Ranga Yogeshwar
Science Journalist
Science Journalist
Physicist Ranga Yogeshwar is one of Germany’s best-known science journalists.
He began his TV career at WDR Cologne and has worked as a freelance science journalist since 2008.
As a writer and lecturer, he deals in-depth with the topics of innovation, education and sustainability.
A best-selling author based in Cologne, Yogeshwar has received more than 60 awards, two honorary doctorates and an honorary professorship for his work.
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
Director of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Chief Communications, Brand and Sustainability Officer and Member of AXA’s Management Committee
Oceanic Volcanism – Research Division “Dynamics of the Ocean Floor”, GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), United Kingdom
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, South Shore – St. Margarets, Canada
Deputy Director for Climate and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Former MEP, Chair National Committee for the UN Decade Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Chancellor of Germany
Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO