Experience

NORDECO - Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology

• Denmark
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Ecologist

  • Aug 1990 - Present

  Senior Ecologist. Researcher and consultant. Tasks include: project missions, ecological backstopping and quality assurance, formulation of project proposals, project management, office administration, supervision, etc. NORDECO is a consultancy based on interdisciplinary cooperation between the natural and social sciences with particular expertise in the integration of local development and conservation within developing countries.

• Chief Technical Advisor

  • Dec 1999 - Nov 2001

  Based in Pakse for Danida. The Project took over from the GEF-funded Forest Management and Conservation Programme in the Xe Pian NPA. Preparation of the Danida Natural Resource Management Programme in Southern Lao PDR. Supervision of Forestry Staff in awareness-raising and operation of Biodiversity Monitoring Systems. Improvement of the capacity of the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Staff in awareness-raising and operation of Biodiversity Monitoring Systems.



Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF)

• Harapan Rainforest, Indonesia

• Consultant Ecologist

  • 2014 - 2016

  Three separate assignments over 3 years. Study on honey and rattan gatherers preparedness for entering business partnerships, monitoring of honey and rattan, and improving Community Resource Management Agreements (CRMAs). Study for strategic approaches to sustainable harvesting of Non Timber Forest Product's by local communities in Harapan Rainforest. NTFP and NTFP Market Value Chain Study in Hutan Harapan. For PT. REKI and BirdLife Denmark. Danida support to Harapan Rainforest. Three separate assignments over 3 years. Study on honey and rattan gatherers preparedness for entering business partnerships, monitoring of honey and rattan, and improving Community Resource Management Agreements (CRMAs). Study for strategic approaches to sustainable harvesting of Non Timber Forest Product's by local communities in Harapan Rainforest. NTFP and NTFP Market Value Chain Study in Hutan Harapan. For PT. REKI and BirdLife Denmark. Danida support to Harapan Rainforest.



CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research

• Indonesia
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Researcher

  • 2012 - 2014

  Development and evaluation of participatory carbon assessment and MRV approaches adapted to the ASEAN context as part of research related to the project ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change. Including three fieldwork periods in Kalimantan. For CIFOR funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC. Development and evaluation of participatory carbon assessment and MRV approaches adapted to the ASEAN context as part of research related to the project ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change. Including three fieldwork periods in Kalimantan. For CIFOR funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC.



Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

• Denmark
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher and Case Study Coordinator

  • 2007 - 2008

  Researcher and Case Study Coordinator - 2006-2009 - including 11 months for University of Copenhagen as fieldwork coordinator in Tanzania for the programme Monitoring Matters: Comparative analysis of innovative approaches (MOMA). A Danida funded research project comparing locally-based and conventional scientific methods for monitoring natural resources and resource use. Researcher and Case Study Coordinator - 2006-2009 - including 11 months for University of Copenhagen as fieldwork coordinator in Tanzania for the programme Monitoring Matters: Comparative analysis of innovative approaches (MOMA). A Danida funded research project comparing locally-based and conventional scientific methods for monitoring natural resources and resource use.



Indufor Ltd

• Finland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biodiversity Expert

  • 2005 - 2007

  Consultant Ecologist. The Sustainable Forestry and Rural Development Project (SUFORD). Based in Laos for 10 months. Adviser to Department of Forestry and the Science, Technology and Environment Agency on monitoring of biodiversity, including preparation of guidelines on HCVF assessment and monitoring in production forest areas. Contracted by Savcor Indufor. Funded by Finland and the World Bank. Consultant Ecologist. The Sustainable Forestry and Rural Development Project (SUFORD). Based in Laos for 10 months. Adviser to Department of Forestry and the Science, Technology and Environment Agency on monitoring of biodiversity, including preparation of guidelines on HCVF assessment and monitoring in production forest areas. Contracted by Savcor Indufor. Funded by Finland and the World Bank.



BirdLife International

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Officer and Programme Advisor

  • 1994 - 1997

  BirdLife International Maluku Programme. Support to the establishment and management of protected areas in Maluku Province. Base-line biological, socio-economic and institutional assessments. Extensive fieldwork and training of PHPA staff in Seram, Buru, Kai, Tanimbar and Halmahera (fundamental for the 2004 establishment of the 167,300 hectares Aketajawe-Lolobata NP, which is vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species). The position as Research Officer was funded by British Ornithologists’ Union. Show less

• Expeditions Officer

  • 1993 - 1994

  Conservation exploration programme of BirdLife International and Flora and Fauna International. Responsible for guiding and supervising 35 projects on natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The work included support to project proposals, implementation and reporting.