Marina Ruete

IGF

Senior Law Advisor

Description

Marina Ruete is a Senior Law Advisor with the IGF. She leads the Secretariat’s work on artisanal and small-scale mining as well as the Mining Policy Framework assessments and implementation. She also contributes to mining law and code reviews, organizes and facilitates regional events and workshops, and has supported the IGF's outreach work efforts with members and partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. Marina’s career began as a lawyer in the private sector before joining IDB Invest. She has over a decade of experience working with governments through the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank, the Organization of American States, and the Alliance for Responsible Mining on a variety of issues including mining, sustainable procurement, and infrastructure. Marina holds a Master of Laws from the National University of Singapore as well as a master in international relations and negotiations. Marina speaks Spanish, English, and French and is proficient in Portuguese.