Secretariat
The GBEP Secretariat, hosted at FAO Headquarters in Rome, is the principal coordinator of the Partnership's communications and activities. The Secretariat is mainly supported by Italy and receives additional support, past and present, from Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and UN FAO.
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GBEP Secretariat Team
Maria Michela Morese Energy Team Leader Ms. Morese is a Senior Natural Resources Officer at FAO and the leader of the Energy Team. She is responsible for the overall supervision of the GBEP Secretariat. Since the establishment of the Partnership in 2005, up to 2023, she was the Executive Secretary of GBEP. Previously she worked for six years for the Government of Italy as negotiator in various international environmental processes. Michela holds a degree in Political Science-International Relations and a post graduate certificate in International Protection of Fundamental Human Rights from La Sapienza University in Rome, as well as a Master in Environmental Governance and a PhD in Forest Ecology from La Tuscia University in Viterbo.
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Tiziana Pirelli GBEP Coordinator Dr. Pirelli is the coordinator of the GBEP Secretariat which is based at FAO Headquarters in Rome. She is responsible for the development of the GBEP programme of work and its related field projects. Dr. Pirelli is dedicated to the implementation of projects aimed at improving the sustainability of natural resources management in local agrifood chains, especially through the establishment of integrated bioenergy pathways. In 2016, she joined FAO and the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) as lead technical advisor for the implementation of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy in Paraguay and Vietnam; she delivered trainings to build and strengthen the capacities of local stakeholders to implement the GSI for bioenergy in Ghana, Togo and Philippines; and she worked to strengthen positive linkages between Wood energy and Forest Landscape Restoration realms in SSA, as a contribution to the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative - AFR100. She has also contributed to the work of the Climate Smart Agriculture and the Forest and Farm Facility teams in FAO, respectively in Botswana and Ecuador, and in Zambia. She holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies and a PhD in “Economics, ecology and preservation of agricultural and landscapes-environmental systems” both from the University of Udine.
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Constance Miller Deputy Coordinator Ms Miller joined the GBEP Secretariat in 2016 and is responsible for supporting the development of the GBEP programme of work and its related field projects.
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| Marco Colangeli Programme Adviser Mr. Colangeli joined the GBEP Secretariat in 2012. He is Programme Adviser assisting the GBEP Secretariat in the overall project implementation, with particular focus on FORBIO project.
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| Lorenzo Traverso Programme Adviser Lorenzo Traverso joined FAO as a Consultant in 2016. Currently, he is working on the implementation of projects focusing on feedstock production, bioenergy value chains sustainability and GHG mitigation. Before joining FAO he was awarded with a Fellowship in Italy and Nepal on agriculture and food security. Lorenzo holds a B.A and a MSc in agricultural and environmental sciences and technologies and is a PhD student in Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods. |
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