Francis Meri Sabino Ogwal is a Senior Manager at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in Uganda, with over 26 years of experience in biodiversity and environmental management. He serves as Ugandas National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including for Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS). Internationally, he has held key leadership roles, including Vice-President of the CBD COP Bureau, the first Chair of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, and Co-Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. He has been instrumental in shaping Ugandas ABS framework and advancing global negotiations on genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and equitable benefit-sharing. In 2019, he received a Presidential Award for his outstanding contribution to biodiversity conservation.
