Constanze Schaaff

Constanze Schaaff is the director of the Natural Resources Management & Environment Department since 2023. She has been part of GFA and the NRME team since 2009 starting as Consultant in GFA’s Europe department and later as Portfolio Manager in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa region. Since May 2018 she has been the Team Leader for the KfW financed project in Albania Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Prespa, phase II supporting participatory protected area management and socio-economic development in the project area. Constanze holds a M.Sc. in geo-ecology and a postgraduate degree in international cooperation from the Centre for Advanced Training in Rural Development. In her career, she has gained vast experience in conservation, environmental governance and climate change adaptation as expert and team leader on projects for GFA`s core clients EU, GIZ and KfW.