Representative
at
United Nations Environment Programme
Izarelly Rosillo is a lawyer and researcher of human rights and environmental law with a doctorate in law from the Autonomous University of Queretaro. In her career, she has contributed to over 20 local state laws and 3 international ones. She has also influenced many proposals and programs on environmental law. Izarelly wrote the first law in circular economy (to help regulate climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution) for the Mexican state of Quintana Roo and also for Dominican Republic. She has worked for various national and international authorities, including:
UNITED NATIONS EVIROMENTAL PROGRAM, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WORLD BANK, INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, GERMAN COOPERATION AGENCY GIZ, JAPANESE COOPERATION AGENCY JICA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTS OF PERU, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MEXICAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES IN MEXICO, LOCAL MEXICAN GOVERMENTS (SECRETARIAT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES -SEMARNAT-), Among Others
Izarelly and is currently a member of National System of Researchers of the National Council for Science and Technology in Mexico. She is the author of several books and articles published in national and international journals. Due to her focus on environmental law, she has also received the following prestigious awards.