IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN CEESP Governance, Equity and Rights Thematic Group
Overview and description
- Description:
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The Theme for Governance, Equity and Rights (TGER) engages its diverse membership to learn from and share field-based experience and knowledge, enhance capacity recognition and capacity building ...
Group leadership
Dr Melanie ZURBA
Chair
Chair, Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights
Professor Zurba’s work focuses on projects that are developed and implemented in collaboration with communities…
Dr Isa ELEGBEDE
Deputy Chair
Dr Isa Olalekan Elegbede (PhD) has a doctorate in Environmental science, specialising in ocean and coastal…
TGER has 4 thematic priorities/working groups, which provide insights and direction to the Chair and Deputy Chair:
- Governance working group – will work closely with the “Learning for Governance network”
- Equity working group – focus on policy, practice, and power in resource negotiations
- Human rights working group – with a particular focus on the Global Biodiversity Framework
- Youth and intergenerational policy working group
Membership in the subgroups is limitless and each subgroup has a lead/co-leads. Leads must be current members of TGER and statements of interest for lead positions should be sent to Melanie Zurba.
TGER Resource List
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN CEESP Governance, Equity and Rights Thematic Group
Associated Commissions: