Perpetra Akite

Makerere University

Lecturer, Department of Zoology

Description

Perpetra Akite is a Biodiversity expert, currently lecturing in the Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences in Makerere University. She is currently a representative of the Department on the National Environment Management Authority team reviewing the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. She has led a number of Environmental and social Impact assessments for several development projects in Uganda and the region- particularly in integrating the use of taxa as key habitat indicators, promoting understanding of their key ecological and ecosystem roles in sustaining livelihoods, and also prioritising species for risk assessment. She also represents Uganda on the board of the Ecological Society of Eastern Africa and is the co-Chair the Uganda Chapter.

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How multilateral development banks can tackle the climate crisis

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

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, FAO, 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, UNCCD, 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)