H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak

Panthera Board Member

Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is a global leader in nature conservation and climate action, serving as President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Elected in 2021, she is the first IUCN President from West Asia and only the second woman to hold the position.
 
For over two decades, she has shaped environmental policy in the United Arab Emirates and globally, championing species conservation and climate resilience.
 
She is the founding director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, which has supported more than 3,000 projects in nearly every country. She also serves as Managing Director of the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi and Emirates Nature–WWF.
 
On the international stage, she is the UAE Sherpa for the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). She also contributes to global conservation as a board member of Panthera, Re:wild, and the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, and as Nature Champion at the World Economic Forum.
 
Razan holds an MSc in Public Understanding of Environmental Change from University College London, and a BA in Environmental Studies and International Relations from Tufts University.