Elizabeth Mrema

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. When was Elizabeth Mrema born?Circa 1960s
2. Where was Elizabeth Mrema born?Tanzania
3. What is Elizabeth Mrema known for?Oversaw the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
4. What is the primary field of expertise?International Environmental Law and Policy
5. What is the current executive role?Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
6. Who is Elizabeth Mrema?She is a Tanzanian lawyer who leads the Convention on Biological Diversity, a big international agreement that keeps Earth’s plants, animals, and oceans safe.

Biodiversity: The variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it.
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): A multilateral treaty that seeks to conserve biological diversity, ensure the sustainable use of its components, and promote fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: An international agreement adopted in December 2022, setting out a global plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
Environmental Governance: The processes of decision-making and the institutions that shape human interaction with the environment.