Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema was appointed executive secretary of the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity in June 2020, having served as interim executive secretary since December 2019. She was previously director of the Law Division of the United Nations Environment Programme, where she has held many positions over two decades, including deputy director of the Ecosystems Division and executive secretary of the UNEP/Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Before joining UNEP, Elizabeth worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania and was a lecturer in public international law and diplomacy.