Socialist Arguments by David Coates

Mike Acreman is Head of Hydro-ecology and Wetlands, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK, and Visiting Professor of Hydro-ecology at University College London. He was freshwater management advisor to the IUCN-The World Conservation Union and has worked in numerous countries for DFID, World Bank, European Commission, IUCN, Ramsar Convention, Biodiversity Convention and national governments.

David Coates lead the work on biodiversity and water, food and energy at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), based in Montreal, Canada. He has extensive previous experience working in Africa and Asia, including for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Mekong River Commission.

Nick Davidson was Deputy Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands from 2000 to 2014. He is currently an environmental consultant based in the UK and Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Rob McInnes is an independent Chartered Environmentalist based in the UK, with over 20 years experience in wetland-related environmental reseach, consultancy and conservation. He serves on the Ramsar Convention's Scientific and Technical Review Panel and is currently Task Lead on Urban Wetlands.