Ocean Experts - Individual

The PEMSEA Task Force’s objective is to serve as a technical support mechanism for the implementation of programs and projects within the framework of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA). The establishment of the Task Force ensures the region’s access to expert services and advice as well as support and assistance in ICM program development and implementation. The PEMSEA Task Force approach also provides an opportunity to train the next generation of experts and practitioners in the region by engaging young professionals/individuals within participating countries in on-the-ground experiences. The PEMSEA Task Force is therefore expected to provide strong support to PEMSEA Partners in promoting the replication and scaling up of ICM efforts across the region.

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  • Marine and Coastal Resources Programe Coordinator at IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature (Viet Nam Office). She graduated from Biology Department, Viet Nam National University in 1993 and Master of Science at the Department of System Ecology, Stockholm University, Sweden in 1997. Since October 1998 till now, she works for IUCN, Marine and Coastal Program from Project Support Officer to Program Officer and now she is the Coordinator to the Program. As Coordinator of the IUCN Vietnam Marine and Coastal Program, she coordinated all key activities under the programme that included: (1) Provision of technical and policy support to the implementation and development of Vietnam’s National System of Marine Protected Areas;  2) Support Viet Nam the development and implementation the Marine turtle Conservation Action Plan (MTCAP) (2004-2010) and update MTCAP for period 2016-2025 with its priorities activities that focuses on community based marine turtle conservations; (3) Provide technical assistance to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site Management Department; (4) Supported and coordinated the development and implementation ICM, MSP and Ridge to Reef in differences coastal provinces; and (5) From 2010 till 2016, coordinated Viet Nam Mangroves for the Future Initiative (MFF) with its priorities focus on Climate change adaptation following ecological system based approach, green growth. Consider coastal ecological system is nature infrastructure and the core element for coastal area resilience. Since 2018, coordinate Viet Nam’s Marine Plastic Pollution activities under the IUCN global initiative MarPlasticcs focus on Policy, Knowledge, Capacity and Businesses.

  • Ms Maeve Nightingale is the Capacity Development Manager for MFF. She leads the capacity development programme which aims to contribute to the growing need for qualified coastal practitioners by building a strong cadre of coastal managers and policy makers with the knowledge, tools and skills to design and implement sustainable Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) programmes for countries in the region.

    Maeve joined MFF in February 2013 having lead IUCN’s Coastal and Marine Programme under the Ecosystems and Livelihood Group since August 2007. During this time she managed several large coastal management projects in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, and provided technical support for a number of IUCN and MFF projects in multiple other countries.

    Maeve holds a BSc degree in Marine and Freshwater Ecology from the University of London Queen Mary College and an MSc in Fisheries Management and Aquaculture from the University of Bangor, North Wales. Before joining IUCN, she worked in the field of coastal ecosystems management for 13 years, through various government, non-government, and international development organizations in the UK, Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Ghana.