The Future For Nature Foundation is a lean organisation that consists of a general board (voluntary), a dedicated team based in the Netherlands, that is supported by a group of enthusiastic volunteers in its day-to-day work. The expert selection committees play a critical role in FFN’s appraoch to select the conservation leaders of the future.

Board
Besides its general management duties, the Board is responsible for all the Foundation’s activities. The Board nominates the members of the International Selection Committee, verifies the Awards selection process and oversees the Awards ceremony.
Besides its general management duties, the Board is responsible for all the Foundation’s activities. The Board nominates the members of the International Selection Committee, verifies the Awards selection process and oversees the Awards ceremony.

Drs. Marlies van Wijhe (Chair)

Drs. Alex van Hooff (Vice-Chair)

Drs. Willem Ferwerda (Secretary)

Drs. Rob van den Dool (Board member)

Dr. Hilde Eggermont (Board member)

Joost Leeflang (Treasurer)
Office
The Future For Nature Office is responsible for organising the application process, providing administrative support to the Selection Committees, organising the FFN events, carrying out public relations and communication activities, fundraising and supporting the FFN Family and learning network.

Dr. Rascha Nuijten (Director)

Reyhaneh Roohi (Awards Cycle Manager)

Charlotte Betel (Academy Coordinator)
Volunteers
The Future For Nature Volunteers support the FFN Office in a variety of tasks ranging from maintaining the website and social media, writing texts, video, photography, and help at the FFN ceremony.

Mathijs Megens (Volunteer Awards Event and photographer)

Antoinette Bakker (Volunteer Awards Event and Writer)

Linda Bloch (Volunteer Awards Event)

Dieuwerke van de Ven (Volunteer Awards Event)

Marloes Leeflang (Volunteer Awards Event and Writer)Â
National Selection Committee
The National Selection Committee consists of nationally renowned nature conservationists. Out of all applicants Future For Nature receives annually, the National Selection Committee selects eight to twelve nominees.

Prof. dr. ir. Hans de Iongh

Drs. Kees Lankester

Prof. Pita Verweij

Dr. Gabriella Fredriksson

Jan van der Ploeg
International Selection Committee
The International Selection Committee consists of internationally renowned nature conservationists. The committee selects candidates for the Future for Nature Awards and proposes winners to the board.

Saba Douglas-HamiltonÂ

Dr. PatrÃcia MediciÂ

Dr. Masha VorontsovaÂ

Annette LanjouwÂ

Dr. Vivek MenonÂ

Dr. Simon Stuart

Prof. Hugh Possingham

Alberto Campos- FFN Laureate ISC member
