Dr. Maureen Reed is Distinguished Professor and UNESCO Chair in Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, Reconciliation and Renewal in the graduate School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Reed is a geographer by training and now identifies as a transdisciplinary scholar. She conducts research with Indigenous, rural, and local communities in support of sustainable and equitable rural livelihoods and development. Specific topics include pathways to enhance biocultural diversity, climate change adaptation; equitable and effective governance; and sustainable for-est management. Her research approaches are designed to support and en-hance gender equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice. Dr. Reed has long worked with practitioners in UNESCO-designated Biosphere Regions/Reserves as they work to achieve reconciliation among peoples and between people and nature.