Mr Maximin DJONDO

Executive Director, Benin Environment and Education Society

Maximin Djondo has served as Executive Director of two non-profit organizations dedicated to socially and environmentally sustainable biodiversity management, currently, the Benin Environment and Education Society (BEES). In addition to leading these organizations, he has, for the past fifteen years, implemented projects internationally; conducted field studies and desk research; organized conferences,
Workshops, and trainings; and produced documentary films, all with a focus on ecotourism, sustainable wetland management, and in recent years, coastal ecosystems. He has been involved in water and environmental work in most west African countries, Costa Rica and Bhutan, and has managed and led projects for the IUCN NL, IUCN France, Dutch Government, World Resources Institute, Panasonic
Japan, Benin government, UNDP.