Ms Andrea BRUSCO

Environmental Governance Regional Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Andrea Marcela Brusco is a lawyer, graduated from the Universidad del Salvador School of Law, in her home country Argentina, and she holds a Master’s degree in international Relations from the Latin American Faculty of Social Studies.   Before entering in UNEP, Andrea was Director in the Ministry of Environment of Argentina and she specialized in international environmental governance.  Since 2007, she has worked in the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). As Legal Officer of said entity, she has implemented projects in the countries of the region related to the development of legislation, institutional strengthening, and training in environmental law. Since 2014 she has been the Regional Coordinator of Environmental Governance, and in this capacity directs and implements the UNEP Global Environmental Law Programme in the region.