IUCN-WCPA Mountain PA Network :: The Mountain PA Network Leaders

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The Mountain PA Network Executive Team

An experienced and dedicated team leads the Mountain PA Network, and guides their work within the IUCN framework. The Vice Chair of the Mountains Theme, Graeme Worboys of Australia, has laid out a strategic programme for the Mountains Theme, and helps to coordinate and promote the extensive and far-flung work of the Mountain PA Network members. The resulting outputs help to solve mountain-related issues around the world.

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Senior Advisor, Mountains Biome

Senior Adviser Dr. Larry Hamilton of Vermont is the legendary Editor of our quarterly newsletter UPDATE, and provides ongoing guidance, ideas, and connections to the Network.

Special area of interest:
Cloud Forests of Costa Rica
and Hawaii

Deputy Vice Chair Mountains Biome, Conservation

Mountain expert Mingma Norbu Sherpa of the high-altitude Khumbu region of Nepal works for the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, DC. He provides the Network with expertise on global conservation issues.

Special area of interest:
Sagarmatha National Park
Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP)
The Terai Arc of the Himalaya

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Vice Chair of the Mountains Biome Theme

Graeme Worboys of the Canberra area of Australia is the leader of our Mountain PA Network. Graeme has 30 years of experience working for the Australian National Parks system and is a PhD Candidate in the development of effective park management techniques.

Special area of interest:
Australian Alps National Park
The Australian Alps

Deputy Vice Chair Mountains Biome,
Capacity Building

Mountain expert Dr. Fausto Sarmiento of Quito, Ecuador teaches at the University of Georgia in the southeastern USA. He provides Capacity Building expertise to the Mountain PA Network to increase management effectiveness of mountain protected areas.

Special area of interest: Cordillera de los Andes

Deputy Vice Chair Mountains Biome,
Publicity and Communications

Business consultant Linda McMillan of San Francisco, California has expertise in turning mountain recreationists into effective resource stewards. She provides publicity, communications, and webmastering for the Network.

Special area of interest:
Yosemite National Park,
Yosemite region of the Sierra Nevada of California