Minna EPPS

Minna Epps is a global ocean thought leader on Ocean Governance, Ocean Climate and Biodiversity nexus, Sustainable Blue Economy, and Blue Natural Capital. A published author with over 20 years of international environmental work experience primarily in ocean conservation and sustainable use from global policy work at the UN to field work in Madagascar. Minna is the Global Ocean Policy Director at the IUCN the Centre for Policy and Law, at the International Union for Conservation of Nature where she leads IUCN’s global ocean science to policy and advocacy in key international processes including linked to climate change, biodiversity, and plastic pollution as well as the high seas, sustainable use of ocean resources and regenerative blue economy. She was the IUCN Head of delegation for the BBNJ negotiations and currently the Executive Director of the BBNJ High Ambition Coalition Secretariat supporting state members.

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