Dr Mohamed BAKARR

Lead Environment Specialist, GEF

Mohamed Bakarr is Lead Environmental Specialist in the GEF Secretariat, where he oversees all major programs designed to advance holistic and integrated solutions to global environmental challenges. He previously worked at Conservation International (CI) in several capacities including as Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, and at the World Agroforestry Centre as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Director General. At CI, he also served as Deputy Chair of the IUCN WCPA and helped organize the 5th World Congress on Protected Areas. He has contributed to several major global assessments including the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the International Assessment of Agriculture Science and Technology Development, and the 4th Global Environment Outlook. Dr Bakarr holds a B.Sc. from Njala University in his home country Sierra Leone, and an MS and PhD from the University of Miami, USA.