Evidence Advisory Group for the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate

The Evidence Advisory Group (EAG) provides independent advice and scrutiny on the design, scope, outputs and overall strategic direction of the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC).

The Evidence Advisory Group (EAG) provides:

The group was established on 15 June 2023.

Terms of reference

The primary objective of the EAG is to provide independent advice, challenge and assurance function to the GCBC programme. This includes providing:  

  • advice, including on the strategic research design, direction, and specific regional and thematic contexts
  • review to the plan for the research grant calls, and assess the high-level strategic relevance of bid decisions
  • timely and impartial challenge to developing outputs and ongoing projects as required
  • quality assurance of the research outputs from the GCBC, assessing research impact, including partnerships, collaborations and communications
  • periodic review of the programme direction and impartial strategic advice

GCBC Evidence Advisory Group: Terms of reference

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Membership

Current members are:

  • Professor Tim Benton, Chair, Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House
  • Professor Julia Martín-Ortega, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
  • Professor Christopher Gordon, Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana
  • Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Institute for Global Prosperity and Faculty of Engineering, University College London
  • Doctor Abigail Entwistle, Senior Conservation Director, Fauna and Flora International
  • Doctor Johan Oldekop, Reader in Environment and Development, Global Development Institute
  • Doctor Constanza Monterrubio Solís, Independent Consultant in the field of biodiversity management
  • Amos Thiongo, Regional Conservation Finance Director, Conservation International
  • Doctor Eliana Spadoni, Independent Consultant in the fields of agriculture and forestry, and indigenous peoples
  • Doctor Ian Little, Head of Conservation, Endangered Wildlife Trust

Current vacancies

We are recruiting one new EAG member with experience working with or within countries in south-east Asia and the Pacific and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working in this regional context. We are also looking for applicants who have experience working on issues relevant to the focus of the GCBC. These may include:  

  • biodiversity and nature-based solutions 
  • climate science 
  • sustainability (including sustainable agriculture and horticulture) 
  • ecology, agroecology and regenerative farming 
  • marine ecosystems and fisheries   
  • environmental management (including rewilding and large-scale landscape interventions)  
  • economics and finance for biodiversity and climate 
  • justice and equity (including gender equality and social inclusion)  
  • poverty alleviation 
  • indigenous people and local communities 
  • communications, extension (advisory services) and uptake promotion  
  • innovation and technology 
  • modelling and scalability 
  • systems thinking approaches

Read the EAG member recruitment pack (PDF, 238 KB, 12 pages) for more information.

Apply for the role before 11:59pm on 3 November 2024.

Additional documents

Meetings

  • 27 June 2023
  • 23 August 2023
  • 18 October 2023
  • 14 December 2023
  • 11 March 2024
  • 17 June 2024

Contact

Email: eag-gcbc@defra.gov.uk

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