Melina Gersberg
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Portugais Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Level 3 of scuba diving
FFESSM (fédération française d'études et de sports sous-marins)
Experience
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hummingbirds
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Sweden
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Impact officer
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Max Planck Institute of animal behavior
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Germany
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Camp and Research Administrator - Luikotale Bonobo Project
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Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Luikotale is situated on the western border of Salonga National Park. Established in 2002, this research site is mainly focused on the study of bonobo behavior. Activities as camp and research administrator in the LuiKotale Bonobo Project at the Campsite LuiKotale (DRC) : 1) Camp management including administration, local workers schedules and rotations, financial accounting, logistics, maintenance of infrastructure and internal communication 2) Supervision of field research including coordination of working schedules of research teams, management of long-term data, and organization of collecting, storing and transporting biological samples 3) Anti-poaching patrol reinforcement 3) Collaboration and communication with the villages nearby and the inhabitants Show less
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Business and Biodiversity Project officer
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Jan 2019 - Sep 2021
Strategic and technical support on biodiversity issues Portfolio : EDF, ENGIE and its branch STORENGY, VEOLIA, L'OCCITANE. "Business & Biodiversity" working group coordination. To know more : https://panorama.solutions/fr/solution/strengthening-business-involvement-biodiversity-through-working-group-built-trust-and Contribution to government and/or NGO-led working groups on business & biodiversity national strategies and other related topics (Entreprises Engagées pour la Nature, act4nature international) Contribution to the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, September 2021 : events organization, presentation and moderation. Show less
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Environmental project manager
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Apr 2016 - Dec 2018
Manager of a real estate program (14,5 M€ budget) Environmental regulatory studies monitoring Monitoring of mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets implementation Certifications facilitation : ISO 14 001, HQE Aménagement Multistakeholder dialogue Manager of a real estate program (14,5 M€ budget) Environmental regulatory studies monitoring Monitoring of mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets implementation Certifications facilitation : ISO 14 001, HQE Aménagement Multistakeholder dialogue
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Sylvatrop Consulting
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Guinea
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Conservation consultancy
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Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
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World Wildlife Fund
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Conservation consultancy
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Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
Study of clearing affected by the proposed Chollet hydrodam and related simulation of application of IFC PS6. Main duties include: - Development and setting of a protocol of great mammals' monitoring on clearing in the Republic of the Congo. Data collection and analysis based on camera-traps methods. - Technical and communication reports. - Investigation on the appliance of the IFC performance standard (PS6) in the context of the dam project's impacts. - Logistics: plannings' elaboration, food and equipment preparation - Team management on the field (up to 6 persons) Show less
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Biotope
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Japan
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Systematic review of biodiversity offset mechanisms in the Congo Basin - internship
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Mar 2014 - Aug 2014
Included in the CoForSet project (Biodiversity Scenarios and Mechanisms in the Congo Basin Forests), coordinated by the CIRAD, in partnership with the IRET Gabon, the WWF and the IUCN. - Literature review on biodiversity offsets, on contextual components of Cameroun, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Applicability of biodiversity offsets mechanisms´ analysis in these countries. - Publications: Quétier F. & Gersberg M. (2014) : La compensation écologique au Congo – étude prospective sur l’applicabilité des mécanismes de compensation écologique (biodiversity offsets) en République du Congo. IUCN, programme PACO, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 35 p. ; Quétier F., Pauwel De Wachter P., Gersberg M., Dessard H., Nzene Halleson D. & Ndong Ndoutoume E. (2015) : La compensation "volontaire" : Les normes de performance des institutions financières et leur application aux forêts d’Afrique centrale. In Levrel H., Frascaria-Lacoste N., Hay J., Martin G., Pioch S (Eds.) : Restaurer la nature pour atténuer les impacts du développement : analyse des mesures compensatoires pour la biodiversité, Collection Repères, Edition Quae, Paris, France, in press - Field work: interviews of various actors involved in conservation and development in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. Show less
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CNRS
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France
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship at the CEFE (center of functional and evolutionary ecology)
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
BIOPROFOR project on the impact of global changes on the biodiversity and the productivity of Alpes' forests. - Communication: Deffossez E., Baudry J., Gersberg M. & Morin X, Effect of abiotic environment and community composition on forests ecosystem functioning : a field-based approach [Poster] - Field work: data collection. For each tree of a plot (center radius: 10m): position, height and diameter, crown height, core sample, wood resistance. About 15 plots collected. - Laboratory work: wood dry matter content and wood density for each core. Show less
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UNESCO
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France
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Internship at the Man and Biosphere Program
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Sep 2012 - Jan 2013
Analysis of Biosphere Reserves (~100) to fulfill a data base in order to have an overview of the real functioning of the Biosphere Reserves throughout the world Analysis of Biosphere Reserves (~100) to fulfill a data base in order to have an overview of the real functioning of the Biosphere Reserves throughout the world
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Camp Outlook
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Canada
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff member: leader of canoe trips
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Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
Voluntary work to manage groups of deserving youths in nine days trips of canoe-camping at Algonquin Provincial Park (Canada) : - Logistics : training and trips’ preparation, including route determination, food and equipment preparation (equivalent of 500 hours) - Team management and relational : I led three trips. To each trip, I accomplished 200 hours of non-supervised responsibility of deserving youth in the wild. - Fundraising Voluntary work to manage groups of deserving youths in nine days trips of canoe-camping at Algonquin Provincial Park (Canada) : - Logistics : training and trips’ preparation, including route determination, food and equipment preparation (equivalent of 500 hours) - Team management and relational : I led three trips. To each trip, I accomplished 200 hours of non-supervised responsibility of deserving youth in the wild. - Fundraising
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Education
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Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) & SciencesPo Paris
Dual master's degree, Environmental science and policy -
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) & SciencesPo Paris
Master's degree in science and politics of the environment -
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) & SciencesPo Paris
Bachelor's degree in life sciences and social sciences