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 IUCN ambassadors, working to serve the interests and mission of IUCN, and inform the Council on the interests, priorities and needs of IUCN Members in their regions.

Three of the elected councillors come from the Mediterranean region: one from North Africa and two from Europe.
 

Learn more about IUCN councillors from Mediterranean countries:

SONIA CASTAÑEDA

https://www.iucncongress2020.org/nomination/candidates/sonia-castaneda-rial

IMÈN MELIANE

https://www.iucncongress2020.org/nomination/candidates/imen-meliane

MAUD LELIÈVRE

https://www.iucncongress2020.org/nomination/candidates/maud-lelievre

Members also elected the Chairs of IUCN’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 IUCN elections here:
https://www.iucncongress2020.org/sites/www.iucncongress2020.org/files/election_results_marseille_to_be_published_final.pdf

For more information, please contact Arantxa Cendoya