Patrizia is the EEB’s Deputy Secretary General.
She leads the EEB’s work on sustainable development and environmental justice and follows intergovernmental processes at regional and global level including the UN Environment Assembly and the OECD.

For UN Environment, she serves as an elected Regional Facilitator for stakeholder engagement.
She supervises the teams working on Regional and Global Policies, Environmental Law and Justice, Economic Transition, Circular Economy and Climate & Energy.
Patrizia is a Vice-President of Civil Society Europe (CSE) and represents the EEB on the board of European Movement International.
She has been working as an advocate for environmental justice, human rights and sustainable development for more than 20 years, mainly with CSOs in Europe and Asia. She was previously Executive Director of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, served as a parliamentary advisor to the Greens in Germany and worked in development cooperation and women’s rights in South Asia.
Patrizia holds an M.A. in Political Science and Comparative Literature and an LL.M in International Human Rights Law.