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Lynne, Zeitlin Hale, Director, Global Marine Initiative

Lynne Zeitlin Hale
Director, Global Marine Initiative

Contact Information
The Nature Conservancy
URI Narragansett Bay Campus
South Ferry Road
Narragansett, RI 02882

Phone: (401) 874-6872
Fax: (401) 874-6920
E-mail: lhale@tnc.org
nature.org/initiatives/marine/

Brief Biography
Lynne Zeitlin Hale joined The Nature Conservancy in 2003 as the Director of the Marine Initiative. In this role she leads the Conservancy’s efforts to substantially expand its programs in and impact on coastal and marine conservation. Prior to joining the Conservancy she served for over 15 years as the Associate Director of the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island, an organization dedicated to developing strategies for the effective governance of coastal environments in the U.S. and worldwide. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Inter American Institute for Global Change Research.

Lynne is an expert in coastal ecosystem management with more than 25 years of experience. She played a leadership role in the design and implementation of integrated coastal management programs in the United States (Rhode Island and Alaska), Latin America (Ecuador, Mexico), Asia (Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia), and Africa (Kenya, Tanzania), as well as globally oriented outreach and training programs. Previously, as the Senior Coastal Technical Adviser for the Alaska Native Foundation, she worked on coastal and marine-resource issues that impact native Alaskan communities. Coastal issues and topics on which she has worked include: community-based and co-management of marine resources; national coastal policy and plan development; tourism development planning; mariculture; shorefront development and hazard mitigation; marine protected areas; and coral reef management including impacts of bleaching. Ms. Hale is particularly interested in the impacts of and necessary adaptations to global change in coastal and marine areas.

Ms. Hale has an M.S. in biological oceanography from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography and a B.A. in Zoology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Recent Professional Appointments
NOAA Coastal Services Center, Blue Ribbon Review Panel, 2005
Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership, National Board, 2005-present
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Co-Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee
Pew Marine Conservation Fellowships, Nominator
U.N. International Oceanographic Commission, Expert Panel for Review of Integrated Coastal Area Management Program
GreenCom Project, the USAID Global Environmental Communications Project led by the Academy for Educational Excellence, Technical Advisory Committee

Selected Publications
Diamond, N., L. Squillante, and L.Z. Hale, 2006. Cross Currents: Navigating Gender and Population Linkages for Integrated Coastal Management. Marine Policy Journal Special Issue on Emerging Issues.

Hale, L. 2004. Conservation Across the Water’s Edge and Beyond. IMPACT.

Hale, L and S. Olsen. 2003. Coastal Governance in Donor-assisted Countries. Crafting Coastal Governance in a Changing World. URI Coastal Management Report #2241. University of Rhode Island, Coastal Resources Center, Narragansett, RI, USA.

CRMP, 2002. A World of Learning in Coastal Management: A Portfolio of Coastal Resources Management Program Experience and Products (CD Rom included.) Coastal Management Report #2235. University of Rhode Island, Coastal Resources Center. Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA.

Hale, L.Z., M. Amaral, BW. Mwandotto, and A. Issa. 2000. Catalyzing Coastal Management in Eastern Africa: Lessons from Kenya and Zanzibar. In: Coastal Zone Management Journal. 28:75-85.

Hale, L.Z. 1999. Achieving Integration in Coastal Management: The Challenge of Linking National and Local Governments. In: Korea Observer. 30(4):671-690.

Bezaury, J.C., C.L. Sántos, J. McCann, C. Molina Islas, J. Carranza, P. Rubinoff, G. Townsend, D. Robadue, and L. Hale. 1998. Participatory Coastal and Marine Management in Quintana Roo, Mexico. In: International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium (ITMEMS) Proceedings. Townsville, Australia. November 23-26, 1998. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Townsville, Australia.

Hale, L.Z., E Meltzer, and M. Ngoile. 1998. Application of International Experience to Formulation of a National Policy for the Republic of South Africa. CRC Coastal Management Report 2206. Narragansett, RI., USA.

Olsen, S.B., J. Tobey and L. Hale. 1998. A Learning-Based Approach to Coastal Management. In: Ambio, 27 (8):611-619.

Hale, L.Z. 1997. Putting an End to Coral Mining. People & the Planet, 6 (2):20-21.

White, A., L.Z. Hale, Y. Renard, and L. Cortesi. 1994. Collaborative and Community Management of Coral Reefs: Lessons from Experience. Kumarian Press., West Hartford. CT. USA

Olsen, S. and L.Z. Hale. 1994. Coasts: The Ethical Dimension. People and the Planet, 3(1): 29-31.