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Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program All Participant List 2001-2010 University of California, Berkeley

Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline Specialty

Africa, East

Ethiopia 2008 Dr. Zelealem Tefera Ashenafi

Afroalpine Ecosystem Conservation Project-FZS

Project Leader/ Country Representative

Biology Conservation Biology

Africa, East

Ethiopia 2007 Mr. Sahlu Haile The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Senior Program Advisor Public Health Family Planning, Reproductive Health

Africa, East

Ethiopia 2005 Mr. Wondimu Tekle Sigo

South Irrigation Development Authority (SIDA)

General Manager Engineering Hydraulic Engineering, Dams & Hydropower

Africa, East

Kenya 2004 Mr. Patrick Balla Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA)

Senior Energy Project Coordinator

Environmental Science Energy Planning

Africa, East

Kenya 2003 Dr. Patrick Karani Bureau of Environmental Analysis, International

Chief Executive Development Economist

International Development & Local Community

Africa, East

Kenya 2004 Ms. Peris Kariuki National Museums of Kenya Research Scientist Environmental Science Ethnobotany

Africa, East

Kenya 2007 Dr. Joseph Mungai Keriko

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Institute for Energy & Environmental Technology

Director Natural Products & Marine Chemist

Environmental Natural Products & Marine Resource Management

Africa, East

Kenya 2006 Mr. Staline Kibet National Museums of Kenya SEPASAL Project Coordinator Botany Ethnobotany and Plant Ecology

Africa, East

Kenya (in Tanzania)

2010 Edward Wafula Kimakwa

WWF Coastal East Africa Programme

Fisheries Programme Officer Conservation Science Environment, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change

Africa, East

Kenya 2008 Mrs. Violet Kirigua KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute)

Program Officer Agri-business Horticulture

Africa, East

Kenya 2002 Mr. Philip Kisoyan Lake Baringo Community Based Land and Water Project

Extension Specialist Environment Land Degradation

All Participants 2001-2010

Africa, East

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAfrica, East

Kenya (in Finland)

2001 Mr. Peter Kuria SHALIN Finland Director and Founder Tropical Ecology Zoology, Project Management, Capacity Building

Africa, East

Kenya 2004 Dr. Philomena Muiruri Kenyatta University, Geography Dept.

Lecturer Geography Urban & Regional Development

Africa, East

Kenya 2005 Ms Chihenyo Mvoyi IUCN - Eastern Africa Regional Office

Programme Officer Zoology Natural Resources Management

Africa, East

Kenya 2007 Mr. Eric Tetea Nahama Ministry of Environment & Natural Resources: Forest Dept.

Head of Partnership& Agreements Section, Head Office

Forestry Forest Management

Africa, East

Kenya (in South Africa)

2003 Ms Muthoni Ngotho Green Network, South Africa Research and Development Officer

Development Environmental Mgmt., Capacity Building

Africa, East

Kenya 2009 Mary Njenga World Agroforestry Center, University of Nairobi

Research and PhD Fellow Natural Resource Management

Urban agriculture and environment

Africa, East

Kenya 2001 Dr. Daniel O. Nyamai Trees on Farms Network TOFNET World Agroforestry Institute (ICRAF), Nairobi

Regional Coordinator for East & Central Africa

Agroforestry Research

Africa, East

Kenya 2008 Mr. Robert Wandera Odonya

Uvumbuzi Youth Organization Coordinator Environmental Management

Environmental Education

Africa, East

Kenya 2001 Mr. Simon Thuo Global Water Partnership, (GWP) Eastern Africa, c/o Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat

Regional Coordinator Civil Engineering Urban Sanitation & Water, Development

Africa, East

Kenya 2005 Mr. Stephen Wanyoike Wamiti

National Museums of Kenya, Dept. of Zoology (Entomolgy Section)

Assistant Research Scientist Natural Resources Management

Wildlife Management & Ecology (Ornithology, Entomology)

Africa, East

Rwanda 2009 Serge Nsengimana Association for the Conservation of Nature in Rwanda (ACNR)

Executive Director Environmental Management

Natural Resources Conservation & Environmental Protection

Africa, East

Rwanda 2003 Mr. James Rubakisibo Rwandese Health Environment Project Initiative

Vice Chair/Volunteer Coordinator

General Agriculture Environmental Services/ Food security

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAfrica, East

Sudan 2007 Dr. Mahasin Ahmad Elabass

Department of Environmental Security and Peace, UN University for Peace, Costa Rica

Masters Student Botany Ecology - Non-timber Forest Products

Africa, East

Tanzania 2006 Baraka Juma Kalangahe

ReCoMapTanzania National ICZM OfficerRegional Coastal Mgmt. Program of Indian Ocean Countries

Marine Biology Coastal Management

Africa, East

Tanzania 2006 Mr. Aristides Kashula Jane Goodall Institute Forestry Community Forestry, Conservation & Planning

Africa, East

Uganda 2006 Ms Lynda Biribonwa National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Senior Environment Inspector Environment & Development

Environmental Management

Africa, East

Uganda 2004 Mr. Aventino Kasangaki

Mbarara University of Science and Technology,

Lecturer , Biology Department Zoology Wildlife Management & Conservation

Africa, East

Uganda 2003 Ms Irene Makumbi Uganda Wildlife Society Senior Research Fellow Law Environmental Law

Africa, East

Uganda 2010 Christopher Masaba Uganda Wildlife Authority Community Conservation and Education Warden

Sociology Wildlife Management

Africa, East

Uganda 2001 Mr. Emmanuel Mukanga

EmSam Systems (U) Ltd CEO/CommunicationsConsultant ICT/Mass Communication

Energy saving ICT, Communications, PR, Environmental education consultancy

Africa, East

Uganda 2007 Ms Rose Nankya Environment Conservation Trust of Uganda

Program Officer - Grants Management

Natural Resource Management

Forestry & Environmental Management

Africa, East

Uganda 2009 George Owoyesigire Ministry of Tourism, Trade & Industry

Senior Wildlife Officer, Wildlife Conservation Dept.

