Project Team

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

IIASA conducts policy-oriented research into problems of a global nature that are too large or too complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline. IIASA's project team includes Michael Obersteiner, Florian Kraxner, Aline Mosnier, Johannes Pirker, Geraldine Bocqueho, Steffen Fritz, Petr Havlik, Sylvain Leduc, Mykola Gusti, and Ian McCallum.

Commission des Forets d'Afrique Centrale

La COMIFAC est l'unique instance politique et technique d'orientation, de coordination, d'harmonisation et de décision en matière de conservation et de gestion durable des écosystèmes forestiers et de savanes en Afrique Centrale. L'equipe de la COMIFAC dans le project inclu Martin Tadoum, Chouaibou Nchoutpouen, Peguy Tonga, Valerie Tite Tchuante, Adeline Makoudjou, Didier Bokelo Bile and Roland Gyscard N'Dinga.

United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

UNEP-WCMC sources, collates and verifies information on biodiversity and ecosystems and then synthesise and analyse them to create knowledge fit for global decision making. UNEP-WCMC team includes Valerie Kapos, Rebecca Mant, Corinna Ravilious, Blaise Bodin, Cordula Epple, Matea Osti, Judith Walcott, Julia Thorley, Tania Salvaterra and Elina Vaananen .

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais

INPE is Brazil's primary public institution for R&D related to space science, technology and applications, working in Space Geophysics,Earth Observation, Meteorology, Earth System Science and Satellite Tecnology. INPE's team in the project includes Gilberto Camara, Fernando Ramos, Aline Soterroni, Ricardo Cartaxo, Pedro Andrade, Merret Buurman and Victor Maus.

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada

The Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) provides technical and institutional support to government for the formulation and reformulation of public policies and development programs in Brazil. IPEA's team in the project includes Alexandre Ywata and Adolfo Saschida.

Project Partners

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis


National Institute for Space Research - Brazil


Commission des forets d'Afrique Centrale/Central African Forests Commission


United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada


Funding Organization

Germany International Climate Initiative

Endorsed by

Global Land Project