Advisory Group

The Blue Communities Advisory Group is an integral part of the programme, bought together to advise the Blue Communities Executive Group and wider project on the strategic direction and delivery of the programme’s objectives. The Group comprises academic experts, funder representatives, international agencies, research users and other relevant stakeholders, and is tasked with programme evaluation, supporting the optimisation of impact, facilitating stakeholder engagement and assisting as ambassadors for the programme.

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Dr Rahimatsah Amat

CEO/Founder

Sabah Environmental Trust, Malaysia

Professor Melanie Austen

Programme Director for Blue Communities (Organisation Lead)

University of Plymouth, UK

Andrew Bell

Director (Organisation Lead)

North Devon Biosphere Foundation and University of Exeter, UK

Professor Katrina Brown

Professor of Social Science

University of Exeter, UK

Dr Vikki Cheung

Project Manager

University of Plymouth, UK

Aimee Gonzales

Executive Director

Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Philippines

Professor Natarajan Ishwaran

Professorship

University of Exeter, UK

Professor Bruce Maycock

Director of the Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health: Secretary General APACPH

Curtin University, School of Public Health, Australia; WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Impact Assessment; Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH)

Dr David Mills

Senior Scientist/Senior Research Fellow

WorldFish and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Australia

Professor Stephen Sheppard

University of British Columbia, Canada

Dr Hans Thulstrup

Senior Programme Specialist

UNESCO Office Jakarta, Indonesia