The Advisory Group is to be composed of representatives of CEE constituencies and stakeholders, supporting learned societies as well as independent experts. The group advises on strategic direction and policy, evaluates progress and generally advises on the standards and function of the CEE. Sub-groups are formed as and when required to perform specific tasks.

Current members of the Advisory Group are:

Prof. Paul Ferraro
Georgia State University, USA

Dr Erica Fleishman
UC Santa Barbara, USA

Dr Julian Higgins
Cambridge University and Cochrane Collaboration, UK

Prof. Richard Hobbs
University of Western Australia

Dr John Holmes
Oxford University, UK

Dr Jeff McNeely
IUCN, Switzerland

Dr Kent Redford
Wildlife Conservation Society, USA

Dr Denis Saunders
CSIRO, Australia

Prof. Bill Sutherland
Cambridge University, UK

Others will be joining shortly.