Juan Mayr Maldonado (born 27 May 1952)[1] is a Colombian photographer and environmentalist who served as Ambassador of Colombia to Germany from 2011 to 2016. From 1993 to 1996, Mayr was elected Vice President of the World Conservation Union. In 1998 he became Minister of Environment of Colombia. He has also been president of the United Nations' conference on Biosafety.[2]
Mayr was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993,[3] for leading a struggle for protecting biodiversity in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. He lived two years with the Kogi, and founded the Fundación Pro-Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in 1986. In 1994 the Colombian government returned 19,500 hectares of traditional lands to the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada.[3]
^Mark Coatney: Time Magazine - January, 2000 (Retrieved on January 4, 2008)
^ abGoldman Environmental Prize – South & Central America 1993: "Juan Mayr" 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 4, 2008)
^"Se posesionó Juan Mayr como nuevo Embajador de Colombia en Alemania" [New Ambassador of Colombia to Germany, Juan Mayr Was Sworn In] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombia, Press Office of the President (SIG). 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
^"Akkreditierung ausländischer Botschafter" [Accreditation of Foreign Ambassadors] (in German). Berlin: Germany, Bundespräsidialamt. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
Selected worksEdit
Mayr Maldonado, Juan (September–October 2008). "The Law of The Mother" (Article). Resurgence (250). ISSN 0034-5970. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
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juan, mayr, maldonado, born, 1952, colombian, photographer, environmentalist, served, ambassador, colombia, germany, from, 2011, 2016, from, 1993, 1996, mayr, elected, vice, president, world, conservation, union, 1998, became, minister, environment, colombia, . Juan Mayr Maldonado born 27 May 1952 1 is a Colombian photographer and environmentalist who served as Ambassador of Colombia to Germany from 2011 to 2016 From 1993 to 1996 Mayr was elected Vice President of the World Conservation Union In 1998 he became Minister of Environment of Colombia He has also been president of the United Nations conference on Biosafety 2 Juan Mayr MaldonadoJuan Mayr Maldonado 2013Colombia Ambassador to GermanyIncumbentAssumed office 19 October 2011PresidentJuan Manuel Santos CalderonPreceded byVictoriana Mejia Marulanda5th Colombian Minister of EnvironmentIn office 7 August 1998 7 August 2002PresidentAndres Pastrana ArangoPreceded byEduardo Verano de la RosaSucceeded byCecilia Rodriguez Gonzalez RubioPersonal detailsBorn 1952 05 27 27 May 1952 age 71 Bogota D C ColombiaSpouseMarcela Nieto HeguyIn this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Mayr and the second or maternal family name is Maldonado Contents 1 Goldman Prize 2 Ambassadorship 3 References 4 Selected worksGoldman Prize EditMayr was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993 3 for leading a struggle for protecting biodiversity in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta He lived two years with the Kogi and founded the Fundacion Pro Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in 1986 In 1994 the Colombian government returned 19 500 hectares of traditional lands to the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada 3 Ambassadorship EditOn 30 August 2011 President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon appointed Mayr Ambassador of Colombia to Germany during a ceremony at the Palace of Narino 4 Mayr presented his credentials to President Christian Wulff on 19 October 2011 at the Bellevue Palace 5 References Edit Curriculum Vitae PDF Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Retrieved 2011 08 22 Mark Coatney Frankenfood Gets Labels Sort Of Time Magazine January 2000 Retrieved on January 4 2008 a b Goldman Environmental Prize South amp Central America 1993 Juan Mayr Archived 2007 12 04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on January 4 2008 Se posesiono Juan Mayr como nuevo Embajador de Colombia en Alemania New Ambassador of Colombia to Germany Juan Mayr Was Sworn In in Spanish Bogota Colombia Press Office of the President SIG 2011 08 30 Retrieved 2012 04 14 Akkreditierung auslandischer Botschafter Accreditation of Foreign Ambassadors in German Berlin Germany Bundesprasidialamt 2011 10 19 Retrieved 2012 04 14 Selected works EditMayr Maldonado Juan September October 2008 The Law of The Mother Article Resurgence 250 ISSN 0034 5970 Retrieved 2010 09 29 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juan Mayr Maldonado This article about a Colombian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Mayr amp oldid 1115712687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
