Georgia de Jong Cleyndert

MMO Appointee – Marine Environment

Georgia is Head of Marine at the North West Wildlife Trusts (based out of Cumbria). She hold a MSc in Marine Environmental Management.

She is responsible for overseeing a diverse range of marine policy, community engagement, conservation and internship projects across the Trusts, as well as leading on marine policy and advocacy, particularly around Marine Protected Areas, fisheries and offshore development.

Before joining the North West Wildlife Trusts, Georgia worked as a research assistant at the University of York looking at sustainable fisheries globally and coral friendly development in the Maldives. Before that she spent a number of years sailing and diving around the world.