Before Mark joined UNEP, he worked for the Division for International Nature Conservation of the German Federal Ministry for Environment (BMU) as a coordinator for TEEB, which was originally initiated by the BMU and the European Commission, as well as for other projects which linked economic and ecologic issues.

He holds a Master Degree in Forestry Management.  After his graduation, he worked in Europe, southern Africa and southern Asia on nature conservation, focusing on this issue's interconnectedness with economics, poverty alleviation and institutional support programmes.

To contact Mark Schauer, please e-mail Mark.schauer [at] unep-teeb.org