Pascal Peduzzi is the director of GRID-Geneva at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a team of 20 Environmental Data scientists who are transforming data into environmental information to support decisions making processes. He holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences, with specialization in remote sensing and GIS. One of his thematic topics is on the issue of sand and sustainability for which he is recognized as a pioneer.

As a part-time professor at the faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, he teaches environmental sciences and Sustainable Development. He is the author of various scientific publications and provided numerous conferences to governments, media and the general public to raise awareness on the consequences of human impacts on the environment.