{"id":10796,"date":"2020-06-09T15:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2020-06-09T17:01:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T21:01:19","slug":"un-biodiversity-convention-welcomes-new-executive-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/un-biodiversity-convention-welcomes-new-executive-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"iBOL Consortium Congratulates new Executive Secretary of UN Biodiversity Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#141418&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(10,10,10,0.69)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;69%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/beautiful-boulders-cascade-927414-edited-1-scaled-1.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||100px&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|30px||30px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Oswald|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9jYXRlZ29yaWVzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||41px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Maruma Mrema has been appointed as the <span>Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Ms. Mrema joined the CBD Secretariat in Montreal (Canada) in December 2019 as Acting Executive Secretary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An environmental lawyer with extensive experience working for the UN Environment Programme, Ms. Mrema takes the CBD leadership at a critical time. Planned to be the Super Year of Biodiversity with a new global biodiversity framework negotiated by the end of the year, 2020 and its COVID-19 pandemic brought unforeseen challenges and delays. 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