ExCo consists of individuals elected from the UK organisations in the IUCN membership. Those elected can then co-opt individuals to enhance the expertise of ExCo and assist in country representation. The State Member, Defra, represents UK Government and we would like to broaden this to subnational IUCN Members and the conservation agencies of the four nations. It is hoped there will be more representatives of the IUCN Commissions until all IUCN Commissions are represented, in addition to those connections provided by the expert working groups.
Meeting four times a year, ExCo conduct the business of the national committee in conjunction with the Chief Executive and Secretariat and reports to members at least once a year at a Members Meeting and AGM. In the national committee’s lifetime ExCo has met over 100 times. It is currently working to deliver its Workplan 2021-25 (Workplan 2017-20 v4)
Individuals representing Member organisations on the Executive Committee for 2021/25:
Elected Members:
Stephen Grady (Chair NCUK, Joint Nature Conservation Committee)
Tom Arnold/Anisa Ahmed (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Lucy Lee (WWF-UK)
Kevin Austin (Royal Society for Protection of Birds)
Clare Dinnis (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust)
Jo Judge (British and Irish Association of Zoos & Aquaria, Co-Chair SSWG)
Leigh Morris (The Wildlife Trusts)
Co-opted advisors:
Stuart Brooks (Scottish Environment Link, Hon Treasurer)
Joanna Robertson (Hon. Archivist)
Catherine Wensink (UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum)
Ex Officio:
Richard Jenkins (IUCN Secretariat, Global Species Programme)
Emma Hinchliffe (IUCN UK Peatland Programme)
Angus Tree (NatureScot, Chair River Restoration & Biodiversity Programme)
Pamela Abbott (Independent, Chair Ecosystem Restoration WG)
Nida Al-Fulaij (People’s Trust for Endangered Species, Co Chair SSWG)
Kate Jennings (RSPB, Co-Chair, Protected Areas WG)
Katherine Hawkins (The Wildlife Trusts, Co-Chair Protected Areas WG)
Kathryn Brown (The Wildlife Trusts, Chair Climate Crisis WG)
Charlotte Smith (Chester Zoo,Chair, Education and Communications WG)
Karen Hulme (University of Essex, Chair, Environmental Law WG)
Chief Executive and Secretariat:
Chris Mahon