Julia marton lefevre biography
Julia Marton-Lefèvre was born in Hungary, educated in the United States and in France, and lives in in Paris and on the French side of f Lac Léman.
Julia Marton-Lefèvre (, Budapest) is a French - US environmentalist and academic....
Julia Marton-Lefèvre
French conservationist
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Occupation(s) | Independent adviser on sustainability issues (former Director General of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature) |
Julia Marton-Lefèvre (1946, Budapest) is a French - US environmentalist and academic.
She studied history, ecology and environmental planning in the US and in France, and was born in Hungary.
Career
She was Director General of IUCN,[1] the International Union for Conservation of Nature, from January 2007 to January 2015.[2] Prior to this, Marton-Lefèvre was Rector of the University for Peace (UPEACE), a graduate-level international university, mandated by the United Nations, providing education, training and research on issues related to peace and conflict.
Earlier offices held by Marton-Lefèvre include Executive Director of LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) International, a programme established by The Rockefeller Founda