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'As an engineer, I am interested in solving challenging problems'
Milena Gonzalez Vasquez is a Global Environment Facility Climate Change Specialist. In an interview, she shared how her background in engineering prepared her for a career helping countries transform their energy systems, protect their forests, and find other solutions to avert a climate change crisis.
What is your role at the GEF?
'We need to put nature at the center of economic activity'
As Manager of the Global Environment Facility’s Programs Unit, Claude Gascon oversees a team of experts working to help developing countries tackle biodiversity loss, climate change, chemicals and waste management, land degradation, ocean pollution, and the drivers of these overlapping threats. In an interview, he shared how a fascination and love for nature led him to this international role and reflected on what makes the GEF special as a place to work.
What is your role at the GEF?
'An intermediary between public policy and science'
Clara Baringo Fonseca is a biologist and Senior Analyst for the GEF-supported Brazilian Biodiversity Information System (Sistema de Informação sobre a Biodiversidade Brasileira – SiBBr). In an interview, she reflected on the power of data to inform decision-making about biodiversity protection and the value of field work to connect with and learn from traditional communities.
'Working for our families to have a better life'
Elodia Castillo Vásquez is the Mayor of the Mayan town of Ch'orti, in Guatemala, where the community is working with support from the GEF Small Grants Programme to safeguard water sources, plant trees, improve soil quality, and help natural ecosystems regenerate. In an interview, she reflected on the links between social justice and environmental stewardship, and shared how the sustainable management of natural resources is helping bolster livelihoods in her community.
'The benefits of land restoration can accrue quickly'
As a child in East Germany, Ulrich Apel collected pictures of landscapes around the world, never expecting to spend his career working to restore and protect them. In an interview, he shared lessons from his efforts to reverse land degradation and empower local communities through the GEF’s Drylands Impact Program.
When did you start to become interested in global environmental issues?
Opening doors to greater electricity access
Faris Khader is a UNDP Regional Technical Specialist for Climate Change, based in Addis Ababa. In an interview, he shared lessons and insights from his work expanding access to off-grid renewable energy through the GEF-supported Africa Mini-grids Program.
What are mini-grids and why are they important?
Translating good science into sound management decisions for the oceans
Alejandro Anganuzzi is Global Coordinator of the Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna Project, an FAO-managed and GEF-supported Common Oceans program, which aims to promote sustainable decision-making around both fisheries and conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
'From Source to Sea': embracing the complexity of international waters work
Christian Severin is the GEF’s Coordinator for the International Waters focal area. In an interview in advance of World Oceans Day, he charted his academic and professional path spanning all aspects of water management, from sanitation to irrigation to problem-solving around transboundary rivers and oceans. He also reflected on the power of a vibrant community of practice in the international waters space.
'Solutions for nature are solutions for people'
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy is a Senior Environmental Specialist who oversees the GEF’s project portfolio related to land and forest management in Africa, including the new Congo Basin Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program. In an interview, he shared life lessons from his work with communities, activists, academics, government officials, and business leaders to prioritize nature at both the global and local levels.
'The global ocean cannot be an afterthought'
Aulani Wilhelm is Senior Vice President of Oceans at Conservation International. In an interview, she shared lessons from her work tackling challenges to coastal and marine areas around the world and shared how the Hawaiian core value of kuleana has informed her personal and professional approach.
What is the program you work on and what does it aim to do?
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