Role on Committee: Independent
member
Date Appointed: 19
November 2014
Re-appointed: 1 November 2017
Profile
Professor Colin Galbraith is Director of his environmental
consultancy, dealing with a range of environmental issues in
Scotland and at the global level. Colin was until early 2010 the
Director of Policy and Advice in Scottish Natural Heritage. In this
capacity he was the principal adviser on policy, scientific and
technical matters for the organisation for over twelve years. Colin
has been involved with the United Nations for a number of years and
has made contributions through the Convention on Migratory Species
and to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in particular. This work
area involves Colin in high profile nature conservation issues
including the conservation of the African Elephant, developing new
international agreements to assist the conservation of Albatross,
and in reviewing the impact of climate change on the ecology of
threatened species. Colin has been the Chairman and the Vice
Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Convention on Migratory
Species (CMS) and is presently the Appointed Councillor on Climate
Change issues for the Convention. He has been an Honorary Professor
in Conservation Science at the University of Stirling since
2002.