Angelique Pouponneau

Angelique is a lawyer in the Seychelles and holds an LLM in environmental law, specialising in the law of the sea and natural resources law. 

She previously served as the chief of staff to the United Nations assistant secretary-general for climate action and as a policy and strategy adviser on ocean and climate matters to the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States. 

Prior to that, she held the position of CEO of the Seychelles’ Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust, and has worked in different countries in the Caribbean, Pacific and the Indian Ocean on a wide range of projects relating to sustainable fisheries, sustainable management of marine biodiversity within and beyond national jurisdiction.