Ivana d'Alessandro's Page

What is your name?

Ivana d'Alessandro

What is your job title?

Secretary of the Bern Convention

What organisation do you work for?

Council of Europe

Website

www.coe.int/bernconvention

What aspects of biodiversity are you most interested in?

Biodiversity targets, CBD negotiations, Communicating biodiversity, Climate change, Ecosystem services, Endangered species, Protected areas, Urban biodiversity

What languages do you speak?

English/French/Spanish/Italian

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The Bern Convention is a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature conservation, which covers most of the natural heritage of the European continent and extends to some States of Africa. Its aims are to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats and to promote European co-operation in that field.