Awards Jury

The jury for the Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards is comprised of the Global Master Jury who choose the Global Winner from the six Regional Winners, and the Regional Juries who select the best entry for their region.

Regional Juries

Europe - West, East and Central Europe

  • Margarita Astralaga
    Director, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
  • Alister Doyle
    Reuters
  • Lynette Thorstensen
    World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Asia and the Middle East

  • Aban Kabraji Marker
    IUCN Regional Director for Asia  
  • Darren Schuettler
    Reuters  
  • Darryl D'Monte
    International Federation of Environmental Journalists 

English-speaking Africa

  • John Ouma Mugabe
    IUCN Regional Director for East and Southern Africa
  • Daniel Wallis
    Reuters
  • Fionna Douglas
    Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR)

French-speaking Africa

  • Aimé Nianogo
    IUCN Regional Director for West and Central Africa
  • Pascal Fletcher 
    Reuters
  • Angele Luh
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

North America, Oceania and the English-speaking Caribbean

  • Scott Hajost
    Director, IUCN USA Multilateral Office
  • Maggie Fox
    Reuters 
  • Eric Whan
    GlobeScan

 Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean

  • Grethel Aguilar
    IUCN Regional Director for Mesoamerica 
  • Bernd Debusmann
    Reuters 
  • Mario Lubetkin
    Director, Inter Press Service

Global Master Jury

Dennis Dimick
Executive Editor
National Geographic Magazine

Steve Herrmann
Editor
BBC News Interactive (tbc)

Sean Maguire
Editor, Political and General News
Reuters

Julia Marton-Lefèvre
IUCN Director General

Keith Wheeler
Chair
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication

Media Awards