Fiona Flintan
ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) | Senior Scientist Rangelands and PastoralismAbout Speaker
Fiona is a distinguished Senior Scientist specializing in rangelands and pastoralism at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), now stationed at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT in Rome. She has spent most of the past fifteen years living in Ethiopia and working in the East Africa region including Tanzania where for the last 10 years she has been providing support to pastoral communities to secure their land rights. With a remarkable background spanning agriculture, livestock, and climate change, Fiona's expertise has profoundly shaped research in sustainable pastoral systems in the region and beyond. Serving now as the Lead for the CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate, she is at the forefront of tackling the intricate relationship between livestock production and climate dynamics. She is also the lead of new GEF-funded project implemented by International Union for Conservation of Nature and executed by ILRI that seeks to harness commercial sector finance for rangeland restoration through sustainable value chains.
Fiona is a global advocate for rangelands, participating in crucial initiatives such as the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, the call for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP), the development of the first global rangelands atlas and active engagement with the Global Landscapes Forum. She played a pivotal role in coordinating the global Rangelands Initiative of the International Land Coalition (ILC) and continues to be an active supporter of the ILC as Council member representing CGIAR centers.