Leadership
Dr. Zoë Lindo
Scientific DirectorDr. Zoë Lindo is a soil biodiversity scientist, taxonomist, and Full Professor at Western University in Canada, with more than two decades of research spanning soil biodiversity, community ecology, taxonomy, and ecosystem function. Their work has focused particularly on soil fauna and oribatid mites and on understanding how land use and global change affect soil biodiversity.
Zoë has been actively shaping the international soil biodiversity community since the GSBI’s first open meeting in London in 2012, contributing to its founding White Paper. They subsequently served as a lead author of a chapter in the FAO’s State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity and have contributed to international efforts to advance soil biodiversity monitoring, conservation, and policy. Zoë is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific publications, including the major reference volume Oribatid Mites. In 2026, they served as co-Chair and Host of the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference (GSB2026) in Victoria, Canada, bringing together the international soil biodiversity community.
See Dr. Lindo’s full CV here.
Paige Ferguson
Executive DirectorPaige is a community ecologist who has recently completed her MSc in Biology at Western University, Canada. Her work largely focuses on soil carbon dynamics, specifically on identifying how land use impacts soil carbon stocks and microbial communities to better inform national soil carbon models for use at local scales. She began working with the GSBI in 2025 aiding in the growth and development of this organization.
See full CV here.
Scientific Board
Our Scientific Board provides scientific expertise and strategic guidance across the GSBI's programs and priorities.
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