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Members of the Pew Whales Commission Chairman, Dr. Peter Bridgewater (Australia/UK)
Ambassador Nobutoshi Akao (Japan)
Now retired from the public service, Mr. Akao joined his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1961 and held numerous senior posts, including Private Secretary to the Minister for External Economic Affairs (1977), Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign affairs (1984), Minister at the embassy of Japan in the USA (1987), Director-General at the UN Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1990), Ambassador for Global Environment Affairs at the time of the Rio Earth Summit (1991-1993), Ambassador for International Economic Affairs (1993), Ambassador to the international organizations in Vienna (1994) and Geneva (1996), and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Thailand (1999). Ambassador Akao was Co-Chairman of Working Group I (later II) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (1991.95), Chairman of CITES COP8 (Kyoto, 1992), Chairman of the World Conference of the UN Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (Yokohama, 1994), Chairman of the Standing Committee of CITES (1994-96), Chairman of the Working Group on the Safeguard Financing of the IAEA (1994-95), Chairman of the Governing body of the ILO (1998-99), Chairman of the WTO Council fort Trade in Services (1998), and Chairman of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (1999). Mr. Akao was graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law, and Yale Graduate School (M.A.). David Anderson, CMG (United Kingdom)
Between 1973 and 1995, he participated in the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, the Secretary General’s Consultations about Part XI, and the Straddling Fish Stocks Conference; he was the UK Agent in the Fisheries Jurisdiction case (UK v. Iceland) at the merits stage before the International Court of Justice in 1972; he negotiated over a dozen maritime boundary treaties in different seas and oceans; and he spent three years with the UK Mission to the UN in New York. He is now listed as an Arbitrator under Annex VII of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. At different times, he has been a Visiting Professor in the Law Department at Durham University and at University College, London. He has written articles about maritime delimitation disputes and other aspects of the law of the sea, many of which are included in “Modern Law of the Sea – Selected Essays.” He completed his LL.B (Leeds) 1958; LL.M. (London) 1960; and was called to the Bar, Gray's Inn 1963. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law; the International Law Association (British Branch), including the ILA Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf; the American Society of International Law; and L’association internationale du Droit de la Mer. Hon. Barry Cohen, Australia
Mr Cohen was a businessman before entering politics. He married Rae O'Neill in October 1959 and they have three sons. Mr Cohen was the Federal Member for the Seat of Robertson from 1969 until his retirement in 1990. Following the Australian Labor Party's win of the 1983 election, he was Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment from 1983 to 1984 and then Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment until 1987. Mr Cohen has written a number of books on politics and an autobiography:
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Senator Modou Diagne Fada, Senegal
After leaving the government and his party, Modou Diagne Fada founded “Waar wi” (The Voice in the Wolof language), a citizens movement that ran in the 2007 legislative election. Elected a member of the National Assembly, Modou Diagne Fada rejoined his original political party and was promoted as 3rd President of the National Assembly. Whale conservation is an area of special interest to Modou Diagne Fada in light of his commitment for environmental issues.
Before becoming Governor, Parris N. Glendening was a local elected official for more than 20 years. He began public service in 1973 as a city councilman in Hyattsville and was later elected to the Prince George's County Council in 1974. In 1982 he was elected County Executive of Prince George's County, a post he held for three consecutive terms. Madame Madeleine de Grandmaison (France/Martinique)
Her training in Earth and Life Sciences led her to give high priority to the development and implementation of action plans and projects in the fields of watershed and environmental preservation both in Martinique and throughout the Caribbean: the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA), Museums Association of the Caribbean (MAC), the East Caribbean Coalition for Environmental Awareness (ECCEA) of which she is Vice President. Since 1993 she has closely monitored IWC policies in the region, championing the conservation of whales, ocean resources, and the creation of a marine mammal sanctuary in the French Caribbean. In 1992 she received the prestigious IUCN Fred M. Packard Award under the heading of Natural Parks and Protected Areas, in Venezuela. Since 1996 she has been President of the Watersheds Committee in Martinique, acting in partnership with the Council of French Coastals Zones in the Americas. From January 2004 to June 2007 she was President of the International Network of Watershed Organizations. Since 2006 Madeleine de Grandmaison has served as President of Martinique’s Tourism Committee, and as an « Emminently Qualified Person » is a member of the National Council of Tourism, Policy for Sustainable Development section Since November 2007, she is a Member of the European Parliament. She has received the following distinctions for her remarkable career :
Dr. Yolanda Kakabadse (Ecuador)
Yolanda Kakabadse was also Chair of the Science and Technology Advisory Panel of the GEF (STAP / GEF), Executive President of Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (1994-2006), Ecuador, and Chair of its Advisory Board. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ford Foundation, was President of IUCN-The World Conservation Union from 1996 to 2004 and was the Executive Director of Fundación Natura-Ecuador from 1979 to 1990. She also coordinated civil society participation in the Earth Summit (1992).
