WIDER CARIBBEAN SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION NETWORK 

Dr. Karen Eckert specializes in international biodiversity management, conservation and policy with a focus on sea turtles. Dr. Eckert promotes the recovery and sustainable management of sea turtle populations in more than 40 nations and territories. Eckert has helped protect six species of endangered sea turtles and mobilized community and government support in Caribbean nations to fully protect sea turtles. She serves as the executive director of WIDECAST, an organization that facilitates the recovery and sustainable management of sea turtle populations across the globe.