Ian Redmond's Page

What is your name?

Ian Redmond

What organisation do you work for?

Great Ape Survival Partnership

What country are you based in?

UK

Please summarise your areas of climate-change expertise (in terms of subjects and geographical areas)

Biodiversity, particularly primates and elephants and the role they play in maintaining the health of tropical forest eco-systems, which is essential for climate stability and carbon sequestration and storage.

What is your telephone number?

+447769743975

Do you have a Skype account?

Ian.Redmond

Which languages can you give interviews in?

English, French and Kiswahili

What is your website address?

http://www.YoG2009.org

Please use this section to introduce yourself in more detail so the administrator can decide whether to approve your membership

As a wildlife biologist, photographer and writer, I have been active in conservation since 1976. The role of forests in climate change mitigation has brought a new focus on my study animals - apes and elephants - as their role as 'gardeners of the forests' makes them relevant to future carbon storage in tropical forests. As chairman of the Ape Alliance - a coalition of 80 NGOs, and this year as Ambassador for the UN Year of the GOrilla, I have been active in raising this issue in the media.