Environment Management

Wildlife Management

Africa, North and Middle East

Egypt 2003 Mr. Ahmed Hassan Ecotourism Planning, Development & Promotion LIFE Red Sea Project

Task Manager Environment Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Tourism


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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAfrica, North and Middle East

Egypt (in Denmark)

2002 Mr. Sami M. Kamel UNEP Collaborating Center on Energy and Environment, Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark

Senior Energy Economist Economist Renewable Energy/ Rural Electrification


Egypt 2003 Mr. Karim Sharif Shalaby

Water Boards Project Farmer Organizations Specialist Rural Development Water Management


Qatar 2005 Mr. Khalid Ahmed Al-Ansari

Qatar Petroleum Head of Environmental Planning Civil Engineering, Commercial Law

Environmental Planning & Law, Hazardous Waste


Israel 2009 Ms. Shira Kronich Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Eco-Paths Event Manager & Arava Junior Consultant

Engineering Wastewater Treatment


Jordan 2010 Lana Naber DAI- IDARA Project Jordan Senior Water Engineer Civil Engineering Water Resources Management


Jordan 2009 Ms. Lara Shahin Development Alternatives Inc. Policy and Planning Specialist Environmental Sciences

Water Resource Management


Palestine 2009 Ms. Lina Isma’il Ministry of Health Environmental Health Inspector Environmental Health Monitoring & Quality Control

Africa, So. & Central

Cape Verde Islands

2007 Mrs. Maria Teresa Antunes Vera-Cruz

Ministry of Environment & Agriculture

Biodiversity Project Manager Range Science, Biology

Range Management


Madagascar 2010 Lantoniaina Andriamampianina

Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar

Conservation Initiatives Coordinator

Conservation Biology Wildlife ecology & Management


Madagascar 2010 Jean Jacques Jaozandry

Wildlife Conservation Society Madagascar

WCS MaMaBay Coordinator Geography Human Geography


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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAfrica, So. & Central

Madagascar 2007 Mr. Jeanneney Rabearivony

WWF Andapa PHCF Project Manager Ecology, Zoology Conservation Biology, Ecology, Wildlife Management


Madagascar 2005 Dr. Hajanirina F.Rakotomanana

University of Antananarivo, Faculty of Sciences/Dept of Animal Biology

Professor Zoology Ornithology


Madagascar 2008 George Rakotondrabe WCS Congo Brazzaville Team leader MARP exercices for elaboration of PAGS

Monitoring & Evaluating Specialist

GIS, Data Management, Bio-Econ Modeling


Madagascar 2009 Balsama Rajemison Madagascar Biodiversity Center Director Zoology Entomology


Madagascar 2006 Mrs. Zoelimalala (Zoely) Ramanase

Free lance consultant Consultant in Sustainable Developement


Land Resources Management, Environmental Communication


Madagascar 2002 Mrs. Olga Ramaromanana

UNICEF Social Policy and Evaluation Specialist

Engineering Agricultural Sciences, Rural Devel., Community–based Natural Resource Mgmt. , Env Impact Assessment


Madagascar 2004 Dr. Joelisoa Ratsirarson

University of Antananarivo, School for Agricultural Science

Asst. Dean Forestry - Ecology Conservation Biology, CBNRM


Madagascar 2006 Mr. Jean-Solo Ratsisompatrarivo

DAI Regional Director for RESPOND program

Natural Resources Management

Organizational Development, Knowledge Management


Madagascar 2007 Mrs. Tiana Razafimahatratra

USAID Mission Environmental Officer Natural Resources Management, Food Security, Health, Population & Env, Climate Change

Integrated program, Environmental management and monitoring


Malawi 2001 Mr. James Milner University of Malawi, Center for Social Research

Research Fellow Development Economics

Agriculture and Resource Economics, Demography

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Mozambique 2006 Mr. Jaime Comiche UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Head of Operations Architecture Planning


Mozambique 2002 Mr. César Luis Dimande

Mozambique National Cleaner Production Centre

Director Chemistry, Water, & Env. Resources Mgmt.

Cleaner Production


South Africa 2007 Dr. Lorren Kirsty Haywood

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

Senior Researcher Zoology Environmental Science


South Africa 2009 Kim Kieser The Soul Foundation CEO/Founder Environmental Management

Water Resources Management, Capacity Building


South Africa 2007 Ms Marie Claire Knoop North West Parks & Tourism Board

Regional Ecologist Ecologist Research Ecologist


South Africa (in Germany)

2005 Mr. Festus Luboyera UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany Programme Officer, Implementation Programme

Meteorology Climate Change


South Africa 2004 Mr. Stembile Mafanya Environmental Resources Management (ERM) - Southern Africa

(Intern) Corporate Strategy & Systems

Sustainable Development

Corporate Governance & Sustainability


South Africa 2001 Mr. Mpumelelo Ncwadi Greenfields Environmental Management

Director Engineering Consulting, Waste Mgmt


South Africa 2002 Mr. Nhlanhla Sihlophe University of Natal, Institute of Natural Resources

Project Manager CB-NRM/Co-governance

Estuary Management, Sociology + Ecology


Zambia (in Ethiopia)

2004 Dr. Gladys Mutangadura

UNEC for Africa, African Centre for Gender and Social Development

Economics Affairs Officer, Food Security & SD

Economics Development & Agriculture


Zimbabwe (in South Africa)

2003 Mr. Mutuso Dhilwayo University of KwaZulu, Natal, South Africa – Center for Environment & Evelopment (CEAD) and Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association

Executive Director Law Environmental Law

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Zimbabwe 2008 Mr. Osmond (Ossy) Mugweni

Njeremoto Biodiversity Institute Founder & Exec. Director Agriculture, Sustainable Environmental Management; Geography and Psychology

Sustainable Development: Semi-Arid and Arid Rangelands Management


Zimbabwe (in England)

2001 Mr. Sobona Mtisi University of Manchester, England

Ph.D. Candidate, International Development Policy & Mgmt.

