The Secretary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Ms Manoela Pessoa De Miranda is the Secretary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s (FAO) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. She holds a PhD in Biology and a Master's degree in Agriculture and has 20 years of experience within the United Nations system. She began her international career as a Programme Officer at the Joint Division of FAO and the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Austria. She then moved to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Canada, where she served as Secretary of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and Head of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Unit. Her career has also taken her to Samoa and Geneva, further strengthening her commitment to biodiversity and sustainable development.