Global Steering Committee

 
 
 
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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 wellbeing 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.

GSC Statements

September 6, 2023: Former Heads of Government Call On African Climate Summit: Ensure $20 Billion Nature Finance Promise By 2025 Is Prioritized

August 16, 2023: Governments must act with greater urgency to confront the alarming loss of nature and prioritize efforts to increase biodiversity financing

November 15, 2022: URGENT CALL FOR HEADS OF STATE TO ATTEND COP15

December 21, 2020: World Leaders Representing 16 Countries Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize Nature Protection in Climate Agenda

June 17, 2020: To Recover from the Global Recession, We Must Invest in Nature

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

Iván Duque Márquez
Former President of Colombia

Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President of Nigeria

 

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Former President of Liberia

Ernest Bai Koroma
Former President of Sierra Leone

Issoufou Mahamadou
Former President of Niger

 

José María Figueres
Former President of Costa Rica

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Former President of Iceland

Mary Robinson
Former President of Ireland

 

Hailemariam Desalegn
Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda
Former Prime Minister of Uganda

Yongyuth Yuthavong
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand

 

Graça Machel
Former First Lady of South Africa

Loren Legarda
Senate President Pro Tempore of the Philippines

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

Tzipi Livni
Former Foreign Minister of Israel

 

Susanna Malcorra
Former Foreign Minister of Argentina

Amre Moussa
Former Foreign Minister of Egypt

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