Sociology/ Demography

Environment and Sustained Livelihoods, Water Management

Africa, West

Cameroon 2010 Stephen Njodzeka Ndzerem

Shumas-Cameroon General Coordinator Environmental Science Environmental Management

Africa, West

Cameroon (deceased)

2006 Dr. Martine Parfaite Ngobo Nkongo

African Farm Radio Research Initiative / Department of Plant Sciences, University of Yaounde

Senior Research Manager/Lecturer

Ecology Tropical Forestry

Africa, West

Cameroon 2010 Denis Jean Sonwa Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Scientist Plant Ecology Agro-ecology

Africa, West

Cameroon 2003 Dr. Zac Tchoundjeu World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)

Regional Coordinator, Humid Tropics of West & Central Africa

Forestry Tree Domestication

Africa, West

Cameroon 2007 Mr. Emmanuel Binyuy Wirsiy

Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch

Team Leader, Environmentalist Environmental Science Energy & Climate Change

Africa, West

Côte d'Ivoire (in Switzerland)

2003 Mr. Abou Bamba Ramsar Convention Secretariat, Gland, Switzerland

Regional Coordinator for Africa Environmental Policy Environmental Action Plans and Reporting

Africa, West

Ghana 2005 Ms Abenaa Akuamoa-Boateng

Ghana Health Service Head of Nutrition, Ashanti Region

Public Health Maternal and Child Nutrition

Africa, West

Ghana 2008 Dr. Frank McAvor GAIN Ghana Agricultureal Initiative Network

National Coordinator Development Studies Development Economics

Africa, West

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAfrica, West

Ghana 2002 Dr. Charles Yamoah ConsultantIntegrated Soil Fertility Mgmt. in West Africa

Agronomy Agroforestry and Soil Fertility

Africa, West

Liberia 2009 Mr. Peter Mulbah Skills and Agricultural Development Services

Executive Director Natural Resource Management

Training, Environmental Justice

Africa, West

Liberia 2004 Ms. Anyaa Vohiri Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia

Executive Director Law Environmental Law & Policy

Africa, West

Mali 2001 Mrs. Cisse Dieneba Sow

Winrock International African Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment

Forestry Rural Development

Africa, West

Nigeria 2004 Mr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan

Global Network for Environment and Econ Dev Research

Executive Director, Research & Technical Services

Engineering, Civil Water Resources & Environmental Health Engineering

Africa, West

Nigeria 2006 Ms Kofo Adeleke Community Conservation & Development Initiatives

Director, Programmes Social Sciences Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development

Africa, West

Nigeria (in South Africa)

2005 Dr. Olubukola Babalola North-West University, South Africa

Discipline Chair Biotechnology Weed Management

Africa, West

Nigeria 2007 Mr. Miabiye Ifubaraboye Kuromiema

Makrocom Integrated Waste & Environmental Management Company

Executive Director Environmental Management

Sustainable Waste Management (Socio-economics)

Africa, West

Nigeria 2009 Mr. Adedoyin Lasisi Lagos State Ministry of the Environment

Senior Scientific Officer Environmental Science Environmental Management

Africa, West

Nigeria 2009 Ms. Titilope Akosa Center for 21st Century Issues Project Coordinator Law Indigenous Women’s Rights

Africa, West

Nigeria 2004 Mr. Sam Ubi Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary Conservation Coordinator Forestry Wildlife Management, Endangered Species

Africa, West

Nigeria 2010 Nnaona Efe Usoroh Bayelsa State Sustainable Development Policy Unit, Yenagoa

Program Officer Economics Development Economics

Africa, West

Senegal 2007 Dr. Arona Soumare WWF West Africa Program Manager Geography & Environmental Sciences

Coastal Resource Management & EIA

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAfrica, West

Sierra Leone (in USA)

2006 Dr. Mohammed Imam Bakarr

Conservation International - Center for Applied Biodiversity Science

Executive Director Biological Sciences Tropical Mycorrhizas, Ecology & Conservation

Africa, West

Sierra Leone 2008 Mr. Torjia Sahr Karimu

Yale University Masters Student Environmental Management

Conservation Biology

Africa, West

Togo 2009 Mr. Bernard Hien UNDP Poverty Reduction and Environment Program Officer


Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, Poverty Alleviation

Asia, East & Central

China 2002 Mr. HUANG Mingjie Guizhou Int'l Cooperative Center for Environmental Protection

Director Environmental Protection

Community-Based Conservation and Development


China 2003 Mr. KANG Yunhai Inst. of Rural Economy, Yunnan Academy of Social Science

Prof./ Deputy Director Rural Economics Community Development , Community-Based Resource Management


China 2005 Mrs. NIU Rose Hongwei

The Nature Conservancy, China Program

Director of China Program Natural Resource Management

Conservation Management


China 2006 Mr. PAN Ke General Station of Rural Energy & Environment Protection - Henan Province

Foreign Capital Financed Project Director

Agriculture Rural Environmental Protection


China 2001 Mr. REN Xiaodong Guizhou Normal University Community-based Conservation and Development Research Center

Deputy Director Ecology-Zoology Nature Reserve & Rural Development


China 2006 Mr. TANG Patrick Zhishao

Ministry of Agriculture, Foreign Economic Cooperation Center

Director, Agricultural Project Division

Development Management

Rural Development


China 2005 Dr. YAN Zhaoli International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal

Regional Officer - Rangelands Ecology Wet Rangeland Management


China 2003 Mr. YANG Congming Forestry Department of Guizhou Province

Officer, Vice Dir./ Coordinator of Guizhou PAR Network


Forestry Conservation


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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAsia, East & Central

Japan (in Germany)

2001 Ms Yoko Hagiwara UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction - Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning

Program Officer Law & Int'l Relations Environmental and Natural Resources Management


Japan (in Indonesia)

2006 Ms Mika Ito Project HOPE, Japan Country Director, Indonesia International Affairs Environment


Mongolia 2009 Ms. Erdenbayasgalan Ganjuurjav

Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism of Mongolia

Environment and Natural Resource Department Officer

Biochemistry, Environmental Science

Chemical and Hazardous Waste management

Cambodia 2005 Mr. Dany Chheang Forestry Administration, Deputy Director

Asia, Southeast

Cambodia 2005 Mr. Dany Chheang Forestry Administration, Wildlife Protection Office

