Groupe de spécialistes des espèces chinoises de la CSE de l'UICN

Dr. Yan Xie is Associate Research Professor in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; International Coordinator, NESS International Science Network; Chair, China Species Specialist Group of SSC (ChSSG), Vice Chair for China and Steering Committee Member of Species Survival Commission (SSC/IUCN); Chief Scientiest, International Alliance of Protected Areas (IAPA/ISZS). 

Since 2017, she actively involved in National Eco-Security System (NESS) Initiative to promote wider society to participate and support conservation. NESS Initiative encourages and promotes each country in the world to actively build its National Eco-Security System (NESS) and further promote the joint building " An Eco-Security System for All People"  (ESSAP); during 2005-2012, as the China Country Program Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), she promoted conservation on Amur tiger, Tibetan antelope, Chinese alligator conservation and wildlife trade control; during 2004-2013, her effort on promoting a comprehensive Protected Area Law of China has big impact to current protected area system reform in China; in 2013, she raised Protected Area Friendly Concept and has been promoting practices; During 2000-2009, she led the significant initiative for developing China Species Red List where evaluated over 10,000 species; Since 2020, she conduct research on establishing national parks in China, including management mechanism, establishing conservation stations, needs assessment on staff and funding, solution to address conflict of plantations to conservation.

Dr. Yufang Gao is a conservation scientist and environmental anthropologist dedicated to integrating knowledge and practice for sustainable and just human-wildlife coexistence. He holds a B.S. in Biology from Peking University, an M.S. in Environmental Science, and a joint Ph.D. in Conservation Science and Environmental Anthropology from Yale University. Since 2008, Gao has collaborated with international, national, and local organizations on diverse conservation initiatives, primarily in the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, East Africa, and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the US. His expertise spans human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, illegal wildlife trade, indigenous ecological knowledge, and integrative conservation leadership. His works have been recognized with many honors, including the National Geographic Emerging Explorers (Wayfinder) Award, the Marsh Award for Terrestrial Conservation Leadership, and the Roy A. Rappaport Prize in Environmental Anthropology. Gao currently leads Conservation Edgewalkers, an initiative that empowers early-career Chinese conservationists by fostering “edgewalkership”—the awareness and ability to navigate and bridge biophysical, sociopolitical, and cultural boundaries for the well-being of both humans and nonhumans. In addition, he is a Research Affiliate with the Yale InterAsia Initiative and a Science Advisor to the Shanshui Conservation Center and other Chinese and international organizations.