Ludwig Liagre is a Development Cooperation professional, senior advisor in sustainable finance for the implementation of the Rio conventions on Biodiversity (CBD), Land (UNCCD) and Climate (UNFCCC). Ludwig founded the consulting firm Rio Impact in 2019. Between 2009 and 2014 he operated as forest policy and finance advisor for the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Middle East North Africa and Latin America, implementing impactful projects at the interface of the three Rio conventions. From 2014 to 2017 he advised public and private organizations as international consultant. Ludwig worked with development cooperation agencies such as GIZ, UNDP and FAO. More recently he operated as Climate Change Specialist at the European Investment Bank (EIB) and as Programme Officer at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), where he supervised work on Land Degradation Neutrality Transformative Projects and Programmes. He holds MScs in Agricultural Sciences & Environmental Economics from AgroParisTech, France, a MBA from Le Collège des Ingénieurs, France-Germany, and a PhD on National Forest and Biodiversity Funds from the University of Padova, Italy.