Our Alliance currently has 46 members from
30 countries representing 36 organizations.
Our Current Steering Committee members are:
Dr. Alifereti Tawake
Fiji
Alifereti Tawake is the Fijian Council Chair and Technical Advisor of the Locally-managed Marine Area Network (LMMA) International Network. He has worked for over 20 years in facilitating multi-party dialogues on the protection and restoration of coastal and marine resources and promoting sustainable development.
Dr. Hotlin Ompusunggu
Indonesia
Hotlin Ompusunggu is a dentist and conservationist working with Healthy Planet Indonesia to integrate health and conservation programs for local community development.
Manfred Epanda Aimé
Cameroon
Manfred Epanda Aimé founded Cameroon's Tropical Forest and Rural Development organization and is a conservation and development expert. He has a Master's degree in forestry and international relations with a specialization in environmental management, and has worked closely with governments, donors, and partners to achieve his organization's mission.
Dr. Rachel Graham
Belize/Panama
Rachel Graham is the founder of MarAlliance which works with coastal communities across multiple tropical countries, including Panama, where she is now based, to seek win-win outcomes for fishing communities and threatened marine wildlife.
Dr. Rodrigo Medellin
México
Rodrigo Medellin is Senior Professor at the Institute of Ecology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and co-founder of the Global South Bats. He has published more than 250 scientific papers and his conservation work focuses on mammals, particularly bats in Latin America.
Dr. Shivani Bhalla
Kenya
Shivani Bhalla is the Founder and Director of Ewaso Lions, working towards promoting co-existence between carnivores and humans in Northern Kenya. She engages with local communities to reduce livestock loss to carnivores and monitors the lion population in the Samburu-Isiolo landscape.
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
Madagascar
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy founded Beolobe, Madagascar's first platform that unites community-led conservation initiatives. She is Chair of MIHARI and focuses on mobilizing resources to prioritize Indigenous and local communities' well-being.
Bayarjargal Agvaantseren
Mongolia
Bayarjargal Agvaantseren is Regional Conservation Coordinator for the International Snow Leopard Trust and founder of the Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation in Mongolia. She has dedicated over 20 years to snow leopard conservation and working with local communities to promote conservation efforts.
Dr. Charudutt Mishra
India
Charudutt Mishra is the Executive Director of the International Snow Leopard Trust and co-founder of India’s Nature Conservation Foundation. He has over 25 years of experience working with local and indigenous communities for conservation, and is involved in research, conservation, administration, policy and international cooperation.
“I often felt isolated while defending the rights of Madagascar's small-scale fisheries communities. This alliance is helping me get support from other practitioners and implement the Partners Principles in Africa and beyond the continent.”
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy,
Founder of Beolobe and Chair of MIHARI
