01/06/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 1 June, Finland’s Ylä Mononen took up her post as Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) for a five-year term, succeeding Hans Bruyninckx, whose second term at the helm of the EEA ended in May. “In Europe as well as globally, decisive action is needed to limit and to adapt to climate change, halt biodiversity loss and stop pollution”, she declared, committed to taking the Agency’s work forward because “policymakers have the knowledge and data required to make the right decisions”. Ms Mononen holds a master’s degree in environmental science and was Director General of the Ministry of the Environment of Finland. She previously held a senior position at the European Chemicals Agency, after working at the European Commission (DG Environment). (AN)