Holly Foster

Holly Foster is a Mediator and Program Associate at Meridian Institute. Based in the UK, she works on projects that support sustainable and globally collaborative efforts to transform agriculture and land use systems.

Before joining Meridian, Holly worked in non-governmental human rights advocacy across Europe and West Asia. At Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, she researched and wrote reports on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), in addition to supporting campaign operations in Paris. With a background in social anthropology and ethnographic research, Holly is passionate about finding people-centered solutions to environmental issues.

Originally from the Cotswolds, England, Holly feels most at home in the heart of forests and valleys. She enjoys travelling, reading, and writing short stories.