Promoting action for island conservation and sustainable livelihoods by inspiring leadership, catalyzing commitments and facilitating collaboration among all islands.


Steering Committee

The steering committee provides strategic focus, leadership and champions the Partnership. The steering committee’s goal is to establish and maintain a flexible and efficient Partnership responsive to its partners’ needs and aspiration. Its members have made significant commitments towards the implementation of the Partnership.  The Committee meets annually in Washington DC to set priorities for the Partnership and assess its progress/performance.

Co-Chair – Seychelles

  • His Excellency James A. Michel,President of the Republic of Seychelles
  • Ambassador Ronald Jumeau, Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the United Nations and Ambassador to the United States

Co-Chair – Palau

  • His Excellency Johnson Toribiong, President of the Republic of Palau

Caribbean Challenge Initiative

  • Dr. Spencer Thomas, Honorable Ambassador and Special Envoy for Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Deputy Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States Negotiating Team, Government of Grenada
  • Robert Weary, Senior Finance and Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

Development

  • Gerald Miles, Regional Director External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy
  • Dr. Keneti Faulalo, Inter-Regional Advisor, Small Island Developing States Unit, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Mitigation

  • Susi Menazza, Senior Policy Advisor Asia-Pacific, The Nature Conservancy
  • Ed Barrow, Ecosystem Management Programme (EMP), Programme Manager, IUCN

Global Environment Fund Secretariat

  • Nicole Glineur, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, The Global Environment Facility

Global Island Databases

  • Dr. Louisa Wood, Head of Marine Assessment and Decision Support Programme, United Nations Environment Programme – World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Coordinator, Global Island Partnership

  • Kate Brown, Global Island Partnership Coordination Unit
  • Audrey Newman, Senior Advisor

Global Island Partnership Communication

  • Jessica Robbins, Islands Communications Manager, GLISPA and PCI-Media Impact
  • Sean Southey, Executive Director, PCI-Media Impact

Global Island Strategy

  • Alfredo Guillet, Environmental Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Italy
  • Giorgio Grussu, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Italy

Invasive Species

  • Bill Waldman, Executive Director, Island Conservation

Island Biodiversity Programme of Work

  • Oliver Hillel, Programme Officer for the Island Biodiversity Programme of Work, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Micronesia Challenge

  • Trina Leberer,Micronesia Programme Director, The Nature Conservancy

Western Indian Ocean Challenge

  • The Hon. Rolph Payet, Minister for Environment and Energy, Government of Seychelles
  • Mr. Wills Agricole, Principal Secretary for Environment and Energy, Government of Seychelles