Nicole Leotaud has over 25 years’ experience in environmental governance and management across the Caribbean.  She is currently Executive Director of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and has also held positions in other non-profit organisations as well as government, private sector and academia.  A conservation biologist by training, she has worked on participatory governance and management of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, green and blue economies, civil society space and strengthening, rural livelihoods and local green-blue enterprises, building resilience to climate change and natural disasters, and environmental and climate justice.  She has developed, managed and executed research, capacity building, and processes for participatory policy development, planning and monitoring and evaluation.  She is a passionate advocate on Caribbean sustainable development issues at global and regional fora.  An experienced facilitator, she has facilitated many multi-stakeholder processes ranging from engaging local community resource users to supporting negotiators in global policy processes.