Alexander Bonde is Secretary General of the German Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU) and its subsidiaries DBU Naturerbe GmbH and DBU Center for Environmental Communication. As a former Minister for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection in Baden-Württemberg, Bonde brings with him many years of experience in the management and strategy development of large organizations and state authorities as well as extensive knowledge of nature and environmental protection. From 2002 to 2011 he was a member of the German Bundestag..