Rössler, Mechtild, Ph.D., MA,
Chief, Statutory Policy and Implementation Unit,
World Heritage Centre, UNESCO
M.Rossler@unesco.org  

Mechtild Rössler has an MA in cultural geography from Freiburg University, Germany (1984) and a Ph.D. from the Faculty for Earth Sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany (1988). She joined the Research Centre of the 'Cité des Sciences et de L'Industrie' in Paris, France in 1989 on a CNRS post and worked in 1990/91 as visiting professor in the Department of Geography at the University of California at Berkeley, USA. In 1991 she joined the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, working firstly within the Division for Ecological Sciences, and subsequently, in 1992, within the UNESCO World Heritage Centre as a Program Specialist and Responsible Officer for natural heritage and cultural landscapes. In July 2001 she became Chief of the Europe and North America Section in charge of half of all World Heritage sites and 50 States Parties. Her works focus is on cultural landscapes, the interaction between people and the environment, as well as links between cultural and biological diversity.

She has published 7 books, more than 60 articles, and contributes to the editorial board of three international journals.


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