Who we are
Together, we work to advance sustainable development and create a just world that values and conserves nature.
Meet the passionate professionals behind IUCN SOS. This team is dedicated to turning conservation challenges into solutions—one species, one habitat, and one community at a time.
Our team
Ana Nieto
Head, Species Conservation Action
Dao Nguyen
Senior Programme Manager, Conservation Action
Sophie Hall
Manager, Partnership Development for Species Conservation Action
Anne Mugo
Grants Coordinator
Phurba Lhendup
Coordinator, Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme
Laure Montchamp
Senior Grants Officer
Elisa Facchini
Programme Officer
Faria Tarus
Programme Officer
Felicien Nyenty Achare
Programme Officer
Abigaile Randrianarijaona
Programme Officer
Camilla Chuard
Grants Officer
Zara Parian
Communications Officer
Anuska Joshi
Environmental and Social Management System Officer
Tracey Starke
Programme Officer
Juliette Limousin
Programme Associate
Johanna Reichen
Temporary Programme Officer
About IUCN
Created in 1948, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of our more than 1,400 Member organisations and 17,000 experts. This diversity and expertise makes IUCN the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.
We are a membership Union that brings government and civil society organisations together with a global network of experts. IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.
Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. These projects combine the latest science with traditional knowledge of local communities to work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.