Antje Hecheltjen is a project manager at GIZ, the German agency for international cooperation. In addition to her role as Co-Chair of the GEO-LDN Initiative, she leads the GEO-LDN Secretariat. Antje has more than 15 years of experience as a scientific researcher and advisor in earth observation and land-related issues, which also encompasses work at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and University of Bonn. As such, Antje brings highly specialized and policy-relevant expertise