Mr Nikhil SEKHRAN

Chief Conservation Officer, WWF-US

Nik Sekhran is the Chief Conservation Officer at the World Wildlife Fund- US, overseeing work on wildlife protection, forest conservation, oceans and water resources management, food production and markets, and climate change.  He earlier served as the Director for Sustainable Development at the United Nations Development Programme, where he was responsible for providing programmatic and policy support to countries to advance sustainable development. Over a 30-year career, he has worked on-the-ground on conservation and development in over 50 countries. His specific focus has been the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity including wildlife, fish stocks, and forests, ecosystem management, and conservation-compatible development, including nature-based tourism, sustainable agriculture and fishing. Now based in Washington DC, He has lived and worked for many years in Africa and in the Pacific islands.