Marc Hockings is an Emeritus Professor in the School of the Environment at the University of Queensland and a leading global authority on management effectiveness of protected areas. He is a long-term member of the WCPA and served on the Steering Committee of the Commission for 20 years. He led the development of IUCN Framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas and the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas. He is also a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, the Commission on Ecosystem Management and an Honorary Life member of the ACIUCN.