Ms Sarah FRENCH

Director of International Operations, A Rocha International

Sarah French has been Director of International Operations for A Rocha International (ARI) since 2012. She oversees worldwide A Rocha operations in 20 country organisations, and also leads on Environmental Education and the SDGs. Previously she was an international trustee of ARI. She has extensive experience as a university lecturer, consultant and practitioner in the fields of environment, conservation, development, biodiversity and business. She has led planning processes, project cycle management and due diligence work for major international organisations such as UNEP, FAO, ICTSD,IUCN, the Stockholm Convention, as well as for numerous grass-roots organisations and NGOs. She is a member of IUCN commissions: CEM, CEESP, CEC, and WCPA. This includes a focus on issues of sustainability, biodiversity, spirituality and faith. She has travelled extensively worldwide. Sarah has dual British and Swiss nationality and lives in Geneva.