IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Head, Global Marine Programme
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: ++41.22-999 00 01
Fax: ++41.22-999 00 25
E-mail: Via james.oliver@iucn.org or mylah.ruben@iucn.org
Carl Lundin's bio

Deputy Head and Senior Advisor for Fisheries
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: ++41 22 99 0298
Fax: ++41 22 999 0025
Email: francois.simard@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Fisheries, Marine Sustainability, Marine Protected Areas
François Simard's bio 
 

Coordinator
Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
E-Mail: patricio.bernal@iucn.org (not active yet)
(Contact details to be confirmed)

Marine Programme Officer
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel +41 22 999 02 91
Fax +41 22 999 00 25
E-mail: finn.larsen@iucn.org
Responsibilities: Western Gray Whale Conservation Initiative

Project Officer
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: ++41 22 999 02 17
Fax: ++41 22 999 00 25
E-mail: james.oliver@iucn.org
Responsibilities: Marine Programme website, Project Management & Administration, Publications, Budgeting and Reporting
James Oliver's bio

Programme Officer
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: ++41 22 999 02 02
Fax: ++41 22 999 00 25
E-mail: sarah.gotheil@iucn.org
Responsibilities: GMP coordinator for the IUCN Congress, support to the Western Gray Whale Conservation Initiative, communications support
Sarah Gotheil's bio

Administrative Assistant
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: ++41 22 999 02 20
Fax: ++41 22 999 00 25
E-mail: mylah.ruben@iucn.org
Responsibilities: Administration, Publications, Job Applications
Mylah Ruben's bio 
 

Temporary Marine Officer
Global Marine Programme
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
28 rue Mauverney, CH-1196 Gland (Switzerland)
Tel: +41 22 999 0161; fax +41 22 999 0025; www.iucn.org
georgios.sarantakos@iucn.org
Georgios Sarantakos' Bio

Temporary Marine Officer
IUCN Global Marine Programme
28, rue Mauverney, CH - 1196 Gland (Switzerland)
Tel: +41 22 999 0113; fax +41 22 999 0025;
gregoire.walckiers@iucn.org
 

Marine Conservation Programme Manager
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
C/Marine Curie 35
29590 Campanillas
Malaga
Spain
Tel +34 952 028 430
Fax +34 952 028 145
E-mail: alain.jeudy@iucn.org
Alain Jeudy's bio

Senior Specialist / Group Leader
Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Parque Tecnologico de Andalucia
Calle Maria Curie, 35
29590 Campanillas - Malaga, Spain
Tel : ++ 34 9 52 028 430
Fax :++ 34 9 52 028 145
E-mail: ameer.abdulla@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Coral Reefs, Monitoring, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas
Ameer Abdulla's bio

High Seas Policy Advisor
Ul. Piaskowa 12c
05-510 Konstancin-Chylice
Poland
Tel: ++ 48 22 754 1803
Fax: ++ 48 22 756 4919
E-mail: kgjerde@it.com.pl
Areas of expertise: High Seas, Marine Law and Conventions, Marine Protected Areas
Kristina Gjerde's bio

Project Officer, GIS - Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative
IUCN Global Marine Programme
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)
Island of Vilm Office, D-18581 Putbus, Germany
Tel. +49 38301 86 288; Fax. +49 38301 86 125
carole.durussel@iucn.org
Carole Durussel's bio

Deputy Head of the Global Marine Programme
IUCN USA & Caribbean Multilateral Office
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: +1.202.387.4826
Fax: +1.202.387.4823
email: thomas.laughlin@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) marine conservation and polar policy issues
Thomas Laughlin's bio
 

Advisor on Ocean Governance and International Institutions
IUCN USA & Caribbean Multilateral Office
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW
Third Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: ++ 1.202.387.4826
Fax: ++1.202.387.4823
email: harlan.cohen@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Marine Law and Conventions, Governance, High Seas
Harlan Cohen's bio

Marine Programme Officer
IUCN USA & Caribbean Multilateral Office
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: ++ 1.202.518.2070
Fax: ++1.202.387.4823
email: jennifer.palmer@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Marine biodiversity, Community Based Conservation, Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles, Communications and Outreach
Jen Palmer's bio

MPA Coordination Officer
IUCN USA & Caribbean Multilateral Office
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW
Third Floor Washington, DC 20009
Tel: +1.202-518-2043; +1.202-341-2876 (cell)
Fax: +1.202.287.4823
Email: caitlyn.toropova@iucn.org
Caitlyn Toropova's Bio
 

Marine Programme Officer
IUCN USA & Caribbean Multilateral Office
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: +1.202.387.2056
Fax: +1.202.287.4823
email: dorothee.herr@iucn.org
Dorothée Herr's bio

Coordinator, US fundraising
Tel: +1 510.522.5117
E-Mail: lcassiani@indigobayus.com
 

Marine Programme Coordinator, West Africa
BP 4167, Nouakchott
Mauritania
Tel.      +222 529 39 01
Mob.    +222 662 40 82
email: mathieu.ducrocq@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Alternative livelihoods, Shark conservation
Mathieu Ducrocq's bio

Marine Programme Officer
IUCN West Asia & Middle East Office (WAME)
Abdel Karim Khalil Street, No. 6
Shmeisani, P. O. Box 942230
Amman 11194, JORDAN
Tel: +962 6 5680344
Fax: +962 6 5680355
email: mohamed.eltayeb@iucn.org

Marine Programme Officer
IUCN Regional Office for Oceania
Private Mail Bag
5 Ma'afu Street, Suva
Republic of Fiji Islands
Tel +679 331 9084
E-mail: kelvin.passfield@iucn.org
Kelvin Passfield's bio
 

Scientific Coordinator
Department of Zoology
Stockholm University
106 91 Stockholm
Tel +46 816 4896
dan.wilhelmsson@zoologi.su.se
Dan Wilhelmsson's Bio

Senior Advisor, Economics
+41 44 586 5836
fvorhies@earthmind.net
 

Natural History Museum,
Paris
France