Gove gives Adebowale-Schwarte second term on Environment Agency board

Environment secretary, Michael Gove, has reappointed Maria Adebowale-Schwarte for a second term on the board of the Environment Agency to run for three years to 30 June 2022.

Adebowale-Schwarte (pictured) is an urban place and cities strategist, focusing on the

environment, local economic and social prosperity, green spaces, cross-sector collaboration and community participation. She is currently the director of think tank and consultancy, Living Space Project and is an advisor to charitable foundations and grant-makers.