New Regional Director strengthens FSC in Africa
Mr. Elie Hakizumwami is the new Regional Director of FSC Africa. With 32 years of experience in natural resource management and outstanding efforts to promote responsible forestry in the Congo Basin, Mr. Hakizumwami will make a major contribution to consolidating FSC’s presence in the continent. He will take office on 1 August 2010.
The Regional Director will lead all activities of the FSC Africa Regional Office and the implementation of the FSC Africa Regional Strategy including supporting the development of National Initiatives in strategic countries in the region. As FSC’s official representative for the African continent, Mr. Hakizumwami will liaise with international organizations and processes active in the region and engage with government representatives on forest related matters.
Mr. Hakizumwami has accumulated considerable experience in the coordination of regional programs and networks. He is joining FSC after 13 years of work on the Congo Basin where he assumed different key regional positions such as the Sustainable Use of Renewable Resources Initiative Specialist Group, the African Elephant Specialist Group, the Forestry Programme Regional Coordinator for WWF-Central Africa and the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) Regional Coordinator for Central Africa.
Mr. Hakizumwami holds an MSc in Natural Resources Management from the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC) of Enschede, The Netherlands.
