in the state of Yucatán, working closely with the Mayan communities. She has taught and researched on natural sciences mostly on botany, ethnobotany and ecology. She has published a number of articles on sustainable development, namely on financing, public policies, environment and public participation as for example on the online magazine Impakter. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2008–2022 In 2008, Ban announced Bárcena's appointment as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); she replaced José Luis Machinea. Her term concluded on 31 March 2022. From 2014 until 2015, Bárcena served on the Secretary-General's Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, co-chaired by Enrico Giovannini and Robin Li. In 2016, she was appointed by Erik Solheim, the Chairman of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Assistance Committee, to serve on the High Level Panel on the Future of the Development Assistance Committee under the leadership of Mary Robinson. From 2016 until 2017, she co-chaired (alongside Janez Potočnik) the International Resource Panel at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Other activities Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2017) University of Oslo/The Lancet Independent Panel on Global Governance for Health, Member World Economic Forum (WEF), Co-Chair of the Global Future Council on the Future of Regional Governance World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Global Future Council on Geopolitics (2018-2019) Inter-American Dialogue, Member of the Board (since 2010) References 1952 births Living people Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Harvard Kennedy School alumni Members of the Inter-American Dialogue Mexican biologists Mexican officials of the United Nations Mexican women diplomats National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni People from Mexico City Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations