Dr. Green is a marine scientist with more than 20 years’ experience ensuring that conservation and management are based on the best available science. Her areas of expertise include designing networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) to benefit both people and nature, coral reef fish ecology, biodiversity and monitoring. 

Dr. Green has provided scientific advice and leadership for designing MPAs in 20 countries in the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, West Indian Ocean, Latin America and the Caribbean, and training in MPA network design for field practitioners from more than 70 countries worldwide. 

She has also conducted coral reef surveys and long term monitoring in Australia, American Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Mozambique and the Caribbean. 

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