
22 May 2019
Senior Science Officer (Science Policy)
Convention on biological diversity (CBD), access and benefit sharing, conservation and sustainable use
My role focuses on ensuring that Kew staff comply with the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources, as well as the national laws of our partner countries. This involves supporting Kew staff preparing for overseas collecting trips, developing legal agreements with partners, and making sure that policies in all research areas ensure that we are using material legally. In addition I represent Kew at national and international meetings and work with the UK government so that Kew’s breadth of science knowledge is used to guide policy decisions. I have developed and deliver a range of policy training modules for Kew staff, partners, others in the non commercial research sector and also at the graduate and post graduate level.
CETAF (2015)
Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities. Available online
Ahrén, M., Ali, N., Cabrera Medaglia, J. A., Greiber, T., Kamau, E. C., Nieto Carrasco, J., Oliva, M. J., Pena Moreno, S., Perron-Welch, F. & Williams, C. (2012)
IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper no. 083. Available online
Williams, C. (2011)
Medicinal Plant Conservation 14:17-21
Williams, C., Davis, K. & Cheyne, P. (2009)
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Darwin Initiative. CD-ROM. (available in English, French and Spanish)
Williams, C., Davis, K. & Cheyne, P. (2003)
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Darwin Initiative. 94 pp + CD-ROM. (available in English, French and Spanish)