Mark Zimsky

Over the last 25 years, Mark Zimsky has gathered worldwide experience developing national biodiversity strategies, designing biodiversity conservation projects for national, regional and global-level execution, and implementing sustainable agriculture, natural resources management, and conservation projects at the national and community level. He has practical experience in more than 35 countries, with project field implementation experience in Albania, Kenya and Mexico where he implemented community-level projects promoting sustainable natural resources management. He has worked for a wide variety of institutions including UNDP, UNEP, the US Peace Corps, and NGOs such as Ecology Action of the Mid-peninsula, and ACDI-VOCA. Mark is currently the Biodiversity Focal Area Coordinator at the Global Environment Facility, the world's largest global funder for the environment. He has expertise in biodiversity conservation, strategy development,and results based management. Mark received a Master of Forest Sc