Dr Bruno Oberle | |
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Born | St. Gallen, Switzerland | 12 October 1955
Nationality | Switzerland |
Alma mater | ETH Zurich (PhD) |
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Years active | 1980–present |
Bruno Oberle is a Swiss biologist and environmental scientist. On 13 July 2020, he was appointed Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Biography
Oberle was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland on 12 October 1955, and grew up in Locarno and Zürich. He took biology and environmental sciences at ETH Zurich and obtained his PhD.[1]
Oberle was Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Chair of the Green Economy and Resource Governance program at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and is a former Director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment[2] and State Secretary for the Environment.[3] Presently, he is Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[4]
References
- ↑ "Bruno Oberle". World Resources Forum. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bruno M.C Oberle - Panel Member - Switzerland". International Resource Panel (IRP). 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bruno Oberle". IRGC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Dr Bruno Oberle named IUCN Director General". IUCN. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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