Meriem BOUAMRANE
Head of MAB Research and Policy Section at UNESCO
Meriem Bouamrane is an environmental economist, Chief of Section on research and policy on Biodiversity and Ecology in the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme at UNESCO. She has been working for the MAB programme since 2001. She is coordinator of the EuroMAB Network, the oldest and largest network of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
She is responsible for research and training programmes on access and use of biodiversity, participatory approaches and concertation, using biosphere reserves as research and pilot sites. This includes coordination of several large-scale projects for resilience of socio-ecological systems on issues including deforestation, pollination, and regeneration of relationships of humans with biodiversity and ecosystem restoration.
She is UNESCO focal point for the intersectoral biodiversity strategy within the organization, as well as for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the United Nations Environmental Management Group.
Speaks on the theme
Saturday, November 26
16h30 > 18h00
55. Reconciling humanity with itself and the living world : the essential relationship between nature and culture
- Thijs BIERSTEKER: Ecological Artist
- Alexandre CAPELLI: Group Environment Deputy Director of LVMH Group
- Mauro COLAGRECO: Chef and owner of the 3 star Michelin restaurant Le Mirazur in Menton
- Victoria REYES GARCIA: Research Professor at the Institut of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Chair of UNESCO Earth Network scientific committee
Moderation: Meriem BOUAMRANE