CPAWS · SNAP Canada
Sabine Jessen is a highly experienced professional in marine conservation and strategic advising, currently serving as Senior Strategic Advisor for the National Ocean Program at the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) since March 2023. Prior to this role, Sabine held the position of Executive Director at IMPAC5 and was also the Executive Director of the IMPAC5 Secretariat at Fisheries and Oceans Canada from July 2019 to April 2023. Sabine's extensive tenure at CPAWS spanned over two decades, beginning in 1995 as Marine Conservation Director and culminating as National Director for the Ocean Program. Sabine also has academic credentials, holding a Master of Arts in Geography from the University of Waterloo and pursuing doctoral studies at Simon Fraser University while being a Doctoral Fellow at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. Additionally, Sabine was an Australian Endeavour Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide.
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CPAWS · SNAP Canada
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) · Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada (SNAP Canada) CPAWS is Canada’s only charity dedicated to the protection of public land, freshwater and ocean with a strong national and regional presence across the country. SNAP Canada est le seul organisme de bienfaisance au Canada qui se consacre à la protection des terres publiques, eaux intérieures et océan grâce à une forte présence nationale et régionale dans tout le pays. Working in a way that respects the sovereignty and leadership of Indigenous nations, we are focused on conserving nature to respond to the dual crises of accelerated biodiversity loss and climate change. With 60 years of success, we are Canada’s leader in conservation and have played a lead role in protecting over half a million square kilometres – an area bigger than the entire Yukon Territory! Œuvrant dans le respect de la souveraineté et du leadership des nations autochtones, nous sommes déterminés à protéger la nature pour contrer la double crise de la perte accélérée de la biodiversité et des changements climatiques. nous avons joué un rôle de chef de file pour assurer la protection de près d’un demi-million de kilomètres carrés de milieux naturels, une superficie plus vaste que celle du Yukon! Our vision is that at least half of land, freshwater and ocean in Canada is permanently protected to sustain nature and people for current and future generations. Notre vision est la protection permanente d’au moins la moitié des terres, des eaux intérieures et des océans du Canada afin de soutenir la nature et les êtres humains aujourd’hui et pour les générations futures.