Peter Minang – is a principal advisor and Theme Leader for Landscapes Governance at World Agroforestry (ICRAF), the Global Coordinator, ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins and the Flagship Leader, Landscapes – CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA). He has more than 25 years of experience working on conservation, community forestry, climate change, forestry, sustainable landscapes and ecosystem services in Africa, Latin America and Asia. His research interests include the nexus between adaptation and mitigation to climate change; and the interface between environmental services, development and multifunctional landscapes.
Lalisa Duguma – is a sustainable landscapes and integrated climate actions scientist at World Agroforestry (ICRAF), with vast experience in operationalizing landscape-level interventions for the benefit of ecosystems and people. He has a PhD in Agricultural Sciences with emphasis on the agroforestry-deforestation-livelihood-sustainability nexus. His areas of interest include ecosystem-based adaptation, integrated climate actions in the land-use sector, sustainable landscape management, greening humanitarian landscapes, and other related fields.
Alagie Bah – is an associate researcher at World Agroforestry (ICRAF). He is based in The Gambia and provides technical support to the Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Project. Prior to joining ICRAF, Alagie was a senior lecturer at the School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of The Gambia. He holds a PhD from Universiti Putra Malaysia where he specialized in land resource management. His research interests include soil fertility management, climate change and soil ecological health of agroecosystems.
Kennedy Muthee – is a Research Associate working in Landscape Governance Theme at World Agroforestry. He has an environmental science background and his research interests cuts across climate change adaptation, environmental services and ecosystem-based adaptation practices in different landscapes.
Judith Nzyoka – is an assistant scientist in the Landscapes Governance Theme at World Agroforestry. She is a water engineer involved in research that explores landscape restoration and conservation, ecosystem-based adaptation, accountability and transparency of natural resource management, greening humanitarian landscapes, payments for ecosystem services and other incentive mechanisms within rural landscapes.
Sammy Carsan – is an agroforestry scientist with over 10 years’ experience in implementation of large tree-based land restoration projects. He is a lead research, supporting the CGIAR Forests, Trees and Agroforestry Programme which aims at increasing farmer access to planting materials, tools and information to improve agricultural systems’ productivity and resilience.
Solomon K Mwangi has 10+ years’ working experience in data and information management, software development, monitoring and evaluation. He has served as a webmaster and knowledge management specialist at ICRAF.
Supporting team
Peter Gilruth – Senior Advisor
Divine Foundjem– Marketing Specialist
Dibo Duba – Assistant Researcher-Resilience in Fragile Ecosystems
Claire Anulisa – Assistant Researcher – Environmental Resources Management
Muhammad Ahmad – ICRAF Geo Science Lab Geoportal Developer
Jane Wanjara – ICRAF Geo Science Lab GIS and remotes sensing Technician
Joyce Kasyoki – Senior Manager Projects & Administrator
Catherine Kimengu – Administrative Officer