FIRES organized a spectacular exhibition as part of the 30th FEZANA Annual General Meeting in Houston. To kick off the exhibition, FIRES invited Aban Marker-Kabraji as the Keynote speaker.
Below is a video recording of the talk
Aban Marker Kabraji
Aban Marker Kabraji, is a biologist and scientist and is the co-Chairperson of Return to Roots. Her early years were spent in Quetta, Pakistan and is currently residing in Bangkok, Thailand. As Asia Regional Director of IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Ms. Kabraji provides strategic leadership for IUCN’s work in the 23 countries of the Asia region. With over 30 years of experience in conservation, Ms Kabraji has dedicated at least 20 years of her professional career to IUCN.
Ms. Kabraji has been honored with several distinguished awards. She received the Order of the Golden Ark by the Grand Master of the Order, His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, and is also a Yale University McCluskey Fellow. She has authored and co-authored a number of publications on conservation strategies, the environment and security and conflict prevention. She maintains a special interest in gender, social equity and security. She is married, has three children and loves dogs.