The International Advisory Committee (IAC) consists of representatives from regional and global projects, organisations, programs, conventions or agreements (activities) relevant to Oceania. The IAC contributes to the Forum the most up-to-date information on their activities as they relate to Oceania; and also contributes information on the Forum’s program into these regional and global scale activities. Members of the IAC for the first Forum are:
| Andrew Foran | Head, IUCN Pacific Centre for Environmental Governance |
| Aroha Te Pareake Mead | Chair, Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy, IUCN |
| Aurélie Bocquet | Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of Europeans Overseas (BEST) |
| Carl Shapiro & Frank Casey & Diana Hogan | United States Geological Survey (USGS); A Community on Ecosystem Services (ACES) |
| Cassandra Nichols | CEO, Earthwatch Institute Australia |
| Daniel Juhn & Rosemary Portela & Lida Teneva | Conservation International |
| David Moverley | Pacific Invasive Partnership, SPREP |
| Hugh Possingham & Kerrie Wilson | Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions (CEED), University of Queensland |
| Jan Philipp Schägner | European Commission, Joint Research Centre (BIOPAMA) |
| Jodie Cosham | Hon. Secretary, Ecological Society of Australia |
| Madhav Karki | Co-Chair, IPBES Asia Pacific Regional Assessment |
| Mahe’uli’uli Sandhurst Tupouniua | Representative and Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations |
| Marjan van den Belt | Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability), Victoria University of Wellington |
| Paula Holland | Head, Natural Resource, Economics & Governance programme, SPC; Technical Advisory Group, Pacific Centre for Environmental Governance; Pacific Resource & Environmental Economists Network |
| Sarah Hemstock | University Southern Pacific (USP), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), PacTVET Project Team Leader (Climate Change Adaptation) |
| Tim Payn | Vice-Chair, Engagement Committee, Future Earth |
| Vainuupo Junblut | Ramsar Officer for Oceania |
| Victoria Keener | Research Fellow, East-West Center; Lead Investigator, Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (Pacific RISA) |
| Judy Fisher | Theme Leader, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Ecosystems and Invasive Species |
| Peter Smith | Oceania Regional Chair, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management |
| Joe Nicolette | Senior Principal, Environmental Planning Specialists Inc. |
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