Story | 04 Aug, 2016

Martha Rojas-Urrego has been appointed as new Secretary General for RAMSAR

CEESP would like to congratulate Martha Rojas-Urrego, CEESP Regional Vice-Chair for Europe for her appointment as the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Martha Rojas-Urrego brings to the Ramsar Convention a wealth of experience gained over a long and distinguished career in senior levels of national government, international governmental organisations, and non-governmental organisations. 

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Photo: Martha Urrego-Rojas

Her commitment to conservation and sustainable development has been a running theme in her career, from her work as Executive Director of the National Parks Service in her native Colombia to her more recent roles in international policy.