Calestous Juma first permanent Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity dies
One of the fathers of the post-Earth Summit world Calestous Juma has died at the age of 64. He took over from Angela Cropper as Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (1995-1998). I ahd the pleasure of appearing ona number of panels with Calestous biut hadnt spoke with him this year as our paths had not crossed. He will be a loss to the sustainable development world. For those who don't know his work Calestrous had been active in the Kenyan NGO world working for Environmental Liaison Center in Nairobi (1979-1982) He helped prepare the documents for the reconvened Brundtland Commission in 1992 working in the Centre for Our Common Future. Since leaving the CBD he had been at Harvard University where he was Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; and Faculty Chair of the Ed...