Ms. Astrid Schomaker of Germany - Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Photo by IISD/ENB | Angeles Estrada Vigil United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, announced today the appointment of Astrid Schomaker of Germany as the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Secretary-General extends his appreciation and gratitude to David Cooper of the United Kingdom, who will continue to serve as Acting Executive Secretary until Ms. Schomaker assumes her functions. Ms. Schomaker brings to the position extensive experience in international relations and negotiations, deep knowledge of the global sustainable development agenda and multilateral environment agreements, and of policymaking on global environmental issues. Since 2017, she has successively been the Director for Global Sustainable Development and for Green Diplomacy and Multilateralism at the European Commission’s Environment Department. In thes...