Jonathan Hughes is director of conservation and deputy chief executive with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, part of the family of Wildlife Trusts in the UK with a collective membership of over 830,000.

In 2012, Jonathan was elected to the global Council of the International Union for the Conservation (IUCN). The IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global conservation organisation, comprising both state and NGO members. In January 2013, Jonathan was appointed by fellow Councillors to chair the Council’s policy and programmes committee which oversees strategic policy and programmatic decisions made by the IUCN.

Jonathan is the programme director for the World Forum on Natural Capital, an initiative led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme, IUCN, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the TEEB for Business Coalition.

Jonathan is also chair of the People’s Heroes Trust, a member of the board of Architecture and Design Scotland (a public appointment) and a scientific advisor to the European Outdoor Conservation Association.