In 2000 he chaired the UN Sustainable Development Commission and the negotiations for the Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (BBD). He has been advisor to UNEP on cultural diversity and the environment. In 2002, he became member of the UN General Secretary’s High Level Panel on Civil Society, and has been also a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel of the BID President. He is currently Advisor of the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations for Colombia and is part of the National Commission for Reconciliation in Colombia, where he promotes the search of agreements for the construction of a peace process and reconciliation. He is member of the Board of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya; and the Center for International Forestry Research in Bogor, Indonesia. He has received many national and international distinctions, such as the National Environmental Distinction (1993), the Goldman Environmental Prize (1993), the Parker-Gentry Prize of the Chicago Field Museum (1998), the Golden Ark Order of the Prince of Holland (1998), the Spanish Order for Civil Merits (1999), the French National Order of Merit (2001) and the Boyaca Cross, the highest distinction in Colombia, in 2002. Juan Mayr participated as a panel presenter in the Pew Whale Symposium held in Tokyo at UN University in January 2008. Hon. Jim McLay, CNZM, QSO, New Zealand
Jim McLay is Executive Chairman of Macquarie New Zealand Limited, is Chairman of Goodman (NZ) Limited, and chairs two other publicly listed entities, Metlifecare Limited and Just Water International Limited; and is a director of several other companies. He was founder Chairman of the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development (and remains its Patron), is Honorary New Zealand Chair of the Trans Tasman Business Circle and, since 2004, has been a New Zealand delegate to the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum, which is focused on the development of a Single Economic Market (SEM) between the two countries. He is also Convenor of the Project Manukau Audit Group, which undertakes the environmental and resource management audit of the Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant. Jim McLay has previously served as a director of Motor Race New Zealand Limited (New Zealand motor racing administrator), Neuren Limited (a bio-tech start-up listed on the Australian Stock Exchange) and Evergreen Forests Limited (publicly listed forest owner); and was, for seven years, Chairman of Pharmacybrands Limited. From 1993 to 2003, Jim McLay was the New Zealand Commissioner on the International Whaling Commission, and is one of ten members of the Humane Society of United States’ International Council of Advisers. He has served as an adviser to the New Zealand Government on public policy reviews of the wholesale electricity market, defense funding and financial management, accident compensation, and reform of road funding and management.
Born in 1964 in Rufisque, as a member of the Lebu tribe Ms. Ngoné Nodye has a special commitment for environmental and fisheries issues. In the Senegalese parliament, she is an outspoken member of the Parliamentary Network for the Environment. As a member of this network, she participated in April 2008 in the seminar about the interaction of great whales and fisheries held in Dakar under the aegis of WWF and the Lenfest Ocean Programme. Back to top. Professor Mario Ruivo (Portugal)
He was Vice-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (2003-2007); Member of the Consultative Board of the Portuguese Task Group for Sea Affairs (2005-2006); Member of the Portuguese Strategic Commission for the Oceans (2003-2004); Head of the Mission Group for the Lisbon Candidature to the Headquarters of the European Maritime Safety Agency (2001-2002); Coordinator of the Task Force for Marine Science and Technology Advancement Program – PDCTM (1998-2000); Member and Coordinator of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (1995-1998); Scientific Advisor of EXPO’98: “The Oceans – A Heritage for the Future (1993-1998); Professor of Ocean Policy and Management, University of Porto/ICBAS until 1997. Prof. Mário Ruivo was also Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Paris (1980-1988); Director-General of Aquatic Resources and Environment/Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (1975-1979); Chairman, FAO National Commission (1974-1979); Head of the Portuguese Delegation to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1974-1978). Prof. Mário Ruivo was Portugal’s Secretary of State for Fisheries and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1974-1975) in the early days of Portugal’s democracy. Early, as Director of the Division of Aquatic Resources and the Environment of the Department of Fisheries of FAO (1961-1974), Prof. Mário Ruivo was actively involved in fisheries research and related environmental factors. In addition to being the author of numerous scientific publications in the field of Biological Oceanography, Ecology and Fisheries Management, Prof. Ruivo has published case studies and articles on Ocean Policy and Governance, institutional aspects of international cooperation in Ocean Affairs, and on Science, Society and Ethics. Prof. Ruivo has received several awards, namely the Grã-Cruz da Ordem Nacional de Mérito Científico (Brazil); Grã-Cruz da Ordem de Mérito (Portugal); Grande Oficial da Ordem Militar de Santiago de Espada (Portugal); Grande Oficial da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique (Portugal); Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (France); and Prémio Carreira Ambiente 2007 (Federação das Associações Amigas do Ambiente, Portugal). From August 2000 to July 2008, he was Deputy Chief Executive of Fiji Sugar Marketing Co Ltd in Suva, the capital of Fiji. Previously, from February 1988 to 1998, he held several senior diplomatic posts, including Head of the Fiji Mission to the EU, based in Brussels, Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece, as well as Permanent Representative to UNESCO, FAO, GATT/WTO, WCO and OPCW. He was also Fiji’s Representative to IFAD, MFO and PCA, as well as the UN (Geneva and Vienna), the UN WTO and ITU. In these and other senior posts he held previously since joining the civil service in 1873, Kaliopate Tavola participated in numerous international processes and negotiations on a large variety of trade, food security and cultural issues. Since 6 December, 2006, Kaliopate Tavola has been a consultant for various organizations and engaged in academic work. Kaliopate Tavola has a Master of Agricultural Development Economics with the Australian National Univeristy (Canberra), and a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Massey University, New Zealand.
