Martin Callow

Martin Callow is an experienced conservation leader with over two decades of experience designing and implementing science-based, participatory conservation strategies across diverse geographic and cultural contexts. He has worked with high-performing, distributed teams and a broad range of stakeholders—including governments, Indigenous and local communities, private sector partners, NGOs, and academia—to develop and deliver collaborative solutions for people and nature.

His work has spanned the UK, Southeast Asia, the Western Pacific, the Western Indian Ocean, and Central Africa, with a focus on issues including protected and conserved area management, Nature-based Solutions, illegal wildlife trade, coastal fisheries, and innovative climate and biodiversity finance. Martin played a pivotal role in the Seychelles' debt restructuring and the launch of the world’s first blue bonds project to support marine conservation and sustainable fisheries. Driven by a commitment to inclusive leadership, collaboration, and innovation, he is motivated by the vision of achieving sustainably financed conservation outcomes that are locally grounded and globally impactful.