Three regional councillors from the Mediterranean elected at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Congress
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-Med would like to congratulate Sonia Castañeda (Spain, Fundación Biodiversidad), Imèn Meliane (Tunisia, WCPA) and Maud Lelièvre (France, Les Éco-maires) on their election as Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ regional councillors
Twenty-eight Regional Councillors have been elected for the Africa, Meso and South America, North America and the Caribbean, South and East Asia, West Asia, Oceania, East Europe, North and Central Asia and West Europe regions. Regional Councillors act as Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ ambassadors, working to serve the interests and mission of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, and inform the Council on the interests, priorities and needs of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Members in their regions.
Three of the elected councillors come from the Mediterranean region: one from North Africa and two from Europe.
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Learn more about Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ councillors from Mediterranean countries:
SONIA CASTAÑEDA
IMÈN MELIANE
MAUD LELIÈVRE
Members also elected the Chairs of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Commissions, which bring together 18,000 volunteer experts from around the world in a range of disciplines from species conservation to environmental law and protected area management. The Commissions assess the state of the world’s natural resources and provide the Union with expert knowledge and policy advice on conservation issues.
Read the complete results of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ elections here:
For more information, please contact Arantxa Cendoya
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