Alban Thomas

Senior Researcher in economics. Deputy Director, Scientific Directorate for the Environment, French Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE). Former Head of its Economics and Social Science Division Applied Economics Department. Paris-Saclay University, AgroParisTech. PhD in Economics. French.

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Atif Kubursi, Chair

Emeritus Professor in Economics, McMaster University, Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, Acting Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and Undersecretary General of the United Nations. Canadian, born in Lebanon.

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Karen Kraft Sloan

former Canadian MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment, Ambassador for the Environment, Government of Canada. Canadian.

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Alice Hovorka

Dean of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, representing York University, Canadian. Here for more

Hala Abou-Ali

Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt. Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum, and a former member of the Egyptian Parliament. Ph.D. in Economics from Gothenburg University, Sweden. Egyptian.

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Mathis Wackernagel

co-developer of the Ecological Footprint, representing Global Footprint Network. Swiss and American.

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Emeritus Board Members

Bruno Oberle, past Chair

Director General of IUCN, former Secretary of State heading the Swiss Ministry of Environment. Swiss.

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Science Advisory Committee

The Science Advisory Committee provides advice to the FODAFO board about proposals to improve, and implement changes in, the methodology of the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts. In addition, it advises the FODAFO board on other science questions, as needed.

 

Prof. emerit. Peter Victor

Former Dean of the then Faculty of Environmental Studies (now Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change), York University, Chair of FoDaFo’s Science Advisory Committee. Here for more

Prof. emerit. Gordon McBean

University of Western Ontario, climatologist. Here for more

Ed Hanna

Environmental scientist and engineer, Principal, DSS Management Consultants. Here for more

Prof. Brynhildur Davidsdottir

Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, University of Iceland. Here for more

Dr. David Lin

Chief Science Officer of Global Footprint Network. Here for more

Dr. Wafa A. Hosn

Chief of Economic Statistics Section, United Nations ESCWA. Here for more

Former Dean of the then Faculty of Environmental Studies (now Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change), York University, Chair of FoDaFo’s Science Advisory Committee.

University of Western Ontario, climatologist.

Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, University of Iceland.

Chief Science Officer of Global Footprint Network.