Midori Paxton

Head, Ecosystems and Biodiversity
UNDP

Midori Paxton is the UNDP Head of Ecosystem and Biodiversity Programme based in New York. She is responsible for a large portfolio of biodiversity and ecosystem management projects in 140 countries, including support for strengthening protected area systems, biodiversity mainstreaming in landscape/seascape and development and sectoral planning, and for promoting nature based solutions for climate change mitigation/adaptation and for sustainable development. She oversees a range of biodiversity finance initiatives including the Biodiversity Finance Initiative, UNDP’s support for the Task for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures, and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs among others. Previously, she worked as a Regional Technical Adviser based in Bangkok, providing policy and programming support for countries in Asia. Between 2000 and 2010, she worked in Namibia; much of the time working under the Directorate of Parks and Wildlife Management, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, coordinating the project to strengthen the national protected area system. Midori holds a master’s degree in Environment and Development from University of Cambridge, and author of six books and hundreds of published photos and articles.

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