At various times, along with the environment portfolio she also had ministerial responsibility for the ministries of Energy, Physical Development, Health, and Housing and Lands. She has held responsibility for the Government’s national capital program and projects. Her ground breaking environmental and energy policies and leadership of the Caribbean environmental agenda earned her the 2008 UNEP “Champion of the Earth Award.” Senator Thompson holds a general MBA from the University of Liverpool with distinction/first class honors. Her MBA dissertation is in energy policy management in developing countries. Her postgraduate legal qualifications from the Robert Gordon University are in Oil and Gas Law with a minor in Environmental Law and Renewable Energy Issues. She is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. She holds an LLB from the University of the West Indies, an LEC from the Hugh Wooding Law School and was admitted to practice law 21 years ago. In addition to her legal and consultancy practice the Senator writes widely on energy and environmental issues as they relate to the economy and development and has lectured at universities on these subjects. |
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Members of the Commission
Registered Observers At 28th January the following observers (in alphabetical order) have confirmed their participation at the meeting of the Pew Whales Commission:
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Dr. Peter Bridgewater, a dual citizen of Australia and the UK, has accepted in personal capacity his appointment as Chair of the Pew Whales Commission. Dr. Bridgewater chairs the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (
Former Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, Nobutoshi Akao is the Secretary General of the Asean-Japan Centre. Regional Councilor of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (
David Anderson was a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (1996-2005), after retiring as Second Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Whilst with the legal advisers to the FCO (1960-1996), he advised on all aspects of international law, including the law of treaties and the law of the sea. He was a member of the British Delegation to many international conferences, including the Vienna Conference on the Law of Treaties. 
Barry Cohen was born on 3 April 1935 in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at Griffith High School, Sydney Grammar School and North Sydney Technical High School. Mr Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University. 
Born in 1969, Modou Diagne Fada has had important political and administrative responsibilities for a long time despite his young age. For many years he was responsible for the Liberal Youth of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) when it was an opposition party, before its accession to power in the year 2000. In 2000 he became the youngest Government Minister, holding the Sports and Leisure portfolio, before become the spokesperson of the ruling party and the Government’s Minister of the Environment. 
Gov. Parris N. Glendening is now President of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute after completing his second and final term as the Governor of Maryland in 2003. As governor, one of his primary agenda items was Smart Growth. He led the creation of a groundbreaking smart growth initiative that focused on using the entire $23 billion state budget as an incentive for smart growth. 
Since 1983 Madeleine de Grandmaison is an elected member and Vice President of Martinique’s Regional Council, successively heading the Environment-Culture, Youth, Sports, Associations and Tourism Commissions . 
Yolanda Kakabadse is the former President of the IUCN-The World Conservation Union, the former Environment Minister of Ecuador, and the Senior Adviser of Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano. She is currently Senior Adviser of the 
Juan Mayr has dedicated his life to the environment, culture and the peaceful resolution of conflicts through participatory processes. In 1986 he established the Pro Sierra de Santa Marta Foundation, an entity dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity and the defense of indigenous culture of this important Colombian ecological region. He has been Regional Councilor for Latin America and Vice-president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Between 1998 and 2002 he was Colombia’s Minister for the Environment. 
Jim McLay practiced as a barrister before being elected as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament in 1975. Until his retirement from politics in 1987 he held, at various times, the positions of Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He received the Queen’s Service Order (QSO) for public services and was made a Companion of the Order of New Zealand (CNZM) for services to conservation. 
Ngoné Nodye’s dual role as senator and mayor of a municipality in the suburb of Sakar is a good illustration of her political commitment. A member of the ruling Party, she has managed to position herself on Senegal’s political arena thanks to her pro-active attitude and her proximity with the people in her municipality. Ngoné Ndoye plays an important role in the fight to provide access to women to decision-making institutions. Although she is a professional in management and public relations, with experience in the private sector and studies abroad, Ngoné Nodye is giving priority to her public political life. 
Presently, Prof. Ruivo is Chairman of the Intersectorial Oceanographic Commission/Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education; Chairman of the National Council for Environment and Sustainable Development; Chairman of the Portuguese Committee for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and represents Portugal in IOC/UNESCO’s Executive Board; Chairman of the Steering Committee of the European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology (EurOcean); and Delegate to the Marine Board / European Science Foundation. 
A Fijian economist, diplomat and politician born in 1946, Kaliopate Tavola was his country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade from 2000 to 2006, and a Member of Parliament. 
Liz Thompson is a Senator in the Barbados Parliament. She is an attorney and consultant who specializes in energy and environmental law and policy. She was an elected member of the Barbados Parliament from 1994 to 2008 and served in the Cabinet as Minister of Environment for 12 years. 
