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Arnhem-Nijmegen Metropolitan Area, GE, NL

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Nijmegen, Gelderland Province, Netherlands

Oversee implementation of "Wilder Nature" strategy and impact monitoring across 10 landscapes; catalyse execution of land access, forest rewilding and dam removal strategies; Member of the Investment Committee for Rewilding Europe Capital (REC), ensuring rewilding impact is embedded in financial loans to nature-businesses; Oversee European Wildlife.

Lusaka

Oversee implementation of the Zambezi River Basin Freshwater Programme, focusing on establishing water resource protection areas; Setup field programmes such as the Upper Zambezi; Work alongside hydropower and other companies to implement environmental flows and water stewardship initiatives (e.g. AB inBev and Cahora Bassa Dam); Advocate for sustainable.

Zambia

Liuwa is managed under a public-private-partnership management contract, a model where responsibility for the park is delegated to the private entity. As Park Manager I was responsible for the supervision and mentoring of 90 staff, and a yearly budget of 1.2 million USD. Oversight responsibilities incuded financial control, budgeting, reporting, human.

Mozambique And Zambia

COMPLETED PROJECTS:1. Setup of The Nature Conservancy's Program in Zambia (Until Sept 2010)2. Review of Liuwa Plain National Park first 5 Years Implementation of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Management Agreement (African Parks Zambia & The Nature Conservancy)3. Conservation Scoping of Southern Kafue National Park, Zambia (The Nature Conservancy)4..

Mozambique

Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique - Implemented a pilot project on the issue of community land delimitation in the Park’s buffer zone. The goal was to improve community land ownership in the buffer zone, minimize potential land claims inside the park and increase communities’ participation in Park’s management; Represented Park near local government.

Grenada And St. Vincent & The Grenadines

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - Responsible for implementation of the Grenadines Parks in Peril Project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. This bi-national, $1 million, 5 year-project aims to propose a representative network of marine protected areas (MPAs), develop Conservation Action Plans for 2 MPAs and support both countries’ ability to.

US Virgin Islands

St. Croix, US Virgin islands - Served on a multidisciplinary team tasked with developing the Greater Caribbean Ecoregional Plan. Was focal point for Puerto Rico, which lead to the establishment of partnerships between TNC and government agencies and NGOs in the Commonwealth.

US Virgin Islands

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - Completed a Rapid Ecotourism Assessement of the U.S. Virgin Islands and implemented a sea turtle hatchling tour. This involved design of brochures, informational panels and signs for TNC’s Jack and Isaac Bays Preserve. Also acted as Field Assistance in the monitoring of sea turtle nesting beaches. This involved night patrols.

Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal - Ecotourism Development in Castro Verde’s Region - Designed and built bird observatory, and promoted guided tours in five Biological Reserves in southern Portugal. Project was funded by the European Union LEADER Programme.

United Kingdom

London, UK - Developed a franchise of European contacts in order to market CI’s ecotourism projects in Europe. The analysis involved accessing tour operators’ target market, countries of operation, product analysis and tour operators environmental commitment. It subsequently involved ranking them in terms of CI’s environmental criteria.

Guinea-Bissau

Ecotourism Development Strategy for the National Park of Cacheu’s River Mangroves (PNTC) in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. - Elaborated tourism zoning plan and proposed a development strategy for the Park. This involved characterizing tourism in the park’s region, evaluate scenarios for its development, and define an action plan for two years.

Masters Of Science, Conservation Biology

Kent, UK - Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). Master Thesis - "The Promotion of India’s Protected Areas by UK Tour.

Bachelor Of Sciences, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Paris, Frances - Thesis: “Theoretical Approach to Habitat Selection and Information Use in Migratory Birds.” Project undertaken within the.

Bachelor Of Sciences, Applied Biology To Natural Resources Management

Lisbon, Portugal - This is a 5 year long degree with one year entirely dedicated to research.