Hatem BEN BELGACEM

Mr. Hatem Ben Belgacem has over 20 years of experiences of technical and administrative experience based on legal and scientific issues. Currently, he is the Director of Ecology and Naturals Areas at the Tunisian Ministry of Environment,.  He is also the Governmental focal point of IUCN and in charge to collaborate with UICN Med regarding all the activities in relation with nature conservation. He contributed in this regard to elaborate many strategies of conservation of endangered species at national and regional level and The Tunisian UICN Red List of Threatened Bird and Flora species. Also he he coordinated many UICN  activities in Tunisia like the green list of protected areas, the Ecosystems red list, the OTHER EFFECTIVE AREA-BASED CONSERVATION MEASURES and he supervised the PPI-OSCAN: Small scale initiatives for Civil Society Organizations in North Africa on its three phases.

He was the coordinator of the National Biodiversity Planning project to Support the Implementation of the CBD 2011-2020 Strategic Plan in Tunisia and he is currenty the coordinator of Biodiversity Projects and in charge to coordinate the update of the NBSAP with the KM-GBF post 2020.