Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus

Dr. Behnassi is a Senior Environmentalist Expert, The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Rabat, Morocco. From 2004 to June 2022, he was Professor at the College of Law, Economics, and Social Sciences of Agadir. He holds a PhD in International Environmental Law and Governance (2003) and a Diploma in International Environmental Law and Diplomacy (University of Eastern Finland and UNEP, 2015). He is the Director of the Center for Environment, Human Security and Governance (CERES). Recently, he was appointed as Expert Evaluator by the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST/Morocco), Scoping Expert/Review Editor by the IPBES, and Lead Author and Coordinating Lead Author by MEDECC. His main expertise areas include international law and politics of environment and human security. He published extensively and organized many international conferences covering the above research areas, managed many research and expertise projects, and is regularly requested to provide scientific expertise nationally and internationally. Dr. Himangana Gupta is Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration Program at WRI, New Delhi, India. She was a Visiting Research Fellow at UN University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo and a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at UNU-IAS and the University of Tokyo, Japan, from 2019-2021. During her tenure, she worked on climate, biodiversity and community nexus in socio-ecological production landscapes. From 2016-2019, she was Programme Officer in the GEF- GoI-UNDP National Communications Project in the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Dr. Gupta received her Ph.D. degree in Environment Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 2015. Dr. Mirza Barjees Baig is a Professor at the Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water, and Desert Research,King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He has a Ph.D. in Extension for Natural Resource Management from the University of Idaho, USA. Dr. Baig has published extensively on the issues related to food waste, water management, degradation of natural resources, deteriorating environment, and their relationship with society/community. Dr. Noorka is Associate Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Sargodh, Pakistan. Due to his outstanding performance, he served as a member of the scientific & organizing committees of many national and international conferences. He presented his research throughout the world. His credit includes, recognized International scientist status by publishing his research in well reputed national and International Journals (172), including 13 Chapters in Springer, Taylor and Francis, popular articles (>100), keynote speaker and innovative thinker with the practical solutions-oriented outlook, project collaborator with University-Industry linkage programs, radio and TV anchorperson. He is distinguished by his effective coordination, managerial, and administrative skills.

• 1. The Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus.- 2. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity Resources, Especially on Forests and Wildlife Distribution.- 3. Mangrove Ecosystems within a Changing Climate: Threats and Opportunities.- 4. Realizing Food Security in Saline Environments in a Changing Climate: Mitigation Technologies.- 5. Land Use Land Cover Change in Salt Range Wetlands Complex of Pakistan in Response to Climate Change.- 6. Therapeutic Floras and Unindustrialized Behavior to Combat the Hunger: An Implication to Populace Health.- 7. Fostering Health Security through Biodiversity: A Case Study from Ogun and Lagos States, Nigeria.- 8. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Pakistan: Current Challenges and Policy Recommendations.- 9. Socio-Economic Implications of Crop Raiding Around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Northern Benin.- 10. Burgeoning Desert Locust Population as Transboundary Plant Pest: A Momentous Threat to Regional Food Security.- 11. Climate Change Impacts on Mountain Ecosystems and Food Security in Pakistan.- 12. Climate Change and Disappearing Habitats: The Case of Majuli Island in Northeast India.- 13. Sustainable Agriculture and Plant Diseases to Ensure Global Food Security – An Epidemiological Perspective.- 14. Community-Based Adaptation in Drylands Associated to Crop Biodiversity: A Viable Pathways to Foster Climate and Food Resilience.- 15. Non-timber Forest Products Income: What Implications for Social Safety Nets in Afaka Forest Reserve Communities, Kaduna-Nigeria?.- 16. Human Activities as Potential Risk to the Sustenance of Barawa Forest Reserve in Katsina State, Northern Nigeria.- 17. Potential of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Adaptation to the Environmental Change.- 18. Managing the Soil Erosion through the Use of Polyacrylamide: An Empirical Study.