Deputy Director Forestry Forestry Engineering, Wildlife Management

Asia, Southeast

Cambodia (in Laos)

2007 Mr. Monyrak Meng Mekong River Commission Programme Officer, Environment Programme

Environment Terrestrial & Water Ecology

Asia, Southeast

Cambodia 2008 Mr. Sokha Ros Ministry of Interior National Program to support D&D reform of NCDD

Phnom Penh Program Management Advisor


Urban Environmental Policy

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2008 Mr. Rofi Alhanif Dept. Kelautan & Perikanan (Oceans & Fisheries)

Head, Section for Convention and Conservation Utilization, Directorate for Conservation and Marine Nat'l Parks

Marine Biology Coastal Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2008 Mrs. Ristina Aprillia DAI - Development Alternatives, Inc., Environmental Services Program

Community Based Water and Sanitation Specialist

Environmental Engineering

Solid Waste Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2008 Mr. Prigi Arisandi Ecoton - Ecological Conservation & Wetlands Conservation

Executive Director Environmental Biology Wetlands Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2008 Mr. Gusril Bahar DAI - Development Alternatives, Inc., Environmental Services Program

Municipal Finance Specialist Sanitary Engineering Water Enterprise Management/Banking

Asia, Southeast

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAsia,

Southeast Indonesia 2002 Mr. S. Pi Burhanuddin Center for Coastal and Marine

Resources Studies, Bogor Agricultural University

Researcher, Monitor Coastal and Marine Resources

Integrated Coastal Mgmt.

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2001 Mr. Ade Cahyat GTZ German Technical Cooperation

Senior Advisor Forestry Natural Resources Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2006 Mr. Rudi Fajar Asia Pacific Resource International Limited (APRIL)

Corporate Social Responsibility Director

Corporate Social Responsibility

Community Empowerment & Stakeholder Engagement

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2003 Ms Siti Nurwati (Nungky) Hodijah

Indonesia Center for Sustainable Development and Center of Applied Anthropology Studies

Coastal Management Specialist -Program Coordinator and Co-founder of CAAS

Coastal & Marine Anthropology

Coastal Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2004 Ms. Vita Kusuma Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Agency for Marine Fisheries Research

Research Scientist Biology - Ecology Tropical Coastal & Marine Ecology

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2007 Mrs. Alifah Sri Lestari FIELD Indonesia Foundation (Farmer Initiatives for Ecological Livelihood and Democracy)

Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation Staff for Environmental Services Program USAID

Agronomist Participatory Training, Monitoring, & Evaluation for NRM

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2007 Mr. Gerhard Manurung (Sebastian)

World Agroforestry Centre ICRAF

Agroforestry Tree Specialist NRM Agroforestry Mgmt

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia (in the USA)

2008 Ms. Mimi Nawawi Putri Naga Komodo (former employer)

Community Participation Coordinator, Putri Naga Komodo

Conservation Community-based Coastal Resource Management, Env Ed. Eco-tourism

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2001 Mr. Bediona (Ipi) Philipus

University of Indonesia, Ecology Anthropology Research and Development Program (P3AE-UI)

Community Facilitation Manager Law & Anthropology Policy Analysis and Research

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Southeast Indonesia 2001 Ms. Diah Y. Raharjo Indonesia Biodiversity

Foundation (Yayasan KEHATI)Program Director Socioeconomics Community Forestry &

Policy Analysis

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2002 Ms Rahmina Natural Resources Law Institute, East Kalimantan/Balikpapan

Program Manager Law Policy of Forestry Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2009 Mrs. Daru Rini Ecological Observation & Wetland Conservation (ECOTON)

Program Development Manager Ecology River Pollution Ecology

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2002 Ms. Erna Rosdiana Ministry of Forestry Head of Community Forest Institutional Section

Natural Resources and Environmental Mgmt.

Community Forestry

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2005 Mr. Yohannes Izmi Ryan

PT Agro Harapan Lestari RSPO Coordinator Forestry/Biology - Ecology

Management of Tropical Resources

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2004 Ms. Nani Saptariani The Indonesian Institute for Forest and the Environment (RMI)

Director, Center for Environmental Education

Forestry Community Forestry

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2009 Ms. Nur Endah Shofiani

DAI - Development Alternatives, Inc., USAID - Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IUWASH)

Regional Coordinator / BCC Specialist


Urban Water Supply and Sanitation

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2009 Mr. Jamartin Sihite DAI – Orangutan Conservation Services

Deputy Chief Environmental Sciences

Conservation Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2010 Pahrian (Ian) Siregar DAI – Orangutan Conservation Services Program

Sumatra Deputy Regional Coordinator

Public Policy Environmental Policy

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2007 Ms Rondang Siregar The Nature Conservancy Consultant Biological Sciences Orangutan Rehabilitation/Reintroduction, Conservation

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2002 Ms Suzanty Sitorus KEHATI (Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation)

Communication Biodiversity Communication

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2005 Ms Sulastri Indonesian Center for Biodiversity & Biotechnology

Technical Manager for Culture Collection & Gene Bank of Plants

Microbiology Environmental Microbiology (research)

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Southeast Indonesia 2008 Mr. Julian Syah DAI - Development Alternatives,

Inc., Environmental Services Program

Community Based Water & Sanitation Specialist, USAID

Economics Community Development/ Water & Sanitation

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2007 Mr. Happy Tarumadevyanto

1. EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance & Trade, 2.Institute of Natural & Regional Resources INRR

NGO Forest Partnership Specialist, 2. Outreach Division of Institute of Natural & Regional Resources INRR

Forest Management, Facilitator, Media Specialist

Chain of Custody Specialist, Partnership Specialist

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2003 Dr. Yanuariadi Tetra International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Project Manager Forestry Forest Management

