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Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist
M. Sanjayan, Lead Scientist 
Heather Tallis, Lead Scientist

Regional Science Directors and Lead Scientists

Matt Durnin, Asia-Pacific Director of Conservation Science
Tim Tear, Africa Director of Conservation Science
Matthew Brown, Africa Director of Conservation
Joni Ward, North America Director of Conservation Science

Topics

Agriculture
David Cleary, Director, Global Agriculture Strategy
Joe Fargione, North America Science Director
Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist
Rob McDonald, Senior Scientist for Sustainable Land Use

Climate
Frank Lowenstein, Global Climate Team Director for Climate Adaptation
Evan Girvetz, Global Climate Team (Climate Adaptation)
Bronson Griscom, Global Climate Team (Forest Carbon)
Lizzie McLeod, Climate Adaptation Scientist (Asia-Pacific)
Kim Hall, Great Lakes Climate Change Scientist

Communications
Robert Lalasz, Director, Science Communications

Methods, Tools and Measures Learning
Craig Groves, Director, Conservation Methods & Learning
Eddie Game, Conservation Planning Specialist
Jensen Montambault, Conservation Measures Specialist
Brad McRae, Senior Landscape Ecologist

Development by Design
Joe Kiesecker, Lead Scientist, Protected Areas/Conservation Landscapes
Joe Fargione, North America Science Director

Economics
Timm Kroeger, Senior Environmental Economist
Sheila Walsh, Senior Scientist

Ecosystem Services
Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist
Timm Kroeger, Senior Environmental Economist
Jennifer Molnar, Director of Science
Sheila Walsh, Senior Scientist

Energy
Joe Fargione, North America Science Director
Rob McDonald, Senior Scientist for Sustainable Land Use

Freshwater
Giulio Boccaletti, Director, Global Freshwater Team
Brian Richter, Director of Global Freshwater Strategies
Silvia Benitez, Conservation Project Manager and Ecosystem Services Coordinator, Northern Andes and South Central America
Judy Haner, Director of Freshwater and Marine Programs in Alabama
Jeff Opperman, Senior Advisor for Sustainable Hydropower, Global Freshwater Team

Indigenous and Communal Conservation
Gina Cosentino, Director of Indigenous and Communal Conservation
James Fitzsimons, Director of Conservation, Australia

Landscape Ecology and Modeling
Patrick Doran, Director of Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan
Evan Girvetz, Global Climate Team (Climate Adaptation)
Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist
Rob McDonald, Senior Scientist for Sustainable Land Use
Brad McRae, Senior Landscape Ecologist

Marine
Lynne Hale, Director, Global Marine Team
Vera Agostini, Senior Scientist, Global Marine Team
Michael Beck, Lead Scientist, Global Marine Team
Rob Brumbaugh, Senior Scientist, Global Marine Team
Mary Gleason, Associate Director of Science (Marine), The Nature Conservancy in California
Alison Green, Senior Scientist, Global Marine Team
Mark Spalding, Senior Scientist, Global Marine Team
Sheila Walsh, Senior Scientist
Lotus Vermeer, Marine Program Director, The Nature Conservancy in California

Poverty and Conservation
Craig Leisher, Senior Social Scientist
M. Sanjayan, Lead Scientist
Supin Wongbusarakum, Senior Social Scientist

Protected Areas
Joe Kiesecker, Lead Scientist, Protected Areas/Conservation Landscapes
Brad McRae, Senior Landscape Ecologist
James Fitzsimons, Director of Conservation, Australia

Restoration and Land Management
Scott Morrison, Director, Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy in California

Youth and Education
Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist
M. Sanjayan, Lead Scientist

Urban Conservation
Rob McDonald, Senior Scientist for Sustainable Land Use