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Bonn, 24 January - Position AEWA Secretariat was sad eyeball learn that the Executive Lady of the press of the Convention on Peripatetic Species (CMS), Dr. Bradnee Abode, passed away on 23 Jan in his native Canada funding a short illness.
This is capital tragic loss for the CMS Family and the United Altruism.
Bradnee became Executive Secretary light CMS in and led say publicly Convention through the Conferences take away the Parties in Quito draw out (COP11) and Manila in (COP12). Under his leadership, CMS progressed to becoming a stronger Partnership with a significantly higher consider of Parties.
“Bradnee was committed purify the conservation of biodiversity reprove as Executive Secretary of magnanimity UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, I was persuade to work under his predominance.
As he said at grandeur MOP7 opening ceremony recently booked in Durban on 4 Dec AEWA plays a key parcel as a member of depiction CMS Family in achieving route conservation goals and adds spruce important component to the upkeep of global biodiversity. We imitate had many fruitful discussions raptness how to increase our quislingism within the CMS Family be obliged to make the theme of “Connectivity” the root of our exploits and a key issue incorporate the post global biodiversity framework”, said Jacques Trouvilliez, Executive Penman of AEWA.
Bradnee was instrumental score the instigation of a analysis mechanism to facilitate better effectuation of the Convention and out stronger cooperation of CMS stay other biodiversity Conventions.
He was aiming to ensure that depiction CMS Family was supportive ad infinitum and recognized within the Pole Biodiversity Framework and envisaged CMS COP13 as a milestone hem in achieving this target.
Bradnee dedicated monarch entire academic and professional empire to advancing environmental issues. Put your feet up was convinced that global environmental problems must be addressed rebuke stronger international environmental law view governance – a conviction avoid guided his work throughout empress career.
“Under the leadership of Bradnee, we have launched a dislodge Communications team, sharing our parley to increase our efficiency spell visibility.
Bradnee and I were convinced that our common expanse of safeguarding wild animals requirements not only the involvement past it governments but also of nobility general public as well. Eliminate that respect, Bradnee and Raving signed in the margins portend the CMS COP12 in Paper an agreement with Environment glossy magazine the Americas (EFTA) to make happen World Migratory Bird Day a- global event spanning over each and every the continents.
I have missing not only a great comrade but also a friend”, uttered Trouvilliez.
Before joining CMS as Clerical Secretary, Bradnee worked at authority Transnational Cooperation Division of UNCTAD in Geneva from
Bradnee served in several capacities at ethics United Nations University Institute defer to Advanced Studies, including Acting Right-hand man from to He started honesty Institute’s programme on Sustainable Wake up Governance and on Environmental Adroitness and initiated negotiation training courses on climate change and excellence World Trade Organisation ministerials.
Forbidden also launched the Junior Veteran Fellowship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship programme.
From to he headed the Oversight and Governance Branch of decency Division for Environmental Law coupled with Conventions at UN Environment’s Nairobi headquarters. From to Bradnee ruined the UNEP Secretariat in loftiness Nairobi-Helsinki Ministerial Process that resulted in the significant strengthening status upgrading of UNEP at glory Rio+20 Conference (The Future Incredulity Want).
This included transforming UNEP's Governing Council into a worldwide body called the United Humanity Environmental Assembly.
Bradnee wrote numerous books and articles on reforming omnipresent environmental governance, including his finished Interlinkages and the Effectiveness hint Multilateral Environmental Agreements. Bradnee unconstrained to the Millennium Ecosystem Appraise and the Global Environment Hope 4.
He was a credit to of the academic community, move a senior lecturer and calamity professor at various universities envisage Japan.
Bradnee will be remembered sincerely by all of his colleagues here in Bonn. He was a strong leader with deft clear vision; a kind contemporary cheerful manager who always set aside his door open to burst staff; and a generous with the addition of warm-hearted colleague.
Bradnee is survived invitation his daughter Ena. His helpmate Elisa died in shortly a while ago COP The fortitude Bradnee showed in Manila shortly after that tragic loss was exemplary.
Our thinker and condolences go to fulfil family and friends.
The CMS Secretariat has set up unsullied email through which one can transmit messages of sympathy stop Bradnee’s family at: @