Asia, Southeast

Indonesia 2009 Mr. Sigit Widodo Environmental Services Program (ESP) - USAID

Watershed Management Specialist


Environmental Governance, Community & Spatial Planning

Asia, Southeast

Laos PDR 2010 Sivannakone Malivarn Training and Library Center, Cabinet of Water Resource & Environment Administration

Director Urban Environmental Management

Environmental Policy & Management

Asia, Southeast

Laos PDR 2007 Mrs. Latsamay Sylavong

IUCN Lao Programme Manager Forestry Forestry Science & Community Development

Asia, Southeast

Malaysia 2010 Sharon Lay Har Ng General Secretariat for Development Planning - Qatar

Social Development Expert Architecture & Project Management

Urban Design, Planning & Project Management

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2006 Mrs. Marion Antonette Abuel Daclan

Conservation International – Philippines

Executive Technical Assistant Psychology, Economics

Social/Gender Research, Coastal Community-Based NRM, Development Economics

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2007 Ms Roslyn Arayata WWF Philippines Legislative & Campaign Consultant for Climate & Energy Programme

Public Administration Governance

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Southeast Philippines 2006 Ms Norma Chan-

Pongan Save The Children Assistant Manager Veterinary Medicine Integrated Population Health

& Environment Programming, Health & nutrition; Food Security and Livelihoods

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2006 Mr. Jose Alfred (JohnJoe) Cantos

WWF World Wildlife Fund Project Manager Marine Ecology, Ecosystems Management

Environmental Policy, Biodiversity Monitoring

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2003 Ms Dulce Elazegui Inst. of Strategic Planning & Policy Studies, Univ. of Philippines

Researcher Agricultural Economics

Agriculture and Natural Resources policy

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2001 Dr. Vicky Espaldon Foundation of Integrative Development Studies, Univ. of Philippines, Diliman

Associate Professor Ecology/ Geography Social Forestry, Rural Resource Assessment

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2004 Ms. Angela Consuelo (“Gia”) Ibay

Klima Climate Change Center- Manila Observatory

Program Manager Law Environmental Law

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2004 Ms. Nelia Lagura University of San Carlos-College of Law

Environmental Lawyer Law Environmental Law

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2005 Mr. Francis Magbanua Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Researcher Environmental Science Aquatic ecology

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2010 Cezario (Rio) Magpayo Philippines Legislator’s Committee on Population & Development Foundation

Center Director for Local Governance and Development

Social Science Environmental Policy

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2010 Ruth Miclat-Sonaco Agriculture Training Institute –International Training Center on Pig Husbandry

Training Specialist III/Project Development Office

Veterinary Medicine/Public Management

Livestock-Environment/Policy and Planning

Asia, Southeast

Philippines (in USA)

2002 Ms Liza J. Morales UN HQ, Dept. of Political Affairs, , NYC

Political Affairs Officer / Palestine

Political Science International Relations

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2006 Ms Maria Cristina (Kit) Oñate

Philippine Legislator's Committee on Population & Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD)

Project Coordinator, PHE Program

Population & Reproductive Health

Policy Advocacy

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Southeast Philippines 2007 Dr. Anthony Makinano

PenasoCentral Mindanao University Vice President, Research &

ExtensionR&D Management Total Quality Mgmt., Policy

Research

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2008 Ms Ruth Irene Reyes Philippine Legislators Committee on Population & Development Foundation Inc

Advocacy Officer, PHE Coordinator, PHE

Social Science Population

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2007 Ms Cristina Rodriguez De la Salle University Dept. Chair Sociology Pop, H, Gender. Quality Assurance in Health Care

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2002 Ms. Nyhria Rogel Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)

Technical Assistant, R&D dept. Socio-Cultural Perspectives on the Environment, Project Development, Management, and Evaluation

Training and Project Mgmt

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2001 Dr. Agnes Rola College of Public Affairs, Univ. of Philippines, Los Banos

Professor Agricultural Economics

Policy Analysis of Rural Economies

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2001 Dr. Gil Saguiguit Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)

Head of Research and Development

Agriculture/ Socioeconomics

Integrated Rural Development, Project Development & Planning

Asia, Southeast

Philippines (in Germany)

2003 Mr. Yolando Velasco UNFCCC, Bonn, Germany Programme Officer Development Policy Climate Change & Policy

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2001 Mr. Noel Verdote Ayala Property Management Corporation

Director for Energy Business Energy Management, Energy Technology

Rational Use of Energy/Energy Management; Project Management

Asia, Southeast

Philippines 2008 Ms Mayla (Mye) Viray School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines

PhD candidate Envrionmental Science/ Development Communications/ Community Development

Social Impact Assessment/ Educational Communication/ Community Organizing

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Southeast Thailand (in Vietnam)

2003 Didi Anada Carushila (Jittaree Wanapong)

Ananda Marga: Ananda Dhiira Project Director Social Service Education, health

Asia, Southeast

Thailand 2007 Dr. Sansanee Keeratiwiriyaporn

Association for the Development of Environmental Quality

Secretary General & Program Manager

Energy & Water Energy & Water Conservation

Asia, Southeast

Thailand 2008 Ms Sukran Rojanapaiwong

Campaign for Alternative Industry Network (CAIN)

Senior Researcher, Exec. Committee Member

Alternative Journalism Environmental Journalism & Sustainable Development

Asia, Southeast

Thailand 2010 Amphai Wejwithan Green Leaf Foundation Manager Environment, Energy, Tourism, Climate Change

Environmental Management, Energy Efficiency

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2010 An Duong Thanh Vietnam Environment Administration/Biodiversity Conservation Agency

Deputy Director Law Environmental Law

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2010 Dong Le Van Sustainable Rattan Project - WWF

Provincial Project Coordinator Forestry Natural Resource Management

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2007 Ms DAO Nga Center for Water Resources Conservation & Development

Executive Director Interdisciplinary Rural Development

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2007 Ms. Le Thanh Loan Nong Lam University, HCM city, Vietnam

PhD Student Environmental Economics

Environmental Economics

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2004 Ms. NGUYEN An Thi Thanh

UNICEF Child Injury Prevention Section, Hanoi

Program Associate in Environment and Development Project Officer

Social Science Social Planning

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2009 Ms. Dung Nguyen Education for Nature, Vietnam (ENV)

