Governance
The Bureau of the Association DNI is composed of the following persons, elected among the Steering Committee by the Steering Committee members.
Bureau of DesertNet International 2026-2029
| Role | Name | Country | |
| Chair | Rachid SERRAJ | Morocco | Rachid.SERRAJ@um6p.ma |
| Co-Chair | Pandi ZDRULI | Albania, Italy |
pandi@iamb.it |
| Treasurer | Youssef BRAHIMI | Algeria, France | y.brahimi@gmail.com |
| Secretary General | Chiara CESERACCIU | Italy | cceseracciu@uniss.it |
The Association is administered by a Steering Committee consisting of up to 20 members. Members of the Steering Committee are elected by the General Assembly. The Steering Committee should maintain a fair balance between human and bio-physical disciplines. The members of the Steering Committee represent the interests of all members of DNI. The Chair and Co-Chair are part of the Steering Committee and are elected by the members of the Steering Committee by simple majority. Positions on the Steering Committee are not remunerated. Re-election is possible.
Steering Committee of DesertNet International 2026-2029
| Name | Institution | Country | |
| Mariam AKHTAR-SCHUSTER | German Aerospace Center, Project Management Agency (DLR-PT) | Germany | mariam.akhtar-schuster@dlr.de |
| Youssef BRAHIMI | CAP& DEV | France/Algeria | y.brahimi@gmail.com |
| Victor CASTILLO SÁNCHEZ | Centro de Edafologia y Biología Aplicada del Segura | Spain | victor@cebas.csic.es |
| Chiara CESERACCIU | Desertification Research Center (NRD) of the University of Sassari | Italy | cceseracciu@uniss.it |
| Nicola FAVRETTO | University of York | United Kingdom | nicola.favretto@york.ac.uk |
| Anna LUISE | Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research – ISPRA | Italy | anna.luise@isprambiente.it |
| María José MARQUÉS | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Spain | mariajose.marques@uam.es |
| Nausheen MAZHAR | Lahore College for Women University | Pakistan | Nausheen.mazhar@lcwu.edu.pk |
| Quirico MIGHELI | Desertification Research Center (NRD) of the University of Sassari | Italy | qmigheli@uniss.it |
| Mélanie REQUIER-DESJARDINS | Inst. Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier – CIHEAM | France | requier@iamm.fr |
| Giovanna SEDDAIU | Desertification Research Center (NRD) of the University of Sassari | Italy | gseddaiu@uniss.it |
| Rachid SERRAJ | UM6P, Morocco | Morocco | Rachid.serraj@um6p.ma |
| Lindsay STRINGER | University of York | United Kingdom | lindsay.stringer@york.ac.uk |
| Elias SYMEONAKIS | Manchester Metropolitan University | United Kingdom | e.symeonakis@mmu.ac.uk |
| Francois TAPSOBA | Universite Aube Nouvelle, Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | francois.tansoba@gmail.com |
| Meron Lakew TEFERA | Desertification Research Center (NRD) of the University of Sassari | Ethiopia, Italy | mltefera@uniss.it |
| Fei WANG | Inst. of Soil & Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University | China | wafe@ms.iswc.ac.cn |
| Pandi ZDRULI | CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy | Albania, Italy | pandi@iamb.it |
| Claudio ZUCCA | Department of Agricultural Sciences and NRD, University of Sassari | Italy | clzucca@uniss.it |
The General Assembly is composed of all Association members and have the power to decide on all matters affecting the Association. The General Assembly determines changes in the articles of Association, and the dissolution of the Association. The General Assembly will elect the new Steering Committee by simple majority.
It is constituted by 347 members: 72 from Asia; 37 from Africa; 216 from Europe; 10 from Latin America and Caribbean, 12 from Australia, Canada and USA.