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.