Jennifer Swandby

Jennifer Swandby is Manager of IUCN Red List Assessments at Rewild. Since 2015, she has served as the Global Coordinator of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Red List Authority (ARLA) and has been leading the Second Global Amphibian Assessment—an initiative that seeks to update the extinction risk of the 8,000+ known species of frog, toad and caecilian on the IUCN Red List. Jennifer advises Rewild on the application of the IUCN Red List to its strategy and programs, including wildlife conservation projects and the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas including Alliance for Zero Extinction sites. Prior to joining Rewild, Jennifer worked for the IUCN Species Survival Commission in Bath, England for five years, collaborating closely with the IUCN Secretariat. An ongoing area of interest for Jennifer is the role of religion and faith in conservation, and she is a member of the SCB Religion and Conservation Biology Working Group. Jennifer has also held positions at the USDA Forest Service and A Rocha International.