Expert Profile

Mr. james_leslie
Profession: Global Coordinator, GEF Blue & Green Islands Integrated Programme
Organization: UNDP
Languages: English, Spanish
Bio: I advocate for a systems approach to address complex challenges at the nexus of food, climate and biodiversity in diverse contexts in the tropics, SIDS and temperate regions.
Technical field(s) of expertise: Food systems, jurisdictional and landscape approaches, multi-stakeholder collaboration mechanisms, participatory governance, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, disaster risk resilience, carbon markets, ecosystem services markets, climate change and private sector, climate finance, forest conservation, forest policy, local governments, community-based conservation, Latin America.