Grethel Aguilar
Grethel Aguilar, born in Costa Rica, is director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. She brings 30 years of experience in conservation and sustainable development, having worked extensively on developing and applying environmental law and policy in collaboration with governments and civil society. Through her work in field projects, Dr Aguilar has helped communities access clean water, advocated environmental justice, assisted Indigenous peoples in obtaining rights to natural resources and championed gender equality in environmental governance.
