Division
Integration and Knowledge
Position
Manager, Integration and Knowledge Division
Email
mbakarr@thegef.org
Mohamed Bakarr
Manager, Integration and Knowledge Division, GEF
Dr Mohamed Bakarr is a Manager for the Integration and Knowledge Division. He oversees knowledge management and learning for the GEF, as well as all programming to advance holistic and integrated approaches for tackling global environmental challenges.
His expertise covers a broad range of issues related to natural resource management in the tropics, but focuses mainly on linkages among biodiversity conservation, agricultural land use, and human well-being. Prior to joining the GEF, Mohamed was at Conservation International where he served in several capacities including as Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science. He also served as Director of Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Director General at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Mohamed is from Sierra Leone and holds a BSc degree in biological sciences from Njala University, and MS and PhD degrees in tropical ecology from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
