A top official of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was recently appointed to head
the ASEAN Centre of Biodiversity (ACB) in concurrent capacity.
The appointment of DENR Undersecretary
for Field Operations Demetrio L. Ignacio as acting executive director
for ACB was approved by the ACB Governing Board during its 14th Meeting held on 26-29 August 2012 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
In a press statement released by ACB,
as acting executive director, Ignacio shall provide policy guidance and
operational supervision to ACB until the appointment of a new executive
director. The recruitment process is being supervised by the ASEAN
Secretariat.
Ignacio is the ASEAN Senior Official on
the Environment for the Philippines and a member of the ACB Governing
Board. He has been head of many Philippine delegations to multilateral
environmental agreements; presiding officer of the Pollution
Adjudication Board and the National Water Resources Board; and
supervising official for the water sector and international affairs.
Before joining the DENR, he worked at the Philippines’ Presidential
Management Staff.
He graduated from the University of the
Philippines, Diliman, and took up postgraduate studies at the
University of Manchester in England, U.S. Department of Agriculture in
Washington D.C., and Australian Administrative Staff College in
Melbourne. He has received various awards and recognitions, which
include the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1998 for his exemplary
performance, leadership and integrity.
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