Marion Adeney

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Program Officer, Andes-Amazon Initiative

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Description

A conservation ecologist with a broad interdisciplinary background, Marion Adeney is committed to working at the intersection of environmental conservation, science, and development. At the Andes-Amazon Initiative of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Marion focuses on conservation, management, and monitoring of protected areas and Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon. Previously, as an American Association for Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) Fellow at USAID in Peru and Washington DC, she integrated science, technology, and innovation into USAID’s Amazon conservation programs and strategies. Marion has expertise in tropical, fire, and landscape ecology, with interest in spatial analysis and the intersection of science and technology with community-based conservation. Marion has extensive experience in the Amazon and Southeast Asia, and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Bahasa Indonesia. She has a PhD in Conservation Ecology from Duke University, an MA in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from Columbia University, and a BA in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

GLF GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members:CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)