Advisor

Rosalind Helfand

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First Name
Rosalind
Last Name
Helfand
Country
United States
Occupation
Environmental and Social Policy Advisor
Area of Expertise
Biodiversity loss, climate change, public policy, coalitions, and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
Short Bio
Rosalind is an expert in environmental and social policy, strategy, and advocacy. She is currently the Thematic Lead of the Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition, which is convened by UN Women under their Generation Equality Forum. This coalition unites over 170 organizations, governments, and businesses from across sectors and communities worldwide under a set of goals aimed at enabling a green economic transition. Rosalind is also the Co-founder and Co-lead of the California Global Biodiversity Working Group. This group is a multi-stakeholder California statewide partnership founded in 2020 to first advocate for and later support the state’s participation as a subnational government leader in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. A highly successful effort, the group’s work to unite local and global efforts to equitably protect and restore ecosystems, led to an extended delegation of nearly 50 Californians attending COP15 in December 2022, with a number of bold commitments made to global collaboration and furthering our biodiversity efforts at home. In response to the global economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 crisis, Rosalind collaborated with a team of conservation leaders worldwide to develop a new green recovery platform, where those either working on or interested in a green economic recovery can engage with one another and share information. This is the Global Green Recovery Collaborative platform, to which all are invited to sign up to be a member and engage with other members. Recognizing the urgent need to unite the social justice and environmental communities, Rosalind earned her Masters in environmental Conservation Leadership from Cambridge University, where she researched solutions to our local and global environmental challenges with a team of experienced conservationists from 16 nations. She later published A Call for Collective Crisis Leadership with fellow Conservation Leadership alumni. In 2020, Rosalind conducted local environmental leadership research in Malawi, leading to her article in Renewables in Africa discussing local leadership for solar energy. Rosalind continues to contribute to key publications, such as “The Importance of Inclusive Infrastructure for Climate Action” published by UN, for which she was a peer reviewer.
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Organisation Representative
Expertise
Advocacy
Campaigns
Coalition and network building and management
Education and awareness raising
Environmental justice advocacy
Governance
Grassroots organizing
Integrated climate change solutions
Just and equitable transitions
Leadership
Nonprofit / NGO programs and services
Policymaking
Strategic planning
Providing Expertise
For community and grassroots groups and organisations
For NGOs and nonprofits
For policymakers
One-on-one consultation
Ways to offer advice
GGRC member-to-member messaging
Set up your own Zoom or other platform call with a member
Area of expertise description
As a co-founder of the GGRC, Iam interested in focused in depth conversations with fellow GGRC members to assist them with ideas and problem solving.
Opportunity to connect
Yes
Type of collaboration
I am interested in further engaging organizations and individuals in collaborative opportunities through deeper engagement with GGRC events and programs.
Way of contact
Member-to-member messaging
Direct email
Email
rozhelfand@gmail.com

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