IFLA Working Programme 14 - Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

Goal: Develop and implement strategies for conserving biodiversity, restoring degraded ecosystems, and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources in landscape planning and design.

Impact: Protect and enhance biodiversity, restore ecological function, and promote the sustainable use of natural resources.

Working Programme Members

Director - Yaser Abunnasr

Yaser Abunnasr is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Director of AUB’s Nature Conservation Center (NCC). He brings more than three decades of combined practice and academic experience in environmental planning, ecological design, and policy-relevant work, regionally (MENA) and internationally. His research focus is on the deployment, planning, design, and measurement of ecosystem services of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions for climate adaptation of cities and landscapes.

Co-director - Sohyun Park

Sohyun Park is associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include urban ecology, urban and community planning, urban parks and green spaces, and urban morphology. Her research focuses on the relationships among patterns, functions, and services of urban ecological systems and their relevance to environmental sustainability and human well-being.

Other members of Working Programme 14

Bernice Rumble

Bharti Anupama

Chang Luo

Guido Muñoz Solano

Harry Lavelle

Jim Donovan

Selim Bayraktar