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
IUCN Global Marine Programme
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: ++41 22 999 02 98
Fax: ++41 22 999 00 25
E-mail: andrew.hurd@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Project Development, High Seas Management, Sustainable Financing, Coastal Livelihoods
Andrew Hurd's bio

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 
 

Advisor on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Parque Tecnologico de Andalucia
Calle Maria Curie, 35, Sede Social, Campanillas
29590 Malaga, Spain
Tel: ++34 952 028 430
Fax: ++34 952 028 145
Email: francois.simard@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Fisheries, Marine Sustainability, Marine Protected Areas
François Simard's bio 
 

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

Project Officer, Marine Biodiversity
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
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: marina.gomei@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Marine Protected Areas, Marine Biodiversity
Marina Gomei'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

Marine Programme Officer
UICN - Unión Mundial para la Naturaleza
Oficina Regional para Mesoamérica
Apartado postal: 146 - 2150, Moravia, Costa Rica
Teléfono: +(506) 241 0101
Fax: +(506) 240 9934
E-Mail:imene.meliane@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Marine Invasives, Bioprospecting, Coral Reefs, Sharks, Convention on Biological Diversity
Imène Meliane'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: hcohen@iucnus.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: jpalmer@iucnus.org
Areas of expertise: Marine biodiversity, Community Based Conservation, Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles, Communications and Outreach
Jen Palmer's bio

Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Coordination Officer
IUCN USA & Caribbean Multilateral Office
1630 Connecticut Avenue NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: ++ 1.202.518.2077
Fax: ++1.202.387.4823
email: edesanto@iucnus.org
Areas of expertise: Marine Protected Areas, Cold Water Corals, Marine Law and Conventions
Elizabeth De Santo's bio

Marine Science Advisor
IUCN  Global Marine Programme
2718 Napuaa Place
Honolulu, Hawaii  96822  USA
Tel:  +1.808.722.5424
email: eric.gilman@iucn.org
Areas of expertise: Fisheries by-catch, Tuna fisheries, Coastal ecosystem responses to relative sea-level rise, Coastal and marine ecology
Eric Gilman's Bio

Technical MPA Advisor
IUCN Global Marine Programme
C/o The Ocean Conservancy
Pacific Regional Office
116 New Montgomery Street
Suite 810
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: +1.415 615 0882
lwood@iucnus.org
Areas of expertise: Marine Protected Areas, Marine biodiversity 
Louisa Wood's bio

Programme Associate
CORDIO East Africa
P.O. Box 10135, 8 Kibaki Flats, Kenyatta Beach
Bamburi, Kenya
Tel: +254 41 5486473
Fax: +254 41 5486473
Email: ggrimsditchiucnus.org
Areas of expertise: Coral Reefs, Climate Change
Gabriel Grimsdich's bio 
 

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
 

Natural History Museum,
Paris
France