The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dr. Melissa Lewis as the Agreementâs new Species Officer. Well-known to many within the AEWA network, Melissa will be responsible for overseeing and guiding AEWAâs framework for species action and management planning.  A national of South Africa, Melissaâs educational and professional background lies predominantly in nature conservation law. She holds both a Bachelor, and Master of Law degree from Rhodes University (South Africa), a Masterâs in environmental law from Lewis & Clark Law School (USA), and a PhD in this field from Tilburg University (the Netherlands). Â