Members
The IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group comprises specialists from around the world spanning a range of disciplines including zoology, conflict mediation, stakeholder dialogue processes, social psychology, behaviour change and social marketing, behavioural ecology, animal cognition, environmental history, conservation planning, and other topics. ​The HWCCSG consists of staff, sub-group leaders, members, government focal points and working group associates. ​Membership is by invitation, based on nominations and applications, combined with two-yearly reviews of specific technical or regional gaps in our membership.
Staff & Group Leads

Alexandra Zimmermann
Chair

Jenny Glikman
Co-Lead, Social Science WG

Simon Pooley
Lead, Coexistence WG

Luna Milatoviç
Policy Officer
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Beatrice Frank
Co-Lead, Social Science WG

Kim Wolfenden
Lead, Marine WG
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Mariam Weston Flores
Programme Officer

Silvio Marchini
Co-Lead, Latin America WG

Marina Tavolaro
Library Officer

Mariana Catapani
Co-Lead, Latin America WG
Members

James Stevens
UK

Loki Osborn
Zimbabwe/USA

Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz
China/Spain

Barbara Chesire
Kenya

Diogo Veríssimo
UK/Portugal

Camilla Sandström
Sweden

Joshua Plotnik
USA

Ronit Amit
Costa Rica

John Linnell
Norway

Aleksandër Trajçe
Albania

Adam Ford
Canada

Greta Francesca Iori
Ethiopia/UK
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Nurzahfarina Othman
Malaysia

Koustubh Sharma
Kyrgystan

Michael Manfredo
USA
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Arie Trouwburst
Netherlands

Richard Hoare
Zimbabwe

Vidya Athreya
India

Brian McQuinn
Canada

Rogerio de Paula
Brazil

Dilys Roe
UK

Sahil Nijhawan
India/UK

Sugoto Roy
Switzerland

Santiago Zuluaga
Colombia

Mayukh Chatterjee
UK/India

Jose Gonzalez Maya
Colombia/Mexico

Simon Hedges
UK

Ee Phin Wong
Malaysia

Amy Dickman
UK

Santiago Zuluaga
Colombia

Hollie Booth
Indonesia/UK

Susan Canney
Mali/UK

Anna Songhurst
Botswana/UK

Gladman Thondhlana
South Africa

Kate Hill
UK

Juliette Young
France

Virat Singh
India

Özgün Emre Can
Turkey

Elaine Lan Yin Hsiao
USA

Hannes König
Germany
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James Butler
New Zealand
Government Focal Points
Our Focal Points are post-holders in governments who deal substantially with HWC-related matters in their countries. Focal Points are not Members but are liaisons between governments and the HWCCSG, and who bring to the Specialist Group’s attention any needs identified by their governments, to facilitate collaboration and help foster science-policy links for HWC-related aspects of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. See our page on Focal Points for further information.
Working Group Associates
Working Groups are led by Members of the Steering Group, and include several members as well as non-members (Associates), who are listed here. More information about working groups can be found on our Projects page.
Indicator Working Group
Alexander L. Metcalf
Andrea Monaco*
Ardiantiono
Astghik Markosyan
Cole Burton
Dibyendu Kumar Mandal
Francesca Mahoney
Indira Chakravarti
Indrani Sasmal
Jeremy Cusack
Joana Pereira
Kate Vannelli
Kayla Cranston
L. Jen Shaffer
Lisa Naughton
Madeleine Nyman*
Manori Gunawardena
Matea Vukelic*
Matt Heydon*
Mauro Lucherini
Melissa Arias Goetschel
Olga Biegus
Sabrina Dietz
Shanta Shamsunnahar
Shirley Ramirez*
Smriti Dahal
Sybille Klenzendorf
Tal Polak*
Tamanna Kalam
Tanuj Nagpal
Valeria Boron
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*Government Focal Points

Social Science
Working Group
More information coming soon
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Marine Working Group
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More information coming soon
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