Lindsay B Gordon

Lindsay Gordon is a marine conservationist and ocean impact specialist who has worked around the world listening to, learning from, and working with ocean communities to highlight the human-ocean connection and co-create change to solve some of today’s greatest challenges, including local sustainable livelihoods, environmental protection, and pollution. She served as Head of Global Programs for Parley for the Oceans, working in 30 countries across the globe aåental justice, and environmental literacy. Her efforts include working alongside coastal communities from the Galapagos Islands to the islands of Hawaii to the Maldives to optimize long-term beneficial changes for both oceans and people.

Lindsay is published in Marine Policy’s co-authored “Why People Matter in Ocean Governance” paper, a result of work with 125 experts from 17 countries to understand community-inclusivity best practices which uphold local traditions, practices, and economic realities within marine protection policies. She has also been featured on podcasts including the “Rising Tide” podcast, “Voices of Nature”, and “Beyond the Bluff” to discuss topics ranging from the plastics problem to deep sea mining. Lindsay believes the issues we are facing can only be solved through creative collaboration and active listening — learning from those who know the ocean most intimately, coastal and island communities. She works to elevate these voices from around the world, support grassroots efforts, and foster global-meets-local ethical solutions which benefit both humans and oceans. Lindsay also educates on the themes of eco-grief, eco-anxiety, and the intimate connectivity between humans and the natural world we are a part of. Lindsay holds a Master’s from University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, a Bachelor’s from University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine Science, a Center for Council certification, and training from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Community, Liberation, Indigenous, and Ecopsychology.