Brazil – the 1997 Americas Model UN.

Nicole trained with ENB during the Working Group on Traditional Knowledge in Montreal. She is volunteering for indigenous peoples from the Interior of British Columbia while writing her Doctorate in Law and Economics with a scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Science. Good that international meetings start late, because Nicole is always 5 minutes late.

Maja joined IISD RS in 2007 while based in New Jersey/New York. She holds an applied linguistics degree from the University of Saarland, in Germany, and is a qualified translator and conference Interpreter for Spanish and English. She has several years of experience in event management and coordination. Her main focus of work has always been Sustainable Development, Environmental Politics and Waste Management. She is currently based out of Germany but is looking forward to move to different countries around the world as she has done all her life. She loves swimming and reading but her greatest hobby is cooking and enjoying food that makes her happy.

Mark received a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Environmental Policy Studies from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Making his debut with ENB in 1999, he has covered numerous multilateral conferences, with a particular focus on CITES and the CCD. In his younger days, Mark was a backcountry ranger with the US Forest Service and worked at the United Nations. He has also served as Managing Editor at WWF International and an Editor at the World Economic Forum. When not living the good life as a diplomatic spouse – with postings in Senegal, Australia, Israel and Switzerland – he continues to work as a freelance writer and editor on international environmental, economic and development issues.

Anna is a doctoral student at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, focusing on international environmental and negotiation and conflict resolution. Her research addresses the legal frameworks governing transboundary watercourses she is particularly interested in how the evolution and structure of water law norms affects efforts to build adaptive capacity into transboundary water regimes. She holds a LL.M. in International and Comparative Water Law and Policy from the University of Dundee, Scotland, a Masters of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School, Tufts University and a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. When not working she enjoys traveling, cooking, hiking and spending time at the beach.

Natacha studied Social Communication and then she spent 10 years working as journalist in newspapers and lifestyle magazines. She holds a Masters Degree in Journalism from Clarin Group (a joint academia project from University of San Andrés and Clarin Group, sponsored by the School of Journalism of the University of Columbia). Since 2003 she works for cultural and academia NGOs, developing and implementing communications and media strategy.

Ari tells stories about science through radio and multimedia. He’s trained seals in Scotland, tagged killer whales in Norway and currently lives in Boston. Ari bikes and bakes with abandon. He won the most contagious smile in the fifth grade. He’s delighted to be a part of the ENB.

Anju started her career working for the Centre for Science and Environment in India, researching, writing and campaigning on a range of national and global issues including natural resource management, pollution and good governance. She has since worked for UNEP as editor of the Global Environmental Outlook Yearbook, and at Oxfam as senior policy adviser on climate change adaptation. As a consultant, she has carried out projects for a number of organizations, including the UNFCCC Secretariat, UNDP, GIZ (the German Institute for technical cooperation) and the Oxford University Centre for the Environment..

Sabrina is an Associate with IISD coordinating research to undertake Rapid Trade and Environment Assessments in the Mekong region. She teaches a graduate course in environmental policy and politics at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and serves as the Director of the Regional Office for Southeast Asia of the G8 Research Group. Sabrina has lived in Mexico and Geneva, where she worked for over a decade in the World Trade Organization, including as Secretary to the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment and to various dispute settlement panels. She holds an undergraduate degree from University College, University of Toronto and Masters degrees in international relations from the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales, Geneva, and the University of Ottawa. Sabrina lives in Bangkok, where her husband, Francisco, is posted as a diplomat with the Brazilian Foreign Service. She has two sons, Benjamin (born in 2001) and Gabriel (born in 2002). She is a passionate multilateralist who enjoys doing ENBs.

Holly is a Digital Editor for IISD with a background in cultural anthropology, zoology, community development, and natural resource management. She is studying international environmental law and working for the NGO Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment in South Africa and Malaysia.

Matt is a Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London examining the theory and implementation of payments for ecosystem services in Madagascar. Matt has coordinated scientific research for a marine conservation NGO, and directed a small international school in Switzerland. He is interested in science communication to individuals of all ages, especially to his year old son. He has an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and an BA in biology from Middlebury College, VT.

