Professor Dickon Howell
Director
He has led the delivery of marine policy and management solutions and institutional change for national and regional governmental bodies in the UK and overseas across all areas of the Blue Economy such as marine biodiversity conservation and Marine Protected Areas, offshore wind, maritime transport, oil and gas, marine minerals, fisheries, marine spatial planning and marine infrastructure licensing. This has included advising government ministers and senior officials in the UK and overseas and being requested to appear in front of parliamentary select committees.
A key member of the leadership team that set up the Marine Management Organisation in England Dickon held positions as Chief Scientific Advisor, Director of Marine Development and Head of Marine Licensing. He was responsible for providing marine science advice to UK government as well as delivering the practical legislative interpretation underpinning marine spatial planning and marine infrastructure licensing in England, including offshore wind. He has directed the development and delivery of national ocean policy and marine spatial planning to support the Blue Economy and the institutional change required to deliver in many Small Island States and continues to advise governments and public bodies across the world on the Blue Economy, marine policy, management, marine science and the institutional barriers to delivery in a complex policy environment. |
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