Biography / Biographie : Ave Paulus is the Focal Point of ICOMOS Climate Action Working Group and president of ICOMOS Estonia, a member of ICOMOS ISCCL-IFLA, ICLAFI, Theophilos and Water Heritage scientific committees. She is an expert member of the UNESCO panel of experts on Climate Change and the World Heritage. She is among the experts of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). She has been working as a senior specialist for cultural heritage issues in the Environmental Board of Estonia for more than 20 years. She has coordinated cooperation between heritage communities, states, and universities in more than 30 development and research projects concerning heritage conservation and management. She has master’s degrees from the Estonian Academy of Arts (heritage conservation and restoration) and Tartu University (semiotics and theory of culture). Her doctoral thesis (Tartu University) deals with community-based coastal heritage management and cultural rights in the face of climate change. Paulus has presented her research and practice results at national and international scientific events and publications. Currently living in Norway and Estonia. Academic CV in the Estonian Research Information System Ave Paulus | CV