Laila Mostafa Abdullatif has served as Director General at Emirates Nature–WWF since 2017, where she is in charge of its mission to deliver high-impact, science-based, robust conservation solutions. A big believer in the importance of engaging with the public to highlight the vital connection between nature and humanity, Abdullatif first joined Emirates Nature-WWF in 2009 as sustainability coordinator of the Ecological Footprint Initiative. Today, she forges and nurtures strategic partnerships with a range of stakeholders including the UAE government, the private sector and civil society to bring her belief to life and play an active and sustainable role in protecting our planet. She was recently elected as the Chair of WWF Asia Pacific Growth Strategy (APGS) across twenty-eight countries in the region.

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