Co-director Environmental Management

Environment Education

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2009 Ms. Dai Anh Tuan Nguyen

Forest Protection Department of Thua Thein Hue Province

Head of Nature Conservation Department


Conservation Management & Community Development

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Southeast Vietnam 2008 Mrs. Hoang Thuy Nong Lam University Lecturer in Natural Resources

and Environment Faculty & Research for Climate Change Center,

Environmental Sciences


Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2004 Mr. NGUYEN Tin Van Tri ( in india)

Australia Centre for Education & Training, Ho Chi Minh City

Pursuing advanced studies Forestry Conservation & Environmental Education

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2008 Mr. NGUYEN Tri Thanh

Center for Environmental Consulting, Training & Technology Transfer VN EPA

Official (VN EPA) (Asia Fndtn) Environmental Management

Environmental Health/Plant Protection

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2010 Viet Dang Nguyen Hanoi University of Agriculture Lecturer/Researcher, Faculty of Economics

Agricultural Economics

Markets & Prices

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2006 Ms PHAM Dieu Trang Center for Environment & Community Assets Development (CECAD)

Researcher Economics Household Economics

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2001 Ms. PHAM Tuong-Vi Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University

Senior Researcher Biology/ Community, Development Planning

Research, Human Environment

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2009 Thao Pham WWF Greater Mekong Sustainable Agricultural Officer Economics Business Studies

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2007 Mr. TA Dinh Thi Ministry Office Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment

Chief of Secretariat Personal Assistant to Sr. Vice Minister, NR & Env

Env Mgmt & Econ Env Econ

Asia, Southeast

Vietnam 2003 Dr. VO Thanh Son Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University

Vice Director Geography Natural Resources Management, Land Use Policies

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Southeast Vietnam 2005 Mr. VO Thanh Giang Center for Natural Resources &

Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University

Head of Administrative Department

Social Research Resource Management & Development

Asia, Southest

Vietnam 2005 Ms. Mac Tuyet Nga WWF- Greater Mekong Vietnam Program

Program Officer

Asia, Pacific

Fiji Islands 2003 Ms Asenaca Ravuvu UNDP, Fiji Environment Thematic Analyst Environmental Management, Conservation

Community Development

Asia, Pacific

Fiji 2008 Mr. Alvin Ashnil Chandra

UNDP Fiji Environment/GEF/ Energy Associate

Biology, Environmental Sciences

Biodiversity Conservation & Management

Asia, Pacific

Micronesia 2005 Ms Lisa Ranahan Andon

Micronesia Conservation Trust Deputy Executive Director Management Environmental Conservation Funding

Asia, Pacific

New Zealand 2002 Dr. Philip Cowan Landcare Research Science Mgr, Biosecurity and Pest Mgmt

Ecological Science Pest Management

Asia, Pacific

New Zealand 2007 Miss Michelle May Pawson

Department of Conservation Senior Technical Support Advisor: Marine Species & Sites

Environmental Science/Marine Science

Environmental Management, Marine Conservation & Protected Areas Management

Asia, Pacific

Papua New Guinea

2006 Mr. Biatus Joseph Bito Center for Environmental Law & Community Rights /CELCOR (assoc with Friends of the Earth)

IFI, Forest, Oil Palm & Climate Change Campaigner

Forestry Conservation Biology & Forestry Ecology

Asia, South Afghanistan 2005 Mr. Abdul Wahed Ahadi

UNDP. Making Budgets Work Projects, Ministry of Finance

Office Manager General Management Environmental Organization Administration

Asia, South Afghanistan 2004 Mr. Sayed Hashmat ARD/USAID Regional Project Manager Engineering, Civil Project Mgmt., Water Resources

Asia, South Bangladesh 2003 Mrs. S. Rizwana Hasan Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association

Director of Programs Law Environmental Law

Asia, South Bangladesh 2001 Dr. Aminul Islam UNDP, Bangladesh Sustainable Development Advisor Geography Environment & Natural Resource Management

Asia, Pacific

Asia, South

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAsia, South Bangladesh 2009 Ms Bahreen Khan Bangladesh Environmental

Lawyers Association (BELA)Senior Lawyer Law Environmental Law

Asia, South Bangladesh 2004 Mr. Shamsul (“Palash”) Momen

Pangaea – Youth Environmental Organization

General Secretary Forestry - Environment Environmental Youth Leadership Development

Asia, South Bangladesh 2003 Mr. Tarik Ul-Islam UNDP, Bangladesh Programme Monitoring Officer Environmental Management

Renewable Energy, GIS, Green and Brown issues

Asia, South India 2008 Mr. Adil Ali N/A Independent development consultant

Development Governance

Asia, South India 2005 Dr. Prodyut Bhattacharya

Indian Institute of Forest Management

Asst. Professor, Forestry & Ecosystem Management

Forest Management Community Forestry & Natural Resource Management

Asia, South India (in Indonesia)

2004 Ms. Purabi Bose Wageningen University, Forest & Nature Conservation Policy Group

Ph.D. Candidate Social Science & Human Development

Community Forestry, Policy Analysis, Rural Development

Asia, South India 2001 Mr. M. Gopakumar The Nityata Foundation Trustee Management Environmental Education, Renewable Energy

Asia, South India (in Tanzania)

2006 Ms Nemat Hajeebhoy Aga Khan Foundation Executive Officer Public Health Health Systems Management

Asia, South India 2004 Ms. Praneeta Kapur The Hunger Project Programme Officer Social Work Women & Child Development

Asia, South India 2006 Mr. Pradeep Kumar Dept. of Forests, Environment & Wildlife Mgmt., Gov't of Sikkim

Conservator of Forests Forestry Biodiversity and Climate Change, Community Based Forest Mangement

Asia, South India 2002 Mr. Anand Kusre ICICI Bank, Ltd. General Manager Banking and Finance Technology Finance

Asia, South India (in Philippines)

