Joanne WILSON

Joanne is a highly experienced conservation scientist and manager with a background in marine and coastal ecosystems, protected area management and monitoring and evaluation. Over her 25 year career she has worked in diverse roles across state governments, industry and non-government organisations often at the nexus of science, management, policy, capacity building and community engagement. She has worked in diverse cultural settings, including five years living and working in Indonesia as Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Marine Program. In NSW, she has worked with Aboriginal communities on protected area management, climate adaptation and ensuring Aboriginal voices and perspectives are heard in environmental regulation. Joanne is a member of the WCPA and is involved in key IUCN programs including the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas for which she is a member of the global Standard Committee. Joanne spends much of her spare time in the garden, the ocean or hiking.