Summary: In 2018, following a decades-long career with the United Nations, Ivonne Higuero was named the new Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Trained as an environmental economist, her career focus has been in the area of sustainable development working with stakeholders across public and private sectors. With 183 Parties, CITES remains one of the world's most powerful tools for wildlife conservation through the regulation of trade.
