Carlos Manuel Rodríguez
Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF Council, in June 2020.
Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF Council, in June 2020.
Dr. Fonseca was the Director of Programs at the Global Environment Facility. Responsibilities included overseeing the portfolio of investments in biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, forests and REDD+, transboundary marine and freshwater conservation, chemicals and sustainable land management. A tenured Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil, he was the first Executive Director of Center for Applied Biodiversity before becaming the Chief Conservation and Science Officer of Conservation International.
Uruguay is set to host over 300 delegates from around the world at the 10th International Waters Conference (IWC10), a high-level event taking place from September 23 to 26, 2024, in the coastal city of Punta del Este. The event is organized by the Global Environment Facility in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO), with Uruguay serving as the host country.