U-Albert van Jaarsveld okwamanje unguMeluleki, Amaphrojekthi Akhethekile, kwiPhini likaShansela weNyuvesi yaseStellenbosch, eNingizimu Afrika. Ngaphambili, wayenguMqondisi Jikelele we-International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-IIASA, wayenguSekela-Shansela kanye noMphathi weNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natal eNingizimu Afrika, kanye noMongameli kanye ne-CEO yeSouth African National Research Foundation (NRF).
UVan Jaarsveld uthole i-PhD yakhe yeZoology (University of Pretoria), waphishekela izifundo ze-postdoctoral kanye nocwaningo kwi-conservation biology kanye nokuphepha komhlaba wonke e-Australia nase-UK, futhi waphothula ukuqeqeshwa kokuphatha abaphathi eNyuvesi yase-Harvard. Umsebenzi wakhe wocwaningo ugxile ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, ukuhlela ukongiwa kwemvelo, ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kanye nezinsizakalo ze-ecosystem. Waqokwa waba uprofesa ogcwele kuwo womabili amaNyuvesi asePitoli naseStellenbosch futhi wanyathelisa amaphepha okucwaninga okuyisisekelo angaphezu kwe-100, kuhlanganise nezincwadi ezicashunwe kakhulu zeSayensi neNdalo.
UVan Jaarsveld usebenze njengosihlalo osebenzisanayo wokulandelela kwe-MEA: Ukuhlolwa kwe-sub-global, ilungu lekomidi lokuqokwa kwe-International Council for Science (ICSU), indawo egxile kwi-IPBES, Ube nguSihlalo weqembu longqongqoshe besayensi be-G8 lezikhulu eziphezulu kwingqalasizinda yocwaningo lomhlaba wonke, usihlalo we-IGFA, uSihlalo osebenzisanayo weBelmont Forum, ilungu lephaneli yokubuyekeza ye-ICSU (2013), iphaneli yokubuyekeza yangaphandle ye-IPBES (2018), iphaneli yokubuyekeza yangaphandle ye-Future Earth (2020) kanye neKhomishini ye-ISC yeMishini yokuSinda (2021-manje).
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