Dr Ana Per?i? is Programme Specialist at the Section of Science Technology Innovation Policy at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Ecologist by training (Master in Ecological Sciences at the University of Padova, Italy and PhD in Ecotoxicology at the University of Paris South, France), Dr Ana Per?i? joined UNESCO in April 2006 as an assistant program specialist serving the UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere program within the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences.
She has then served as Science Specialist at the UNESCO Liaison Office in New York from 2011 to 2018. Her work relates to strengthening the science-policy interface and the promotion of science technology and innovation in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). She coordinated the development of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and is currently working towards its implementation.