Imogen Zethoven

Imogen Zethhoven
AO
Other namesImogen Hilary de Mortimer Zethoven
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
AwardsFred M. Packard Award

Imogen Zethoven AO is an Australian environmental conservationist. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and has won international recognition for her conservation work.

Education

Zethoven was educated at the University of Adelaide where she completed a masters of environmental studies titled "Sustainable development: a critique of perspectives".[1]

Career

While working for WWF Australia, Zethoven was awarded the international Fred M. Packard Award in 2004, jointly with Virginia Chadwick, chair and CEO of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, for their work "furthering the conservation objectives of protected areas" to the Australian community.[2]

Zethoven appeared in the 2014 documentary Mission Blue featuring oceanographer Sylvia Earle.[3]

In 2021, she prepared a report for the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) titled "The last decade: the World Heritage Committee and the Great Barrier Reef: A review and recommendations for change."[4] As well as advising the AMCS, she is a member of the Reef 2050 Advisory Committee[5] and has argued in favour of UNESCO placing the Great Barrier Reef on the List of World Heritage sites in danger.[6]

Awards and recognition

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2006 Australia Day Honours in recognition of her work for conservation and the environment, including advocating for the establishment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the legislation underpinning it.[7]

References

  1. ^ Zethoven, Imogen Hilary de Mortimer (1990), Sustainable development : a critique of perspectives, retrieved 1 December 2022
  2. ^ "Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee – Additional Information – Budget Estimates 2006-07 – Received between 26 May and 13 September 2006 – Environment and Heritage Portfolio". Parliament of Australia. May 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ Harvey, Dennis (4 February 2014). "Film Review: 'Mission Blue'". Variety. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ Zethoven, Imogen (3 June 2021). "The last decade: the World Heritage Committee and the Great Barrier Reef". Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO). Australian Marine Conservation Society.
  5. ^ "Environmentalists warn that the government's updated plan to manage Great Barrier Reef falls short". ABC Radio National. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "UNESCO says climate change has put the Great Barrier Reef in danger. Here's why that matters". CBC/Radio-Canada. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Ms Imogen de Mortimer Zethoven". It's an Honour. Retrieved 30 November 2022.