ACE Committee

Dr Dayne Buddo is an experienced marine conservation science and policy professional with over 20 years of experience. This spans over 40 countries covering issues including marine protected areas, ocean policy and governance, invasive species, shipping, tourism, adaptation to climate change and community engagement. He has worked in academia, non-profits, United Nations bodies, private sector and government. Dayne is currently the Regional Project Coordinator for of the GEF/CAF/FAO/CRFM Project entitled, “Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus Region (BE-CLME + Project). Most recently, he was the Director of Global Ocean Policy, at Georgia Aquarium, USA and led the Aquarium’s involvement in state, national and global policies for ocean conservation. he is also one of the Lead Authors of the Americas Assessment for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Dayne has served as a regional consultant for several regional and international agencies and has worked closely with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Global Environment Facility (GEF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) among other agencies. Dayne currently sits on the Board of Advisers for The Ocean Foundation (USA), Board of Directors for NAUI Green Diver Initiative (WAV Alliance) (USA), International Ocean Film Festival (USA), Black in Marine Science (USA), Fisheries Development Management Fund (Jamaica), National Conservation Trust Fund Grant Committee (Jamaica), UNESCO Caribbean Coordinator for Early Career Ocean Professionals (Ocean Decade Program – ECOP) and continues to support several delegations to major United Nations Conferences on climate change and ocean conservation.