Katherine Short
Katherine Short
Overview
Katherine understands how critical it is that those reliant on natural resources for their livelihoods can, and are supported to, adopt more sustainable practices and she approaches this with passion, honesty and creativity. She is a thought leader in marine fisheries sustainability. Nearly 17 years working internationally with WWF, as well as her more recent academic study and continuing Visiting Researcher association with Imperial College's Conservation Science programme has given her useful and practical insights into how sustainable approaches can be applied in the Asia-Pacific. Katherine is also co-founder and trustee of Gecko, a community ecological restoration trust and a Senior Fellow of SeaWeb.