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Global Steering Committee

Former heads of state, foreign ministers, and diplomats have come together from regions around the world to serve as the Global Steering Committee (GSC) for the Campaign for Nature. The GSC is united by the belief that the destruction of the natural world is an urgent issue for our economies, our health, and the overall well-being of mankind.

The members of the GSC are calling on world leaders to take bold action to support a global goal to protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s land and ocean by 2030. For this goal to be successful, it must respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and be accompanied by a dramatic increase in funding for implementation.

Esteemed members of the GSC include:

Russ Feingold, Chair of the GSC

Former US Senator and former Special Envoy to Great Lakes Region of Africa

Mary Robinson

Former President of Ireland

Danny Faure

Former President of Seychelles

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Former President of Liberia

Iván Duque Márquez

Former President of Colombia

Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria

José María Figueres

Former President of Costa Rica

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson

Former President of Iceland

Ernest Bai Koroma

Former President of Sierra Leone

Malcolm Turnbull

Former Prime Minister of Australia

Hailemariam Desalegn

Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda

Former Prime Minister of Uganda

Yongyuth Yuthavong

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

Loren Legarda

Senate President Pro Tempore of the Philippines

Graça Machel

Former First Lady of South Africa

Lord Zac Goldsmith

Former UK Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)

Christiana Figueres

Former Executive Secretary UNFCCC

Amre Moussa

Former Foreign Minister of Egypt

Tzipi Livni

Former Foreign Minister of Israel

Susana Malcorra

Former Foreign Minister of Argentina

Piyush Gupta

Chairman, Mandai Wildlife Group and Chairman, Singapore Management University

Emil Salim

Former Environmental Minister of Indonesia

Zakri Abdul Hamid

Former Science Advisor to Prime Minister of Malaysia

Rashid Sumaila

Professor, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries

Dr. Frans Timmermans

Former First Vice-President of the European Commission

GSC Statements