Dr Grethel AGUILAR

IUCN Deputy Director General, IUCN

Dr Grethel Aguilar was appointed IUCN Deputy Director General  in March 2021. She brings with her more than 25 years of experience in conservation and sustainable development, where she worked extensively on developing and applying environmental law and policy in collaboration with governments and civil society. In particular, she is deeply passionate about the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.  

Prior to joining IUCN as DDG she held the position of IUCN Regional Director for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.  She served as the 2018 Dorothy S McCluskey Visiting Fellow in Conservation at the Yale University and in 2001 received the title of Doctor of Law Outstanding “cum laude” from the University of Alicante, Spain, for her work on the legal implications of access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.