Liu Shenmin

Liu Shenmin is the Director of Natural Land Projects at the Minsheng Tonghui Public Welfare Foundation, mainly responsible for project management, operation, strategic development, government relations, and external exchanges for the 500-mu Wuling natural experience site in Siwuling, Xiaoshan, Hangzhou. Siwuling Natural Land is the first pilot site in the country supported by social capital, carrying out bamboo forest ecological restoration based on nature-based solutions, exploring feasible ways to enhance biodiversity in East China's moso bamboo forests, and leveraging its unique proximity to cities to create a distinctive biodiversity education center. She is also the Asian representative for the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN). Before joining the project, she worked at the Lincoln Land Policy Institute (headquartered in Boston, USA), mainly responsible for international private land conservation experience exchange and building the Asian Land Conservation Network. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Renmin University of China and a degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.

Wei Chunyue

Wei Chunyue is a project officer at the Shanshui Nature Conservation Center. She has successively participated in community protection and biodiversity surveys in Sanjiangyuan, Qilian Mountains, and southeastern Tibet, promoting intelligent infrared camera data processing and analysis. Currently, she is mainly responsible for case studies, potential analysis, and mechanism analysis of natural symbiotic areas, i.e., other effective regional conservation measures (OECMs), aiming to promote the localization of OECMs in China and help communities and other civil society actors better contribute to the "Kunlin-Mongolia Framework" "3030 Goals." She completed her undergraduate studies in Environmental Engineering at Tsinghua University and earned her master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University in the United States.

Imanul Huda

Imanul Huda is the Indonesian Director of PRCF, with over 30 years of experience in community forest management, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihood development. He has led large-scale, long-term conservation projects including the PRCF Rimba Collective, the Sustainable Commodity Conservation Mechanism, and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) projects, skillfully utilizing professional tools such as community forestry, Ecosystem Services Payment (PES), and multi-stakeholder collaboration. He works closely with international organizations and government departments such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ), TFCA, Palladium, and MCA Indonesia, dedicated to promoting measurable conservation outcomes and sustainable regional development.

Dr. Hijaba Ykhanbai

Dr. Hijaba Ykhanbai is the Director of the Mongolian Association for Environment and Development (JASIL). He holds a PhD in Economic Sciences, with a dissertation on "Economic Incentive and Regulatory Tools for Pasture and Forest Management," and obtained his PhD in 1992 on "Economic Assessment of Forest Timber Resources in Mongolia." He worked for over 25 years at Mongolia's Ministry of Natural Environment, serving as the head of the community natural resource management team. From 2015 to 2022, he served as the national liaison for the Central Asian Pastoral Alliance (CAPA). Since 2021, he has served as co-chair of the "International Year of Pastures and Grasslands (IYRP) Central Asia and Mongolia Regional Support Group," and concurrently as co-chair of the IYRP Mongolia National Working Group. Since 2003, Dr. Hijaba has served as JASIL director, and since 2011, the association has been a member of the International Land Alliance (ILC). He is also a member and cluster leader of the Central Asian Pastoral Alliance (CAPA), and serves as co-coordinator of the Mongolian National Land Alliance. He has been awarded the title of "Mongolian National Environmental Honorary Officer" and serves as an honorary member of the ICCA Alliance and a member of the AIIP (Global Platform for Indigenous and Local Communities) IPLCs Thematic Working Group (TLR). He has delivered 25 articles and 46 presentations at domestic and international conferences, seminars, and forums.