NEXUS COMPANY PROFILE
NEXUS Coastal Resource Management Ltd. (NEXUS) is a marine environmental resource management company that provides expert and technical services to support the sustainable management, use, and development of natural resources and the ocean ecosystem. We have a firm grasp of the contemporary issues facing marine management decision-making and continue to advance our efforts and approaches in ensuring the best possible project outcomes are achieved.
NEXUS works to protect human and natural ecosystems through partnerships that develop and advance creative solutions for stakeholders to improve resource management. NEXUS is a catalyst of change, empowering society through collaborative learning and problem-solving. Through our network of strategic partnerships with like-minded professionals, NEXUS endeavors to continuously improve our work as a ‘go-to’ company that provides trusted, honest advice to support the needs of our clients in keeping with our corporate values.
NEXUS undertakes an integrated approach to situational analysis that brings together the project's Environmental, Social, Cultural, Economic and Political aspects. NEXUS’ broad sectorial expertise and research skills provide the foundation for the 360° Analysis approach. Implementing an integrated 360° Analysis approach to our projects ensures all aspects and perspectives are considered when developing project deliverables, thus ensuring robust and innovative solutions are applied to resource management problems.
NEXUS understands the importance of finding practical, synergistic agreements to build mutually beneficial relationships between project proponents and stakeholders. NEXUS works in the social, environmental, economic, and political intersection of community, academia, government, and industry to promote sustainable economic development based on sound resource management. NEXUS has worked extensively in Atlantic Canada, Northern Canada, and throughout the Caribbean.
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER MILLEY B.Sc., M.Sc., MMM - PRESIDENT
Mr. Milley is a marine resource manager with over 35 years of experience in over a hundred local, regional, and international marine management projects in the Caribbean, Central America, and Canada. Mr. Milley has liaised actively with regional and national Indigenous communities and organizations, international agencies, and organizations, such as the UNPFII, IMO, FAO, UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and the Assembly of First Nations.
Mr. Milley has specialized in designing and implementing community-based resource and environmental management policies and programs that balance environmental conservation with sustainable social and economic development. He has an intimate familiarity of the human and environment-related issues of Caribbean and Canadian coastal communities with a specific emphasis of the relationships between tradition, culture, and local environment. This includes practical experience in community facilitation and organizing community-level meetings and intergovernmental agency meetings. Working with the International Centre for Ocean Development, Mr. Milley led the development of the CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Program (now known as the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism) during which time he worked as the Secretary of the Caribbean Forum of Permanent Secretaries on Fisheries.
Mr. Milley has a depth of knowledge and experience working with marine sector managers and community organizations, particularly in identification of traditional resource use practices, harvesting areas and use of traditional knowledge. He has had considerable involvement with governments in Canada and the Caribbean in the planning and research that advance marine conservation and management policies and processes. This work has involved development of community management and development plans that link social, economic, and environmental considerations for effective sustainable development.
Mr. Milley is an Adjunct Professor in the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University where he has been involved with the development and delivery of courses on Fisheries Management, Culture & Resource Management, Indigenous Rights & Marine Resource Management, and Contemporary Issues in Marine Affairs (Marine Spatial Planning and the Blue Economy). He has been a participant on a US-led international experts’ roundtable on Climate Change, and a Delegate to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN Economic and Social Council. He is currently the UN FAO Policy Specialist for Aquaculture in the Caribbean, Research Lead on a DFO-funded, multi-year assessment of Inuvialuit Region coastal restoration priorities.
ABOUT SHANNON WOOD B.SC., MMM - CONSULTANT
Shannon Wood is an environmental manager with experience working on interdisciplinary projects focusing on environmental resource management and sustainable development. Using her advanced research and communication skills, Ms. Wood has contributed to teams working on marine resource management, blue economy development, protected areas, renewable energy, and food sovereignty and security throughout the Caribbean and Canada. Ms. Wood’s focuses are informed by her background in science communication and creative writing, which allows her to engage with topics through economic, social, and environmental lenses to communicate sustainability issues to a variety of audiences.
Ms. Wood has worked as part of a larger initiative to improve the regional coordination of seafood health and safety throughout the CARIFORUM region in order to support blue and green economy objectives. Connected to this work, Ms. Wood conducted reviews of fisheries, environmental, and public health-related legislation, regulations, and policies, and conducted interviews with stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and coastal communities along fisheries value chains throughout the Caribbean. Ms. Wood’s academic and professional experiences allow her to consider a variety of perspectives and methodologies in her approach to sustainability and blue economy initiatives.
