The IUCN community is deeply saddened by the loss of its colleague and friend Dr Susan Mainka. Sue passed away on Sunday 12 February after a five-month battle with cancer. She made a huge contribution to IUCN, to the Species Programme and to maintaining the scientific rigour of our work. The Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit was awarded to Sue by the IUCN Species Survival Commission on the 4th day of February 2012, in recognition of her pioneering work on the conservation of the Giant Panda, her leadership of the IUCN Species Programme, and her encouragement of conservationists worldwide, especially in Asia.
Sue, who
had a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, joined IUCN in 1997 as Deputy
Coordinator of the Species Programme of which she became Coordinator in 2001.
In 2004, she transferred to the Global Programme Team as one of three Senior
Programme Coordinators. In 2009, Sue was promoted to the position of Head –
Science and Knowledge Management.
Sue's
knowledge and expertise and her dry sense of humour will be missed by many.
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