Chris is the Deputy Director of IISD Reporting Services and is responsible for the recruitment, training and day-to-day management of consultants and staff. He also contributes regular articles on climate change policy for IISD’s Climate-L Daily News publication, and frequently manages IISD’s teams of experts at major UN conferences on climate change and other environment and development issues. He currently divides his time between San Francisco and New York. Prior to joining IISD, Chris worked in New Zealand as a political researcher and speechwriter, investigative journalist and lobbyist. His work focused on environment, health and international relations. He has also consulted widely for various United Nations agencies and organizations over the past decade, most notably on climate change. He lectures and writes regularly on climate change in the U.S. and internationally. His first major book, Global Warming: Personal Solutions for a Health Planet, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2005. He has an MA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of Victoria, New Zealand. Chris is also an advisor to IUCN’s Multilateral Office in Washington, DC.

The “Eternal City” of Rome gave Daniela's birth some four decades ago, making her instinctively appreciative of bright sun, flush nature, good food, savory wine and smiling people. After concentrating her studies precisely on populations and natural environment, graduating in Languages & Literature and Anthropology, she has specialized in development, humanitarian assistance and environmental protection, with two Masters Degrees and various post-graduate courses from different international institutions – a tireless learner, with a passion for people and for nature. Field work in various continents since 1991 has complemented this preparation by providing exposure to a broad range of enriching experiences, traveling around the globe and interacting with local communities, in particular youth and indigenous peoples, in rural and urban areas while working for NGOs, CBOs and the UN, both as a professional and as a volunteer. Reading is the best part of her free time, the gym for the brain to be never renounced to, together with music that also plays an important catalyst role in accompanying her professional and personal life. Two eleven-year old cats have been traveling along all over and are part of Daniela’s life, family, luggage.

Elsa lives in Thessaloniki, trying to finish her Ph.D. on European biosafety legislation and practice for her piano diploma. She holds a Law Degree and a Master in Public Law and Political Science from the University of Thessaloniki, and an LL.M. in European Law from the College of Europe in Belgium. She loves remote islands, Latin american literature, tiramisu, London, Radiohead, Almodovar, yoghurt with honey, book-shoping, and coffee and newspaper on a Sunday morning.

Jessica is working toward a doctorate at the London School of Economics, where she is researching the role of strategic issue framing in global chemical regulation. She has an MSc in Public Policy and Public Administration (LSE), and an A.B. in Political Science and Sociology/Anthropology (Guilford College). Upon completion of her Ph.D., Jessica looks forward to teaching full-time and continuing to research global environmental issues.

James is working towards his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he studies the evolution of corporate environmentalism in developing countries. Originally from Maine, he holds a BA in Philosophy from Northwestern University and an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Evaluation from the LSE. In addition to his research at the LSE, he works as tutorial fellow and teaches masters and undergraduate seminars on sustainable development. James spent a decade teaching outdoor education at Outward Bound in the US, and worked for a dot-com start-up in San Francisco. In his spare time, James can be found telemarking in the Alps, rock climbing in Britain, or sailing his 30-foot sloop around Europe.

Cecilia holds a Master in Political Science and International Relations from Uppsala University, Sweden. Professionally, her work has primarily focused on UN-related policy formulation and advocacy, as well as multilateral negotiations, during her tenure at, among others, the Swedish Mission to the UN and the UN Secretariat. Having exchanged skyscrapers for pyramids, Cecilia currently lives in Cairo, where she works as an environmental consultant and has the benefit of gaining practical experience of development cooperation in various environmental fields at country-level. While enjoying yet another city that never sleeps, she has also become hooked on windsurfing in the Red Sea.

Andrey has been a career diplomat at the Russian Foreign Ministry for a long time. He started as an interpreter and note-taker. After postings in Delhi and London, he focused on multilateral negotiations at the UN, in particular on arms control and sustainable development issues. He wrote a book on the environmental effects of the arms race and the negotiating history of the Environmental Modification Convention. He worked for Maurice F.Strong as Head of External Relations of the UNCED Secretariat, which prepared the Rio Earth Summit, in 1992. After serving as Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to UNEP and HABITAT in Nairobi from 1995 to 2000, he joined the Diplomatic Academy, Moscow, as Senior Researcher. Andrey holds a Ph.D. (History). He lectures occasionally for young Russian diplomats, but has been devoting more time to building extensions to his log cabin, hidden in a forest along the river Volga.

