Dr. Liliya A. Dimeyeva, Head of Geobotany Laboratory at the "Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction" (IBPh), Ministry of Ecology & Natural Resources, Republic of Kazakhstan. ORCID ID – 0000-0002-9101-0460, Scopus Author ID – 55789522700, Web of Science Researcher ID: O-1004-2017. Education: Dr Sci, Ecology. Komarov’s Botanical Institute RAS, Saint Petersburg/Russia, October 2011; PhD, Biology, Institute of Botany Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata, March 1990; M.S., Geobotany. Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute, Russia, 1980. Work experience: more than 40 years in IBPh. Participated in international projects (UNESCO, ВМВF/GTZ, TUBİTAK-TOGTAG-JPN-7, etc.), and was the scientific supervisor of seven projects and one program (2021–2023). Scientific interests: mapping of vegetation and ecosystems, vegetation dynamics, ecological restoration, and nature conservation. Membership of professional societies and awards received: member of the editorial board of journals "Arid Ecosystems" (Moscow/Russia), "Botanical Journal" (Saint Petersburg, Russia); member of scientific societies: Russian Botanical Society; IAVS; ABCD Net; Kazakhstan National Committee of the UNESCO program "Man and the Biosphere"; and international expert on desertification. Nominee and semi-finalist for the the Land for Life Award UNCCD, 2013.
Dr. Bektemir B. Osmonali received his bachelor’s degree in Biology, master’s degree in Geobotany, and doctorate at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2014, 2018, and 2023, respectively. He joined the “Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction” (IBPh), Ministry of Ecology & Natural Resources, Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2017. Currently, he is the Head of the Plant World Cadastre Laboratory and a Member of several professional societies. His skills and expertise include biodiversity, PCR, species diversity, cloning, conservation, conservation biology, plant ecology, ecology and evolution, invasive species, and plant biology.
Dr. Farida E. Kozybayeva, Chief Researcher, Department of Soil Ecology, Kazakh Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after U.U. Uspanova. Scopus Author ID: 56943451900 orcid - 0000-0002-3576-548X Education: Doctor of Biological Sciences (1994), Professor of Biology since 2002. Candidate of Biological Sciences (1974), Senior Researcher (1986). Work experience: 57 years. Main scientific directions include research on disturbed lands, their reclamation, initial processes of soil formation in technogenically disturbed landscapes in conditions of natural restoration, and biological reclamation. Ecological problems of the soil cover of the Republic: degradation, pollution and erosion processes. Participated in international projects (Project K - 463 ISTC, INTAS No. 00-203), and provided scientific supervision.
Dr. Gulzhan B. Beiseyeva, Chief Researcher, Department of Soil Ecology, Kazakh Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after U.U. Uspanova. Scopus Author ID: 55872177200, orcid - 0000-0003-4629-0691 Education: Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (2010), Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (1990). Work experience: 49 years. Main scientific directions include research on disturbed lands, their reclamation, initial processes of soil formation in technogenically disturbed landscapes in conditions of natural restoration, and biological reclamation. Ecological problems of the soil cover of the Republic: degradation, pollution, and erosion processes. Participated in international projects (Project K - 463 ISTC responsible executor).