2002 Dr. Jagdish Kumar Ladha

IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), Philippines

Soil Nutritionist, Coordinator of Rice-Wheat Project

Soil Science Soil Fertility/Plant Nutrition

Asia, South India 2008 Dr. Padmaja Karanam International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ICRISAT

Visiting Scientist Environmental & Agricultural Sciences

Agri-environmental Sustainability & Climate Change

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAsia, South India (in

Switzerland)2003 Ms Archana Patkar Water Supply & Sanitaion

Collaborative Council (WSSCC)Programme Manager Newtworking and Knowledge Management

Social Development Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Child & Gender Rights

Asia, South India 2005 Mrs. Anita Paul Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation

Director – Community Initiatives Social Work Gender & Equity Issues re Conservation & Enterprise Development

Asia, South India 2005 Mr. Kalyan Paul Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation

Executive Director Economics & Social Work


Asia, South India 2007 Dr. Pushkin Phartiyal Central Himalayan Environmental Association (CHEA)

Executive director Sociology, Participatory Approaches, Developmental History

NRM, Rural livelihoods

Asia, South India (in UK) 2003 Mr. Sushil Saigal M. Phil course in Environment and Development, University of Cambridge, UK

Manager, NRM, Winrock Int’l Forestry Community Forestry

Asia, South India 2006 Mr. Aman Singh KRAPAVIS (Institute for Agriculture & Ecology Development)

Chief Coordinator, Founder Ecology Conservation Oran (Traditional Biodiversity System)

Asia, South India 2005 Ms Dhenuka Srinivasan Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS)

Manager Environmental Chemistry / Management

Environmental Management, Pollution Control, Exposure Assessment

Asia, South India (in Switzerland)

2002 Dr. Muralee Thummarukudy

UNEP, Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch Geneva, Switz.

Operations Manager Environmental Management

Corporate Environmental Management

Asia, South Nepal 2009 Mr.Megh Ale Borderlands Group Founder & Director Environmental Sciences

River Conservation

Asia, South Nepal 2004 Dr. Suman Suvedi Bhattarai

Association of Women Professionals in Land Use Sector (AWPLUS)

Project Director Forestry Natural Resource Management

Asia, South Nepal 2001 Mr. Salil Devkota Nepal Electricity Authority: Interbasin Water Transfer Project

Environmental Specialist/Engineer


Environmental Engineering Management

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAsia, South Nepal 2006 Mr. Anil Manandar WWF World Wildlife Fund Conservation Program Director Forestry Forest Management

Asia, South Nepal 2004 Mr. Dinesh Paudel Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project

Community Forestry Development Coordinator

Forestry Community Forestry & Enterprise Development

Asia, South Nepal 2002 Mr. Til Prasad Shrestha

Appellate Court/Forum for Justice

Registrar, Program Director Environmental Law and Justice

Environmental law and justice

Asia, South Nepal (in Afghanistan)

2004 Ms. Lisa Simrique (“Sim”) Singh

UNDP, Country Office Kabul, Afghanistan

Programme Specialist, Sustainable Livelihood Unit

Economics Development & Natural Resources

Asia, South Nepal 2003 Mr. Sagendra Tiwari IUCN World Conservation Union Nepal Country Office

Coordinator, Ecosystem Mgmt. & Sustainable Livelihood Program

Biodiversity/Eco-system Mgmt.

Forest, Land, Water, Wildlife

Asia, South Nepal 2002 Mr. Chandra Shekar Yadav

Nepal Health Research Council Chief, Environmental Health Unit

Engineering Environmental Health Policy

Asia, South Pakistan 2004 Mr. Imran Ahmad Pursuing PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra

Environment, Public Policy

Climate Change, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Project Mgmt.

Asia, South Pakistan 2008 Mr. Abdul Jabbar Governor Secretariat, Gov't of Balochistan

Jr. Political Secretary to Governor of Balochistan

Forestry Social Forestry

Asia, South Pakistan 2008 Mr. Kakar Faiz Sustainable Land Development Project, UNDP Pakistan

Project Coordinator Rural Development Sustainable Community Development

Asia, South Pakistan 2002 Ms Samina Khali Applied Economics Research Ctr., University of Karachi

Senior Research Economist Development Economics

Environmental Economics and Policy

Asia, South Pakistan 2010 Bangash Zabardast Khan

IUCN Program Manager Program Management Disaster Risk Management

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAsia, South Pakistan 2008 Mr. Naiam Ul Huda

Khan WWF Pakistan Wetlands Programme

National Coordinator, Wetlands Survey Programme

Environmental Management/Forestry

Biodiversity Conservation & Development

Asia, South Pakistan 2003 Dr. Kazim Niaz Government of Pakistan seconded to Asian Development Bank

Rural Development Specialist Management, Physician

Public Sector Management

Asia, South Pakistan 2007 Tahir Rasheed Sustainable Use Specialist Group -Central Asia

National Project Manager Habitat & Species Conservation Project

Forest & Rural Development

Wildlife Management & Rural Sociology

Asia, South Pakistan 2010 Nazima Shaheen Sustainable Development Policy Institute

Research Associate Environmental Science Environmental Science

Asia, South Pakistan (in Canada)

2005 Mr. Siddique Akbar Siddiqui

Federal Government of Canada PM01 Development Studies Community Forestry, Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation

Asia, South Sri Lanka 2009 Ms. Priyangani Gunathilaka

Central Environmental Authority Deputy Director Environmental Management

Natural Resource Management & Monitoring

Eastern Europe/CIS

Albania 2001 Dr. Spase Shumka Department of Natural Sciences, Agriculture University of Tirana

Professor Biology Biochemistry

Eastern Europe/CIS

Armenia 2006 Mr. Mikayel Sarafyan DAI Development Alternatives, Inc.

