Who governs the Millennium Assessment?
A Board has been established representing key “users” of the findings of the Assessment. The Board includes representatives of the CBD, CCD, and Ramsar; national ministries; UN Agencies; civil society; and the private sector. Those Board members representing institutions (including the Conventions) were selected by those institutions. In addition, 10 “at large” members were selected by the exploratory Steering Committee and an additional 10 members were chosen by the Board at its first meeting. Other members have since been selected by the Board to ensure an appropriate geographical and sectoral distribution. The Board Co-Chairs, representatives of the CBD, CCD, Ramsar, UNEP, GEF, and the United Nations Foundation, the Assessment Panel Co-Chairs, and several of the “at large” members form the “Executive Committee” of the Board. The Board Co-Chairs, Assessment Panel Co-chairs, Executive Director, as well as the institutions housing the distributed secretariat, have been or will be chose
