Sam Johnston

Overview

Sam Johnston is a qualified lawyer with over 35 years of international experience spanning biodiversity law, climate finance, and indigenous peoples' rights. He has worked with leading multilateral institutions including the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Green Climate Fund, the World Bank, FAO, UNDP, and the Asian Development Bank.

Sam is the founder and director of the International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI), a charity that advances traditional fire practices as a nature-based solution to climate change. ISFMI is an accredited Delivery Partner of the Green Climate Fund and a registered civil society organisation of both the UNFCCC and the United Nations.

His earlier career includes positions at the United Nations University, the University of Cambridge, Société Générale Australia, and Corrs Chambers Westgarth, one of Australia's leading law firms.v