The Revelator - Maud Lelièvre

Maud Lelièvre

is the president of IUCN-France and a member of the IUCN International Council. A graduate in political science, Ph.D., and lawyer specializing in environmental law, Lelièvre has defended environmental cases since the beginning of her professional career, including the Erika oil spill (1999) and various international cases, notably in Africa. During her 20-year career to the protection of the environment she has participated in various COP Biodiversity and international negotiations in this field. General delegate of an international association of green cities, she designs programs to help preserve nature as well as advocating for urban biodiversity in her role as an elected councilor of Paris’ 9th Arrondissement. She is also a member of the BirdLife Office in France and leads an international network of women for biodiversity to help women’s international involvement through gender policies. She is president of the IUCN French Committee — responsible for hosting the 2021 World Nature Congress — and has been a member of the IUCN international Council since September 2021.

Op-Eds

How to Stop Wildlife Trafficking in Its Tracks

The rich countries that fuel demand for wildlife products must step up to fulfill their enforcement responsibilities and support developing countries and vulnerable communities.

March 28, 2022

Maud Lelièvre and Susan Lieberman

The rich countries that fuel demand for wildlife products must step up to fulfill their enforcement responsibilities and support developing countries and vulnerable communities.