Multiple roles of an illustrious academic

Zakri is the recipient of the prestigious National Academic Laureate Award at the Education Ministry’s 13th National Academic Awards.

Other than the National Academic Laureate 2019, he most recently received the United Nations Malaysia Award 2019 for his contributions to promoting biodiversity conservation, and the sustainability of the environment. Recently, the Asian Scientist magazine based in Singapore honoured him as one of the Top 100 Asian Scientists for 2019.Zakri’s tertiary-level academic journey began at the-then College of Agriculture, Malaya in Serdang, Selangor .

After receiving his diploma in 1969, Zakri pursued further studies in the United States at the Bachelor’s level at Louisiana State University, in 1972; Masters at Michigan State University, 1974; and PhD at the same university, completing it in 1976. During his tenure, he transformed the UNU-IAS into a leading UN think-tank on biodiversity and sustainable development.

Zakri assisted in the establishment the SDSN Malaysia Chapter — becoming its founding chair. The position is now assumed by Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah.As a thought leader, Zakri has made a lasting contribution to the observation, analysis and assessment of global biodiversity and ecosystem services, fostering the remediation and protection of the natural environment and promoting environmental sustainability.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is a ground-breaking scientific assessment to understand ecosystems and their services, the drivers of ecosystem changes and the consequences of ecosystem changes for human well-being. IPBES is recognised by both the scientific and policy communities as an authoritative new platform to address existing gaps and strengthen the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

The science-policy nexus was his next target resulting in him being a founding member of the International Network for Government Science Advice launched in Auckland in 2014 by Sir Peter Gluckman, the then Science Adviser to the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

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