Kim Gruetzmacher

Berlin/Bonn

Dr. Kim Gruetzmacher is Head of the Division for International Nature Conservation at the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), where her work focuses on multilateral biodiversity and conservation policy and governance. A wildlife and conservation veterinarian and biomedical scientist by training, she has over 20 years of international experience at the interface of biodiversity conservation, wildlife and human health, and sustainable development. Her work spans research, conservation medicine and practice, international cooperation and policy, with a focus on One Health and the health consequences of human-driven global environmental change. Her interests centre on integrated approaches that recognize the value of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems and the need to foster healthy and sustainable relationships between people and the rest of the living world.