On 6 October, Gabonese environment minister Lee White spoke directly after Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo at the Paris initiative for the Conservation of central African forests organised by the municipal authorities. A week before, he was in the background as the Prince of Wales and the Gabonese president Ali Bongo strolled together in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, near London. Although he kept a low profile during the meeting, the Gabonese environment minister, who has been close to the prince for
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Eco-diplomat Lee White marshals his green warriors on eve of COP26
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Having progressed in the space of a decade from head of national parks to architect of the green diplomatic strategy that Gabon is trying to promote throughout the world, Gabonese environment minister Lee White is running his campaign with a handful of key collaborators. Outside Gabon, he is also in touch with a network of wealthy individuals committed to the environmental cause and scientists specialising in biological and climate issues.
