Theresa Mundita Lim

Director, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau

Theresa Mundita S. Lim is the Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Biodiversity Management Bureau. Under her watch, the bureau has improved conservation programs, including management and sustainable financing of protected areas and key biodiversity areas nationwide.

Her expertise and work experience in championing wildlife protection and biodiversity conservation in the Philippines has made her a very able country representative in various international fora.

She has been appointed to the advisory body of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and now heads the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), an intergovernmental body that gives scientific advice to the CBD’s Conference of Parties or COP.

Director Lim is a graduate of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, holding a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.