David Stroud
David Stroud has worked for the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and its predecessors for over 30 years. He is the UK’s National Focal Point for the Ramsar Convention’s Scientific and Technical Review Panel and was, until recently, Chair of the Technical Committee of the African-Eurasian Waterbirds Agreement. He has also actively contributed to the work of Wetlands International, the EU Birds Directive’s Committees and processes as well as the International Wader Study Group, and has been heavily involved in providing advice related to birds to national and international processes in relation to the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
David has co-ordinated three national reviews of the UK network of Special Protection Areas classified under the EU Birds Directive and actively contributed to four reviews of Birds of Conservation Concern. He ensures that BTO monitoring data is used in these international reviews, many of which help to safeguard our internationally important wetlands and other habitats. David has previously been Chairman of the UK Joint Working Party on Special Protection Areas and Ramsar Sites, and has Chaired the UK Rare Breeding Birds Panel. His contribution on the international scene, representing the UK, has been outstanding and often goes unrecognised.