Ms Martha ROJAS URREGO

Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Martha Rojas Urrego is the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

Her commitment to conservation, sustainable development and equity are running themes throughout her career from grassroots to the highest levels of international policy making.

Before joining the Convention on Wetlands, she was Head of Global Advocacy and Acting Deputy SG of CARE International, where she led local to global policy work on fighting poverty, development and humanitarian aid. Between 1994 and 2008, she worked for IUCN, first as Senior Biodiversity Policy Advisor and then as Head of Global Policy. In the latter position, she coordinated IUCN’s global policy work, leading the Union’s engagement with CBD, UNFCCC and WTO. Prior to joining IUCN she was Executive Director of National Parks of Colombia and represented the Government in several multilateral environmental agreements. She also worked for the FAO, and Natura Foundation in Colombia.