Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente
   Secretaría del Ozono

Gilbert M. Bankobeza is Senior Legal Officer. He has served in that capacity since September 1991 when he joined the Ozone Secretariat. Prior to that he served as a diplomat and legal adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania and a Solicitor in Macdonald and Freund – Barristers, Solicitors and Notaries Public, Edmonton, Canada. He  holds a Doctorate degree in international environmental law from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, a Masters degree in international law from the University of Alberta, Canada and a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He has published a number of commentaries on international environmental law and a book on the international legal regime of ozone protection.