
Karolina D'Cunha
Deputy Head of Unit
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Karolina D'Cunha works for the European Commission's Directorate General Environment as Deputy Head of Unit 'From Waste to Resources'. She has over eleven years' experience on the development, adoption, and implementation of the European waste management policies and laws. Previously to her current position, she was responsible for natural capital & ecosystem health where she coordinated the drafting and adoption of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its subsequent implementation and was part of the team negotiating a new Law on nature restoration. Karolina had also worked on Circular Economy and various aspects of sustainable production and consumption, including the elaboration of the Commission's Circular Economy Action Plan, the Plastics Strategy, and a new Directive restricting the use of certain single-use plastic items.