Mr Chris MAGERO

Senior Programme Officer, Global Drylands Initiative, International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Chris Magero is currently employed at IUCN as a Senior Programme Officer, Global Drylands Initiative. Previously, Chris held the position of Important Bird Areas/Key Biodiversity Areas Programme Manager, while working at BirdLife International, Natural Resource Management Specialist at African Conservation Centre, Senior Station Coordinator at Anglican Development Services Mt. Kenya East, Environmental Education and Training Specialist at UNEP, Project Coordinator at Ecotourism Kenya, Community and conservation coordinator at Turtle Bay Beach Club and Assistant Environmental Education Officer at A Rocha UK.

Chris completed an MSc in Environment, Economics, Natural Resources from the University of Nairobi, in 2011, a short course on Principles of Sustainable Finance, in 2021, and Finance Essentials, in 2020.