RICHARD HOLLAND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
I am Richard Holland, Director of Operations and Network Development – a position I have held for three years now. Before this, I worked with WWF, Deltares, for a GEF-funded programme and for the European Commission. A constant throughout my career has been a drive to create positive change for water and wetlands. Although hard to pick favourites, I am especially proud of work I did in the Danube River Basin in the 1990s, the results of which are still being carried forward by governments and NGOs in the region. Growing up in Scotland with mountains, rivers, and moorland on my doorstep, I gained a love of the outdoors which continued throughout my studies and career. I enjoy working for
Wetlands International because of the passion and expertise held by the organisation’s staff from various parts of the world. Their ability to liaise with partners to achieve results that make a difference for people, nature and our climate, is admirable. My current focus is on building cooperation and capacities among our network teams to ensure that we can play a leading role in wetland landscape regeneration that will provide us with positive returns for communities and for biodiversity. I am proud of the way that, despite the constraints of the pandemic, we worked as a team to achieve important results, start new programmes, and attract highly qualified staff around the world.
Barnacle Geese, a migratory species which relies on Scotland’s wetlands
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Wetlands International Annual Review 2021
Wetlands International Annual Review 2021
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