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Experience in fields of concern to IUCN:My work has been guided by the United Nations Millenium Development Goals and more recently the 2030 Development Agenda and its associated Sustainable Development Goals. My most recent job in China as Head of an IGO has given me a clearer understanding of international politics and nature considerations. I believe that this global perspective will be an asset for the IUCN Council. As a former member of the IUCN Water and Nature Initiative, I have a keen interest in wetlands. I helped to establish the Uganda wetlands programme. In IUCN Headquarters, I promoted the involvement of the private sector, and was instrumental in early IUCN partnerships with the cement industry. I was advisor to the European Crop Protection Association, and I currently work as advisor for a company that provides nature-based solutions for economic development. The experience of working with the private sector will also be helpful in Council deliberations. I strongly support the work of governments and the United Nations, but realise that non-governmental organisations have an equally important role to play in monitoring our governance systems and raising public awareness. This combination of views makes IUCN so special. I have participated in World Heritage nomination assessments in China, the Philippines and Vietnam, and I have a keen interest in protected area management. Bamboo has remained as a particular area of interest, after five years in China at the helm of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation.
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