Aug 11, 2016 - Trustees of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan or ... Mrs. Edwards has also served as a cons
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11 August, 2016 Contact: Saurabh Upadhyay:
[email protected]; Wu Junqi:
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INBAR announces the joining of Lucie Edwards as a Member of the Board of Trustees
Beijing, China: On Tuesday the 2nd of August, 2016 Lucie Edwards formally joined the Board of Trustees of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan or INBAR. Presently Lucie Edwards is a fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario and teaches International Relations and Public Policy at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Universities in Waterloo, Ontario. As a doctoral candidate in Global Governance, she specializes in science and environmental policy, at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. In the past she served as an Ashley Fellow in the development studies program at Trent University, where she serves on the University’s Board of Governors. Following an illustrious career spanning 34 years with the Canadian Foreign Service she moved on to join academics. Over the three decades of her foreign service she served as the Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya, South Africa and India while also serving as an Ambassador to the UN Environment Program. Earlier, Mrs. Edwards had served as the Director General for Global Issues and Assistant Deputy Minister for Corporate Services in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa. She concluded her outstanding foreign affairs services as a Chief Strategist, integrating policy and operations. She was awarded in 1995 with a Public Service Award of Excellence for her humanitarian work during the genocide in Rwanda. She also received a merit award for her human rights work combatting Apartheid at the Canadian Embassy in Pretoria, from 1986 to 1989. In the year 2009 the Department of Foreign Affairs recognized her dedication and achievement with a Lifetime Achievement Award of Excellence. Mrs. Edwards has also served as a consultant and adviser on rural development for a number of international organizations, notably within the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research. She served as Chair of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) from 1999 to 2003. She was also elected as a Trustee of the African Centre for Insect Science (icipe). Currently she also serves as the Chair of Partners in Health Canada, and as a trustee of the Bhutan Canada Foundation. Dr. Hans Friederich, the Director General of INBAR said, “The distinguished members of the board of trustees, have remarkable careers spanning years of achievement and are passionate in their commitment to create sustainable growth. Embodying spirit, talent, expertise and most importantly her commitment to work for humane causes, Mrs. Edwards joining the board will help strengthen the core resolve of INBAR in ushering sustainable development with bamboo and rattan. We are fortunate to have Mrs. Edwards by our side and look forward to her insightful perspectives she brings to our board.” --END--
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INBAR’s Current Board of Trustees – Dr. Andrew John Bennett (Chair) Nationality: British Profession: Former President of the Tropical Agricultural Association (UK). Prof. Jiang Zehui (Co-Chair) Nationality: Chinese Profession: Vice-Chair, Committee of Population, Resources & Environment, CPPCC. Dr. Wu Zhimin (Member) Nationality: Chinese Profession: Executive Director General, International Forestry Corporation Center, State Forestry Administration, People's Republic of China. Prof. Francisco Jaime Tilak Viegas (Member) Nationality: Portuguese Profession: Retired Professor of the Technical University of Lisbon. Ms. Jan McAlpine (Member) Nationality: American Profession: Former Director, United Nations Forum on Forests. H.E. Sileshi Getahun (Member) Nationality: Ethiopian Profession: Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Ms. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (Member) Nationality: Jamaican Profession: Attorney at Law, Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ms. Lucie Edwards (Member) Nationality: Canadian Profession: Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario. Mr. Mark Halle (Member) Nationality: Swiss, American Profession : Executive Director, IISD-Europe Dr. Hans Friederich (Member and Director General) Nationality: Dutch Profession: Director General, INBAR.
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ABOUT – INBAR’s Board of Trustees
INBAR's Board of Trustees approve the strategy and guide the direction of the Secretariat, that is managed by the Director General. There are ten Trustee positions, one of which is appointed by the Government of the Host State, China. Of the nine remaining Trustees, three are from bamboo and rattan producing countries and six are appointed on the basis of their scientific or administrative expertise. The Board of Trustees meets once yearly with a virtual meeting in mid-year, and committee meetings as needed during the year.
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ABOUT – International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
INBAR is a multilateral development organization of 41 Member States for the promotion of Bamboo and Rattan. INBAR plays a unique role in supporting its members to find and demonstrate innovative ways of using bamboo and rattan to protect environments and biodiversity, and alleviate poverty.
INBAR connects a global network of partners from the government, private, and not-for-profit sectors to define and implement a global agenda for sustainable development with bamboo and rattan.
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