Joshua Wickerham (2008)

Fellowship Year: 2008
Academic Background: UC San Diego, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies - MPIA 2009- (Pacific and International Affairs, China regional focus)
Current Position: writer, speaker, consultant , independent
Currently Working On: UNEP ecolabelling project, WWF Coral Triangle Responsible Live Reef Food Fish Sourcing Strategy for China and Hong Kong, advising the ISEAL Alliance (global sustainability standards association) on China engagement and sustainabilty transparency.
Joshua Wickerham drives transitions to sustainable development through writing and participatory advisory work, especially in Chinese and also in international contexts. Joshua currently serves as Policy and Outreach Advisor to the ISEAL Alliance (www.isealalliance.org), a global association of sustainability standards like Fair Trade International, the Forest Stewardship Council, Rainforest Alliance, and others. Joshua also serves as a Greater China liaison for DotEco, a campaign to create a top-level domain space specifically for environmental groups (www.doteco.org). Joshua has designed and is implementing a strategy for the World Wildlife Fund's Coral Triangle Initiative to encourage mainland Chinese and Hong Kong businesses to buy more responsible live reef food fish, for which China and Hong Kong account for most of the demand, which leads to social and environmental degradation in coral triangle fishing areas. Joshua is also working for the United Nations Environment Program on an ecolabeling project. As the China Representative for the international think tank AccountAbility from 2007-2010, Wickerham worked with some of the world’s largest corporations on social responsibility and sustainable development. He also advises governments, civil society and corporations on competitiveness strategies, sustainable trade, and the role of international sustainability standards. Wickerham earned his bachelors degree at the University of Michigan and his master's at the University of California San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, focusing on non-profit management and international development. Wickerham has also worked closely with Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute in China and the United States. Wickerham’s writing has appeared in Fortune China, China Dialogue, the UK Guardian, the Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, the Journal of International Policy Solutions, and several books and encyclopedias. Wickerham is also a Chinese zither (guqin) enthusiast, passionate balcony vermiculturist and steward of an urban micro garden. More can be found at www.joshuawickerham.com.
Expertise: Int'l Conservation & Developmt, Environmental Policy & Law, Environmental Education