Selected List of Projects
Biodiversity Conservation
- Focal Point in the Netherlands for IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas
- Consultant for the project “Green Infrastructure Implementation and Efficiency” (European Commission)
- Expert advisers to Flevoland Provincial Council, the Netherlands, on the preparation of an INTERREG IVC proposal to develop a European Green Infrastructure Implementation Network
- Global Thematic Group Leader on Connectivity for IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management (2009–2011)
- Review of ecological network legislation in European countries (The Wildlife Trusts, United Kingdom)
- Preparation of case studies illustrating the socio-economic benefits of ecological networks (Convention on Biological Diversity)
- Assessing the lessons learned from experience with ecological networks in European countries (The Wildlife Trusts, United Kingdom)
- Expert advisers on the preparation of the workshop “Towards a Green Infrastructure for Europe”, European Commission workshop, 2009
- Feasibility study on a knowledge network for ecological networks (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands)
- Joint organiser of the workshop “Climate-Proofing Biodiversity Inside and Outside Protected Areas Through Connectivity Conservation Initiatives”, IUCN World Conservation Congress, 2008
- Member of the Technical Advisory Group supervising the preparation of the IUCN WCPA/SSC Best Practice Guidelines Document on Conservation Planning (IUCN The World Conservation Union)
- Chairmanship of the Countdown 2010 Advisory Council, the Netherlands (IUCN NL)
- Preparation of the review on Pan-European progress towards achieving the 2010 biodiversity target for the Sixth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, Belgrade, 2007 (IUCN Regional Office for Europe)
- Review of mechanisms for the planning, establishment and nanagement of biodiversity corridors and connectivity measures in Vietnam (IUCN Asia Regional Office/Government of Vietnam)
- Global review of experience with ecological networks, corridors and buffer zones (Convention on Biological Diversity)
- Preparation of a database on all ecological networks in Central and Eastern Europe (with IUCN) (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands)
- Assessment of practical experience with ecological networks (Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands)
- Initiator (with IUCN Regional Office for Europe) of the Countdown 2010 initiative
- Assessment of the conservation value of wildlife corridors (IUCN – The World Conservation Union/US Fish and Wildlife Service/Global Environment Facility)
- Construction of a website presenting systematic information on all ecological networks under development in Central and Eastern Europe (IUCN Programme Office for Central Europe/Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Netherlands)
- Evaluation of Garoua Wildlife School, Cameroon – training centre for protected area and wildlife managers of Francophone Africa (Directorate General for International Cooperation, Netherlands)
- Expert advisers on the preparation of an integrated management plan for the Caiyanghe Nature Reserve, China (Netherlands Embassy, China)
- Backstopping mission on awareness-raising for forest restoration and conservation in the Noun Department, Cameroon (FORM Ecology, Netherlands)
- Formulation of the project document for the Okavango Delta Management Plan, Botswana (IUCN – the World Conservation Union)
- Preparation of the Reconnaissance Report and the Vision Statement for the Carpathians Ecoregion Initiative (WWF)
- Backstopping on the wetland conservation and development partnership project in the Kafue Flats, Zambia (WWF)
- Evaluation of the Rufiji wetlands conservation and management project, Tanzania (Directorate General for International Cooperation, Netherlands)
- Leadership of the Hustai National Park management project with major components on Przewalski horse reintroduction, ecosystem management, capacity-building, buffer-zone development and public awareness, Mongolia (Przewalski Horses Reserves Foundation, Netherlands)
- Preparation of a global review on the development and application of ecological network proposals, plans and programmes (Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries/Directorate General for International Cooperation/AIDEnvironment, Netherlands)
- Expert advisers for the project to develop an integrated information package on biodiversity conservation, INFO2000 (European Commission/Union of International Associations)
International Environmental Policy
- Expert advisers for the online database on the implementation of EU environmental policy in the Netherlands: http://www.eu-milieubeleid.nl/
- International coordinator of the EU project to support the implementation of Natura 2000 in the Czech Republic (Phare)
- Team leadership of the project to support the implementation of Natura 2000 in the Czech Republic (Senter International/DHV, Netherlands)
- Assessment of environmental policy priorities in Europe and EU research programming (Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, Netherlands)
- Chairmanship of the European Transport Dialogue for the COOL Project – Climate Options for the Long Term (National Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change/Wageningen University, Netherlands)
- Assessment of institutional innovations in relation to climate control (National Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change/Wageningen University, Netherlands)
- Review of international nature conservation instruments for the Natuurbalans 1999 (National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection/Alterra, Netherlands)
- Assessment of Dutch international environmental policy -(Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment/AIDEnvironment, Netherlands)
- Analysis of international nature conservation instruments in relation to the Pan-European Ecological Network (Council of Europe/ Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries/Directorate General for International Cooperation, Netherlands)
- Assessment of differentiation in EU environmental policy (VROM Council, Netherlands)
Natural Resource Management
- Drafting the chapters on Fauna, Protected Areas and Community-Related Issues for the FAO Regional Code on Sustainable Management of the African High Forest (FORM Ecology, Netherlands)
- Chairmanship of the Steering Committee for the project “Assessment of International Information on Multi-Functional Land Use” (Habiforum/RMNO/Innovation Network Rural Areas and Agricultural Systems, Netherlands)
- Review of the environmental impact assessment studies on the Colombo Katunayake expressway and related offshore sand mining, Sri Lanka (EIA Commission, Netherlands)
- Three inspection missions to certify forest concessions on sustainable forest management, Gabon (Det Norske Veritas, France)
- Formulation mission for a project on community-based management of the Taiga forest, Mongolia (UNDP)
- Preparation of the Frame of Reference for the work of Habiforum’s Nature and Environment Standing Committee (Habiforum, Netherlands)