Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is a global leader in nature conservation and climate action. She serves as President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), having been elected in 2021 and re-elected for a second term in October 2025. She is also the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs' Special Envoy for Nature and previously served as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 UAE.
For over two decades, Razan has helped shape environmental policy in the UAE and internationally, advancing species conservation, biodiversity protection and climate resilience. She is the Executive Managing Director and founding director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, which has supported more than 3,000 conservation projects worldwide.
She also serves as Managing Director of Emirates Nature-WWF. Internationally, she is the UAE's Sherpa to the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
Razan holds an MSc from University College London and a BA from Tufts University.
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