NEXUS Coastal Resource Management Ltd. (NEXUS) is a marine environmental resource management company that provides expert and technical services to support the sustainable management, use, and development of natural resources and the ocean ecosystem. We have a firm grasp of the contemporary issues facing marine management decision-making and continue to advance our efforts and approaches in ensuring the best possible project outcomes are achieved.
NEXUS works to protect human and natural ecosystems through partnerships that develop and advance creative solutions for stakeholders to improve resource management. NEXUS is a catalyst of change, empowering society through collaborative learning and problem-solving. Through our network of strategic partnerships with like-minded professionals, NEXUS endeavors to continuously improve our work as a ‘go-to’ company that provides trusted, honest advice to support the needs of our clients in keeping with our corporate values.
NEXUS undertakes an integrated approach to situational analysis that brings together the project's Environmental, Social, Cultural, Economic and Political aspects. NEXUS’ broad sectorial expertise and research skills provide the foundation for the 360° Analysis approach. Implementing an integrated 360° Analysis approach to our projects ensures all aspects and perspectives are considered when developing project deliverables, thus ensuring robust and innovative solutions are applied to resource management problems.
NEXUS understands the importance of finding practical, synergistic agreements to build mutually beneficial relationships between project proponents and stakeholders. NEXUS works in the social, environmental, economic, and political intersection of community, academia, government, and industry to promote sustainable economic development based on sound resource management. NEXUS has worked extensively in Atlantic Canada, Northern Canada, and throughout the Caribbean.
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER MILLEY B.Sc., M.Sc., MMM - PRESIDENT
Mr. Milley is a marine resource manager with over 35 years of experience in over a hundred local, regional, and international marine management projects in the Caribbean, Central America, and Canada. Mr. Milley has liaised actively with regional and national Indigenous communities and organizations, international agencies, and organizations, such as the UNPFII, IMO, FAO, UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and the Assembly of First Nations.
Mr. Milley has specialized in designing and implementing community-based resource and environmental management policies and programs that balance environmental conservation with sustainable social and economic development. He has an intimate familiarity of the human and environment-related issues of Caribbean and Canadian coastal communities with a specific emphasis of the relationships between tradition, culture, and local environment. This includes practical experience in community facilitation and organizing community-level meetings and intergovernmental agency meetings. Working with the International Centre for Ocean Development, Mr. Milley led the development of the CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Program (now known as the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism) during which time he worked as the Secretary of the Caribbean Forum of Permanent Secretaries on Fisheries.
Mr. Milley has a depth of knowledge and experience working with marine sector managers and community organizations, particularly in identification of traditional resource use practices, harvesting areas and use of traditional knowledge. He has had considerable involvement with governments in Canada and the Caribbean in the planning and research that advance marine conservation and management policies and processes. This work has involved development of community management and development plans that link social, economic, and environmental considerations for effective sustainable development.
Mr. Milley is an Adjunct Professor in the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University where he has been involved with the development and delivery of courses on Fisheries Management, Culture & Resource Management, Indigenous Rights & Marine Resource Management, and Contemporary Issues in Marine Affairs (Marine Spatial Planning and the Blue Economy). He has been a participant on a US-led international experts’ roundtable on Climate Change, and a Delegate to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN Economic and Social Council. He is currently the UN FAO Policy Specialist for Aquaculture in the Caribbean, Research Lead on a DFO-funded, multi-year assessment of Inuvialuit Region coastal restoration priorities.
ABOUT SHANNON WOOD B.SC., MMM - CONSULTANT
Shannon Wood is an environmental manager with experience working on interdisciplinary projects focusing on environmental resource management and sustainable development. Using her advanced research and communication skills, Ms. Wood has contributed to teams working on marine resource management, blue economy development, protected areas, renewable energy, and food sovereignty and security throughout the Caribbean and Canada. Ms. Wood’s focuses are informed by her background in science communication and creative writing, which allows her to engage with topics through economic, social, and environmental lenses to communicate sustainability issues to a variety of audiences.
Ms. Wood has worked as part of a larger initiative to improve the regional coordination of seafood health and safety throughout the CARIFORUM region in order to support blue and green economy objectives. Connected to this work, Ms. Wood conducted reviews of fisheries, environmental, and public health-related legislation, regulations, and policies, and conducted interviews with stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and coastal communities along fisheries value chains throughout the Caribbean. Ms. Wood’s academic and professional experiences allow her to consider a variety of perspectives and methodologies in her approach to sustainability and blue economy initiatives.
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