Jane is an ecologist, conservationist and author with 30 years of experience of working internationally on natural resource management, with a special focus on water and wetlands. She served as the first executive director of the Global Commons Alliance, working with a wide range of actors to enable safeguarding of the global commons – the life-support systems of our planet. Previously, Jane worked for Wetlands International, as well as WWF in Europe and Australia. As CEO of Wetlands International for almost 20 years, she enabled multi-stakeholder coalitions conserve and restore wetland landscapes for biodiversity, human well-being and reduced climate risks and to bring the values of wetlands into the global agenda. Jane is committed to enable urgent action for an environmentally safe and socially just future.