Rosmarie Metz, Landscape Ecologist by training, is working since 19 years with GIZ, including 14 years as technical advisor and project leader abroad in partner countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Vietnam, Serbia and Bosnia & Hercegovina. During her professional life she is and was working in the fields of fight against desertification, climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and protected area management, sustainable use of natural resources, social and ecological standards and certification, rural development and agriculture. Currently she is among others working as partnership coordinator for the global knowledge partnership “PANORAMA-Solutions for a healthy planet” which GIZ is supporting together with IUCN, Rare, UN Environment, GRID-Arendal and IFOAM.