Adv. Harry Jonas
Fellow
Ph.D. (University of East Anglia), LL.M. (University College London), L.P.C. and Pg.D.L. (Nottingham Law School), B.A. Hons (University of Sussex and Georgetown University)
Adv. Harry Jonas is an international lawyer working at the intersection of area-based conservation and human rights. He is Sr. Director at the World Wildlife Fund where he coordinates the Conservation Areas Initiative. He has had a leadership role in the development of the international legal framework on ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) and co-chairs the IUCN Specialist Group on OECMs. Jonas is an Ashoka Fellow and previously co-founded Natural Justice. In 2021, CISDL awarded him the Biodiversity Legal Specialist Award.