Brad has been architecting web software from the very start of his career (10+ yrs) using several different languages and frameworks. He specializes in data-driven web programming specifically in the development of “smarter” search engines, web/data performance tuning, process automation, and search engine/content optimization. In his spare time and when requested, Brad has been doing presentations for small business startups on variety of computer topics covering areas on: how to properly manage your computer desktop/files/data, how to effectively purchase hardware and software, how to troubleshoot your computer, internet searching techniques, and what you really need to know when starting up a web site.

Ingrid is combining writing for IISD with her position as assistant professor at the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on international forest and biodiversity governance issues. Ingrid holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Utrecht University. In her dissertation, she analyzed the role of partnerships in biodiversity governance, including assessments of forest, fisheries, and conservation partnerships, and partnerships working on the interlinkages between biodiversity and climate change. She holds MSc degrees in Business Administration and Environmental Studies, and has previously worked for Greenpeace as a forest campaigner.

Lynn began writing for Earth Negotiations Bulletin in 1994 and is currently the editor for MEA Bulletin and Linkages Update. She received her Ph.D. in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she examined the relationship between negotiation processes and outcomes. Her research is now published in Problem-Solving and Bargaining in International Negotiations (2008, Brill). She is the issue cluster expert for the Commission on Sustainable Development and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, but also has attended CBD sessions, the 1995 World Summit on Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and Habitat II.

When not reporting for ENB, Hugh lives in Toronto, Canada, where he works as a lawyer and as Managing Editor of the Review of European Community and International Environmental Law (RECIEL). After completing an LL.M. at the London School of Economics, he worked at the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) in London as a climate change researcher focusing on the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism.

Liz studied Ecology and Physiology at the University of Pennsylvania and then spent 2 years building community nutrition programs and urban gardens with public school students in Philadelphia. Then, after working in rural towns across Latin America, she went to Duke University to study Environmental Economics and Policy. There she wrote a Master’s thesis on the feasibility of watershed payment schemes as a means for climate change adaptation in Rwanda. Liz has since worked with the UCS Food & Agriculture, IISD Climate & Energy, and IUCN Climate Change & Ecosystem Management teams. In her other clothes, Liz trains for elite Ultimate Frisbee tournaments. She brings running shoes wherever she goes.

Nancy has taught Spanish for 31 years in a small mountain town in Idaho. Contrary to what some people think, working with teenagers brings joy, laughter and lots of understanding. Her son and his family live in Kauai and playing with her granddaughter keeps her sharp. She enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening, and practicing yoga. Full moon gazing keeps her serene and learning to dance the tango is a new passion.

Simon is constantly pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Kassel (Germany), in cooperation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig. His research is on how the double goal of raising finance for climate protection on a global scale, while meeting sustainability criteria, can be achieved. He also has a strong interest in related topics such as water policies and biodiversity. Before starting with his PhD, he spent an exciting year in Mexico, working with a local NGO in the highlands of Guerrero, and with with the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Mexico City. He has a background in journalism and has written for a number of different publications. Simon is happy to call Berlin home, where he can always explore something new with his camera, and visit the city´s wonderful theaters.

Peter is from Vancouver, Canada, and has a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, where he did research on the influence of international environmental regimes on forest conservation and management. Prior to this, he was a forest policy advisor at a non-profit environmental law firm, and took part in drafting Forest Stewardship Council certification standards for British Columbia. He has also been a policy advisor to the British Columbia government's Trade and Sustainable Development department. When time permits, he enjoys playing guitar and practicing photography. A Vancouverite through and through, Peter feels most at home when climbing in the mountains or kayaking on the coast. He loves to travel, but secretly yearns for the day where he will be geographically stable enough to have a dog.

Sean owns a Chinese-literature degree and lives in Taiwan where he is working as a web designer in a smartphone game company. Also, he is the IISD-RS digital assistance responsible for the digital editing and for managing the distribution of Earth Negotiations Bulletin issues to readers worldwide. In his leisure, he loves to play guitar and see the movies as well as travel abroad.

Yulia has completed her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, Department of Politics and International Studies, researching the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She also holds an MPhil in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge and a BA Hons in Law from South Ural State University in her hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. In 2010-2011, Yulia worked for the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on climate finance issues. Previously, she also worked for academic institutions, including Stanford University, and for environmental NGOs in Russia. She is currently consulting for the private sector in South-East Asia and conducting research on international climate policy. When she was a child, Yulia had a world map hanging above the bed and always knew she would be a world traveller.