IMARC is an industry-led initiative aimed at advancing responsible and transparent reptile skin supply chains while driving improvements to the trade’s operating environment.
The IMARC Team
Associate Director, BSR
EDWINA McKechnie
Edwina is Managing Director of the IMARC collaborative initiative. She coordinates IMARC's work program, provides strategic direction and interfaces with members.
Scientific Director, EPIC Biodiversity
DANIEL Natusch
Dr. Natusch is a conservation scientist specialising in reptiles, wildlife trade, and sustainable resource use. He provides strategic and scientific advice to IMARC and operationalizes several of IMARC's field programs.
Manager, Consumer Sectors, BSR
LAURA Uhlmann
Laura manages IMARC's outreach and coordinates with members and external stakeholders.
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Technical advisor, EPIC Biodiversity
PATRICK Aust
Dr. Aust is a multidisciplinary scientist specializing in environmental sustainability and applied herpetology. His work interconnects a broad range of thematic areas linked to the agricultural potential of reptiles. His role is to provide technical support to the Scientific Director
Vice President, Consumer Sectors and Global Membership, BSR
ELISA Niemtzow
Elisa provides strategic advice to IMARC's overall direction and work programme.
Our Members
IMARC's membership includes a wide range of partners to help achieve our common claims and goals. These include luxury brands and buyers, European tanneries, Southeast Asian tanneries, and processing facilities and farms from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. In addition, IMARC includes advisory members such a NGOs, IGO, and government representatives from both exporting and importing countries.
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