Chapter Coordinating Author: Dr. Hans R. Herren, President, Millennium Institute, Arlington, VA, USA.
Asad Naqvi and Nicolas Bertrand (in the initial stages of the project) of UNEP managed the chapter, including the handling of peer reviews, interacting with the coordinating author on revisions, conducting supplementary research and bringing the chapter to final production. Derek Eaton reviewed and edited the modelling section of the chapter. Sheng Fulai conducted preliminary editing of the chapter.
The following individuals contributed to different sections of the chapter through research and writing: Sithara Atapattu (formerly with International Water Management Institute and now Deputy Team Leader on the Asian Development Bank project Strengthening Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation in Sri Lanka), Andrea Bassi (Millennium Institute), Patrick Binns (Millennium Institute), Lim Li Ching (Third World Network), Maria Fernandez (formerly with Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and now with Rural Innovation, Gender and Participation, Lima, Peru), Shahrukh Rafi Khan (Professor of Economics, Mount Holyoke College), Dekshika Charmini Kodituwakku (Consultant on Forestry and Environmental Management, Mandurah, Australia), Rattan Lal (Carbon Sequestration Management Center, Ohio State University), Adil Najam (Director, Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University), Asad Naqvi (UNEP), Peter Neuenschwander (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture), Jyotsna Puri (UNEP), Manuele Tamo (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture), and Sébastien
Treyer (International Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations).
Richard Piechocki (Rabobank Nederland), Lara Yacob (Robeco), and Daniel Wild (Sustainable Asset Management AG) provided information for some case studies and success stories. Annie Haakenstad, Waqas Rana, Zainab Soomar, Pratyancha Pardeshi and Marco Portugal provided valuable help in collecting data and evidence. Ivo Mulder (UNEP) facilitated the coordination with investment institutions.
We would like to thank the many colleagues and individuals who commented on various drafts and provided suggestions including Ana Lucía Iturriza (ILO), Charles Arden-Clarke (UNEP), Arab Hoballah (UNEP), Peter Gilruth (UNEP), Tessa Goverse (UNEP), Ann Herbert (ILO), Ulrich Hoffmann (UNCTAD), Anne-Marie Izac (CGIAR), Elwyn Grainger-Jones (IFAD), Harald Kaechele (Leibniz- Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF), Alexander Kasterine (ITC), Rashid Kaukab (CUTS - Geneva), Kristen Kurczak (UNEP), James Lomax (UNEP), Robert McGowan (Independent Expert), Christian Nellemann (UNEP/GRID-Arendal), Rajendra Paratian (ILO), Michaela Pfeiffer (WHO), Philip Riddell (Independent Expert), Gunnar Rundgren (Independent Expert), Nadia El-Hage Scialabba (FAO), John D. Shilling (MI), Roland Sundström (IFAD), Naoufel Telahigue (IFAD), Sophia Twarog (UNCTAD), Justin Perrettson (Novozymes), Katja Bechtel (CropLife International), Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin (UNFPA), Mayumi Sakoh (World Society for the Protection of Animals), Morgane Danielou (International Fertiliser Industry Association) and Ylva Stiller (Syngenta).