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Maria José Sanz, Review Editor of the special report of IPCC on Climate Change and Land

Maria Jose Sanz, Ikerbasque Research Professor and director of BC3 - Basque Center on Climate Change

Maria José Sanz, Ikerbasque Research Professor  and director of BC3 - Basque Center for Climate Change, has been selected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as an author (Review Editor) for the team that will prepare its special report on Climate Change and Land: a report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.