The Steering Committee governs the activities of CEL. It is composed of the Chair, the Deputy Chair, the Vice Chairs, and the Director of the ELC (on an ex officio basis).
In accordance with the CEL By-laws, the Steering Committee is responsible for formulating policy, procedures, and rules of CEL, and for determining all programmes of the Commission, within the bounds of the mandate and terms of reference as established by the IUCN General Assembly. The Steering Committee also nominates candidates for appointment or reappointment to the CEL, approves the CEL budget and annual workplan, and performs such other functions as may be conferred upon it by its individual Members or by the Chair.
Steering Committee
Introduction
Steering Committee
The following persons currently serve as members of the CEL Steering Committee:
Ms. Sheila Abed de Zavala
Chair
Prof. Michel Prieur
Deputy Chair
Prof. Antonio Herman V. Benjamin
Vice Chair
Prof. Edith Brown Weiss
Vice Chair
Mr. Rafael González Ballar
Vice Chair
Ms. Melinda Janki
Vice Chair
Mr. Veit Koester
Vice Chair
Dr. Antonio G. M. La Viña
Vice Chair
Mr. Mahesh Chander Mehta
Vice Chair
Ms. Al-Sharifeh Nawzat bint Ali
Vice Chair
Dr. Samuel Nguiffo
Vice Chair
Prof. Daniel Sabsay
Vice Chair
Mr. John Scanlon
Vice Chair
Prof. Robyn Tanya Stein
Vice Chair
Dr. Tatiana R. Zaharchenko
Vice Chair
Dr. Alejandro Iza
Ex Officio Member
Dr. Wolfgang Burhenne
Member at Large
