Domitilla Raimondo

• Threatened Species Unit Manager, South African National Biodiversity Institute

Domitilla Raimondo is the Threatened Species Unit Manager at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. She is responsible for the species assessments for South Africa’s National Biodiversity Assessment. Domitilla has extensive experience assessing the threat status for South Africa’s animal and plant species, is the lead author of the “Red List of South African Plants” (2009) and has co-ordinated the Red List assessments for many animal groups. She is dedicated to ensuring that species information feeds into landuse decision making. Domitilla is also involved in species conservation work internationally and is the Deputy Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Species Survival Commission and serves on the IUCN’s Red List Committee.