Tommy Garnett

Biographical Information
"Tommy is Regional Director for Environmental Foundation for Africa, an NGO which he established in Liberia in 1997 to address the environmental impacts of refugees and the internally displaced in Liberia. Tommy has been instrumental in creating a national and regional network to promote synergy between environmental organisations and develop a solid platform for effective environmental advocacy in national and international arenas. He has been the West Africa Regional Focal Point for IUCN NL since 2004, and from 2003 to 2007 was a member of the UN Panel of Experts monitoring economic sanctions on Liberia, with the specific task of assessing the socio-economic and humanitarian impacts of the sanctions, producing several reports to the UN Security Council."

Affiliations

 * Member, BHP Billiton Forum on Corporate Responsibility