Deviah Aiama

Senior Manager, Nature-based Solutions & Landscapes at World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Deviah Aiama is a Senior Manager for Nature-Based Solutions & Landscapes at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development since October 2022. Prior experience includes serving as Community Manager for the IUCN Green List of Protected & Conserved Areas, where Deviah facilitated a global community of over 800 practitioners in implementing sustainability standards for conservation. Previous roles involve positions as a Programme Officer with IUCN’s Business & Biodiversity Programme, where Deviah engaged multinational corporations to adopt nature-positive impact strategies, and as a Policy Analyst with Natural Resources Canada, contributing to sustainable forest management and climate policy. Deviah's earlier work as a Biologist with AECOM focused on ecological monitoring and compliance with environmental regulations. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Environmental Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology from Queen's University, complemented by sustainability leadership training.

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World Business Council for Sustainable Development

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The time for action is now. We are the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a community of leaders from over 200 of the world’s leading businesses working collectively to accelerate the system transformations needed for a net zero, nature-positive and more equitable future. We envision a world in which more than 9 billion people can thrive within the limits of our planet by 2050. Our community is built on collaboration, shared solutions and purpose. We lead change by driving progress and best practice, improving performance and offering education, building partnerships, and shaping the policy agenda. Business leaders join us to raise their ambition for a better world, deliver action at speed and scale in their operations and value chains and sharpen the accountability of their performance. Together, we are creating the building blocks of change to accelerate the system transformations needed for a brighter tomorrow.


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