Susan C. Gardner

Susan C. Gardner is a Mexican-American marine scientist and environmentalist. She is Director of the Ecosystems Division at the United Nations Environment Programme based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Susan C. Gardner
Director, Ecosystems Division at United Nations Environment Programme
Personal details
Nationality	Mexican and American
Education	PhD
Alma mater	Long Island University, Southampton Campus, North Carolina State University, University of Washington & Harvard Kennedy School
Occupation	United Nations and Marine Scientist

Education

Susan Gardner holds a Doctor of Philosophy in fisheries and aquatic sciences from University of Washington. She has a Master's of Science degree in toxicology from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in marine science from Long Island University, Southampton Campus .^[1]

Career

Since 2019 Gardner has been the Director of the Ecosystems Division at the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya.

Prior, she served as Deputy Director and Chief of Staff for the U.S. Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Woods Hole, USA (2012-2019) and as Deputy Director in the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., USA (2010-2012).

From 2006 until 2010, Gardner worked as AAAS Science Diplomacy Fellow and Senior Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of Environmental Policy at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C., USA.

Gardner started her career as marine ecologist at the Center for Coastal Studies, School for Field Studies in Puerto San Carlos, Mexico (1996-2000), followed by a position for the Mexican Federal Government as marine scientist and programme director at the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas in La Paz, Mexico (2000-2006).

Gardner's research has generated scientific publications in the fields of marine ecology, natural resource management, protected species conservation, and fisheries. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susan-Gardner-12

Selected Speeches and Interviews

Susan Gardner speaks with Jason Momoa, Aquaman and UNEP Advocate for Life Below Water at UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYzQreu5jgU excerpt from https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1ket72j5r

Susan Gardner speaks on land restoration, desertification and resilience on World Environment Day 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zn9a7K4KuI

Susan Gardner focused on solutions at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huJyx0tgqcY

Susan Gardner highlights coral reefs and climate action at UNFCCC CO28 in Dubai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5FkOtAG4s

Susan Gardner speaking with youth on #EarthisCallingActNow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CATcteb7Hjs

Interview with Susan Gardner on building back better with nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3nMEL1poaw

Entrevista con Directora Gardner en el marco del Día Internacional del Medio Ambiente, Chile https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/medioambiente/directora-de-programa-onu-para-el-medioambiente-esta-optimista-en/2024-06-05/163415.html

Interview on the Olympic Games and nature https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/olympics-are-part-push-green-sports-heres-why-thats-important

Interview with Susan Gardner at the Global Landscape Forum ^[2]