Organization

  • Our organization

    At the Wyss Academy for Nature, we work on developing, testing, and scaling up innovative solutions that advance nature conservation and human wellbeing at the same time. Our organizational structure reflects our belief that the disruption we seek can be unleashed by a new and innovative form of organization. We have the opportunity to bring together research and innovation teams, policy shapers, and action at our regional hubs on four different continents. All units are encouraged to collaborate directly, with flat hierarchies and in role-based ways. Together, we strive to become a role model in terms of corporate governance.

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Wyss Academy Dialogue on "The True Value of Forests" held in Maroantsetra, Madagascar, June 2024
Wyss Academy Dialogue on "The True Value of Forests" held in Maroantsetra, Madagascar, June 2024 / Photo: Daria Vuistiner / Author: Daria Vuistiner
Participants at ECORE workshop at the Elephant Conservation Center where experts came together to bridge the gaps between research and conservation practices.
Participants at ECORE workshop at the Elephant Conservation Center where experts came together to bridge the gaps between research and conservation practices. / Photo: Khamla Lao / Author: Khamla Lao
In the livestock and wildlife CorriDOOR incubator, conservation and development organizations are attempting to ensure that people and wildlife can co-exist sustainably.
In the livestock and wildlife CorriDOOR incubator, conservation and development organizations are attempting to ensure that people and wildlife can co-exist sustainably.

Board

The Wyss Academy Board ensures that the goals and principles of the Wyss Academy for Nature are achieved with the greatest possible efficiency and effectiveness. The Board has overall operational, financial, and scientific responsibility and facilitates the Academy’s operations. It is supported by an international Advisory Committee. 

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is an independent unit within the Wyss Academy for Nature. Reporting to the Board of the Wyss Academy, its task is to advise and challenge us: It provides outside views, innovative ideas and critical reflections in support of the Wyss Academy’s development, including its projects and incubators. Advisory Committee members are experts in a range of different areas relevant to our work, including science, nature conservation, land use, energy, indigenous knowledge and societal transformation. 

Directorate

The Wyss Academy Director is responsible for the Academy’s operations. The Director grants mandates and assignments to achieve the Wyss Academy’s goals and to implement the annual plans as endorsed by the Board. They are supported by the members of the Directorate, which is composed of the heads of the Regional Stewardship Hubs, the Research & Innovation Teams, the Management Center, the Policy Outreach & Synthesis unit and Hub Bern.