Sander Hunink Email & Phone Number

Eibergen, Ge, Nl

Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland

Adviseur natuurbescherming, met name met betrekking tot natuurbeschermingsrecht en andere vormen van natuurrechten (zoals rechten van de natuur) of -beleid in Nederland of volgens Europese richtlijnen of internationale verdragen en conventies. Ik ben van huis uit een ecoloog met een sterke affiniteit met de juridische kant van natuurbescherming. Binnen NatuurInclusief ben ik een vraagbaak voor collega's en ik houd hen op de hoogte van de laatste ontwikkelingen op het gebied van natuurbescherming. Mijn werk bestaat uit het geven van cursussen over natuurwetgeving, daarnaast werk ik aan complexe vraagstukken, contra-expertises, toetsingen en andere zaken die veelal een ecojuridische insteek hebben. Soms werk ik daarbij samen met externe deskundigen waaronder andere ecologen, advocaten of juristen om te komen tot een gedegen advies. Ook geef ik regelmatig lezingen of presentaties over uiteenlopende zaken die te maken hebben met natuurbescherming.

Borculo, Gelderland, Netherlands

Ecologist and Consultant on Dutch and European nature protection law at Natuurinclusief, where I am responsible for the knowledge of and experience with nature legislation, including the former Nature Conservation Act 1998, Flora and Fauna Act and Forest Act, the current Nature Protection Act and the future Environment Act. Originally an ecologist, I am increasingly concerned with nature conservation law and the rights of nature. I regularly give courses on nature legislation, including customised in-company courses. I also regularly write articles on nature conservation and publish overviews such as flowcharts for species protection and the list of protected species. I regularly work on complex assignments, including nature assessments, appropriate assessments (Natura 2000), expert advice, protocols and guides. I am a source of information for colleagues and am also responsible for the final check of reports relating to nature legislation.

Utrecht, The Netherlands

As a member of the quality assurance committee of the Dutch National Database Flora and Fauna (NDFF), I am responsible for the knowledge and input in the field of nature protection law and its practical implementation. I use this knowledge to test, where necessary and relevant, the usability and applicability of nature data for legal procedures.

As a member of the editorial board, I assess and comment on incoming articles on mainly ecological and partly legal content, based on my knowledge and experience with the implementation practice of nature protection legislation. In addition, I keep a close eye on developments in European and Dutch nature conservation law and ask potential authors for a contribution to the journal. From time to time, I also author articles myself in order to inform subscribers of the latest developments in nature conservation law.

Secretary of the workgroup on Nature Protection Act of the Green Bureaus Network (NGB). As a member of the working group, I keep track of new developments in case law, policy and legislation and share this knowledge with the members of the NGB by means of documents on the members' page and by sending news flashes to members. As secretary, I maintain contact between the other members of the study group and the NGB board and coordinate joint assignments from the board.

Maarheeze, The Netherlands

Ecologist and Consultant on Nature protection law at Ecologica, where I was responsible for the knowledge of and experience with nature legislation. I regularly gave courses on nature legislation in cooperation with Buro Bakker, including customised in-company courses. In addition, I regularly wrote articles on nature conservation and published overviews such as flowcharts for species protection and the list of protected species. I also worked primarily on complex assignments relating to nature legislation, including expert advice, protocols and guides. I was a source of information for colleagues and was also responsible for the final check of quotations and reports relating to nature legislation.

Rosmalen, The Netherlands

At Croonen Consultants I was responsible as an ecologist for the ecological assessment of urban development plans according to nature legislation. To this end, I carried out quickscans and further research and advised clients in various matters. Examples are:- a mitigation plan for the crested newt in Schijndel - a nature assessment and mitigation plan for the little owl, the nathusius' pipistrelle bat and the bitterling for a housing project in Kesteren - the successful application for an exemption for 44 protected species for the Buitenring Parkstad Limburg project.

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

For 6,5 years, I worked as a Flora and Fauna Act consultant, assessing exemption requests on ecological content. I also advised the Dienst Regelingen on ecological conditions for granting exemptions. I also coordinated and assessed Effect-Oriented Measures requests, drafted development plans and prepared landscape ecological system analyses (LESA). I also worked as an ecologist on the draft management plan for the Natura 2000 area Geuldal. Furthermore, I worked in a partnership on the regional processes leading to the creation of three other draft management plans for Natura 2000 areas in Limburg (Bemelerberg and Schiepersberg, Sarsven & De Banen and Weerter- en Budelerbergen & Ringselven). From February 2010 to April 2011, I was also seconded to the Province of Limburg as project engineer green, to work as an ecologist on the nature compensation for the Buitenring Parkstad Limburg.

Wageningen, The Netherlands

Scientific Teaching Assistant at the Department of Plant Sociology and Nature Management, working on an international scientific article about the evaluation of meadow bird management and policy in the Netherlands. The results of the evaluation showed that many meadow bird areas are not protected by planning and that a lot of subsidy money (43%!) is spent in areas that are unsuitable for meadow birds. In my spare time, I continued to work on this and published an article together with Dick Melman, Alex Schotman and Geert de Snoo in Levende Natuur (theme issue Meadowbirds) and Journal for Nature Conservation.

Maashorst, The Netherlands

Internship at Staatsbosbeheer (Dutch government organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves), under supervision of Klaas van der Laan, advocate. For Staatsbosbeheer, I made an evaluation of 25 years of nature development and management by comparing the results of vegetation mapping with those of breeding birds and the management carried out. This showed that the nature area has changed noticeably from a cultural landscape with a monotonous structure to a more natural landscape with higher biodiversity and more variation in structure. I also made a chronology of the developments in the nature policy of the various landowners, who together made a vision for one joint nature area, the Maashorst.

Nijmegen Area, Netherlands

Research into the determining water quality and chemical composition of breeding waters of the garlic toad and waters in the direct vicinity of these. Research resulted in a surprising result that the common spadefoot toad (which is very rare in the Netherlands) to be less critical towards acidity than previously assumed. Successful reproduction was observed at an acidity of 5.2 pH (Hatertse en Overasseltse vennen). Mortality of eggs of the common spadefoot toad does not only depend on acidity, but also on the presence or absence of toxic heavy metals such as aluminium and cadmium, which become more available with acidification. It is further recommended to include the degree of buffering in research in addition to acidity, as this determines whether a water is sensitive to (further) acidification and possibilities for recovery.