Environmental Protection Specialist

Physics Solid State and Laser Physics

Eastern Europe/CIS

Belarus (in Italy)

2008 Mrs. Lilia Smelkova Center for Science in the Public Interest

Oranizer - American Food Day Development Studies Education

Eastern Europe/CIS

Estonia 2007 Mrs. Helen Sulg Environmental Investment Centre Estonia

Head of ERDF Sub Unit Environmental Engineering


Eastern Europe/CIS

Georgia 2001 Ms Tamar Barabadze USAID, Afghanistan Energy Project Manager, Office of Infrastructure, Engineering, & Energy

Environmental Management, Energy

Environmental Policy and Law

Eastern Europe/CIS

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyEastern Europe/CIS

Georgia (in Tajikistan)

2008 Mrs. Nana (Naniko) Baramidze

OSCE Office in Tajikistan Environmental Officer Environmental Management & Policy

Environmental Policy/ Implementation

Eastern Europe/CIS

Georgia 2005 Ms Maya Beridze The Black Sea Youth EcoAcademy, Batumi State University, and “The Challenger” Daily newspaper

Environmental Activist, Environmental Journalist

Philology Language

Eastern Europe/CIS

Georgia (USA)

2003 Ms Ekatherine Otarashvili

IUCN Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Consultant

Law Environmental Law and Policy

Eastern Europe/CIS

Georgia 2004 Dr. Ketevan Samadashvili

Regional Environmental Centre (REC) for the Caucasus

Environmental Policy and LEAPs Programme Manager

Immunology Environmental Health, Urban Environment

Eastern Europe/CIS

Georgia 2009 Ms. Elene Shatberasvili Biological Farming Association -ELKANA

Lawyer Law Civil & Environmental Law

Eastern Europe/CIS

Kazakhstan (Germany)

2003 Dr. Olga Pilifosova UNFCCC Bonn, Germany Programme Officer Geography Meteorology

Eastern Europe/CIS

Kirgyzstan 2002 Dr. Bolot Kulnazarov "Tabyat-Osh" Ecological Movement

Director Ecologist, Wildlife Management

Natural Resources and Ecosystems Management

Eastern Europe/CIS

Romania 2004 Dr. Rodica Stanescu Politechnica University of Bucharest

Professor Chemistry Waste Mgmt, Soil Remediation, Env Mgmt.

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2005 Dr. Marina Arfeeva St. Petersburg State University, Dept. of Economic Theory

Associate Professor Economics Environmental Economics

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2003 Mrs. Natalia Belova Future for Everyone Head Environmental Economics

Trainer

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Russia 2003 Dr. Svetlana Chernikova

St. Petersburg State University, Dept. of Geography

Asst. Professor and Chair, Environmental Safety and Regional Sustainable Development

Ecology Environmental Management

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2001 Dr. Vera Dmitrieva Center for Ecological Research and Bioresources Development

Director Ecology and Business Ecobiotechnology

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2010 Vladislav Furman International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Program Manager Environmental Management

Environmental Health/Infection Control

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2006 Dr. Irina Minaeva St. Petersburg State University, Dept. of Law

Assistant Professor Law Environmental Law, Marine Law

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2003 Dr. Stanislav Tkachenko

St. Petersburg State University Vice Rector for International Relations

Economics, Inter-national Relations

US & EU Environmental Policy

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2005 Dr. Natalia Vinograd St. Petersburg State University Dept. of Geology

Associate Professor Hydrogeology Environmental Hydrogeology, Mineral Water

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2006 Dr. Andrey Leonidovich Zamulin

St. Petersburg State University School of Management, Dept. of Human Resources

Assistant Professor Psychology Leadership and Sustainable Development

Eastern Europe/CIS

Russia 2010 Yulia Yevtushok Oxfam in the Russian Federation Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator

Education Project Management Climate Change

Eastern Europe/CIS

Georgia (in Slovak Rep.)

2002 Ms Ketevan Chachibaia UNDP, Slovak Republic Assistant Regional Coordinator, Global Env Facility: Nat'l Capacity Self-Assessment for Global Env. Protection

Environment, Policy and Programming

Program development/Policy advice

Eastern Europe/CIS

Turkmenistan

2007 Mr. Oleg Guchgeldiyev International donor organizations (EuroAid, UNEP, WB etc.)

Environmental Specialist EIA, Environmental Economics, project management

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Turkmenistan

2001 Dr. Natalya Mamedova Turkmen State University, Dept. of Biology

Associate Professor Biology & Chemistry Natural Resources Management and Conservation

Eastern Europe/CIS

Ukraine 2001 Dr. Oleksandr Byelyakov

Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Institute of Journalism

Assistant Professor Journalism Environmental Journalism

Eastern Europe/CIS

Ukraine 2002 Ms Oksana Volosko-Demkiv

Int'l Ukrainian Land & Resource Mgmt. Center Association

Marketing and Business Development Director

Environmental Mgmt. Environmental Economics and Policy

Europe, Western

Austria 2005 Mrs. Karin Svadlenak-Gomez

Free lance consultant Sustainable Development

Environment, Sustainable Development

Europe, Western

Belgium (in Italy)

2002 Mr. Géraud Servin FAO, Rome, Italy Programme Officer Agronomy Programme Manager

Europe, Western

Belgium 2008 Mr. Wim Schaerlaekens

Belgium Public Service of Foreign Affairs, Development Cooperation and External Trade

Trainee Diplomat Urban Environmental Management

Project Management

Europe, Western

Denmark (in Bolivia)

2006 Mr. Jens Noe Hansen Danish International Development Agency (Danida)

Junior Advisor/ Civil Society & the Environment

Forestry Community Forestry

Europe, Western

Denmark (in USA)

2003 Mr. Tom Twining-Ward

UNDP Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Technical Advisor, Climate Change Adaption & Capacity Development Program

Geography Development & Natural Resource Management, Project Mgmt.

Europe, Western

France (b. USA)

2003 Ms Alison McKelvey-Clayson

Independent consultant Communications Officer Communications Environment and Development

Europe, Western

Finland 2010 Dennis Mikael Hamro-Drotz

UNEP, Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch

Associate Program Officer Multi-disciplinary Environmental Diplomacy Environmental financing, Corporate Social Responsibility

Europe, Western

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyEurope, Western

Finland 2001 Ms. Anu Hassinen Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Energy Adviser, Department for Development Policy

Economics, Finance Energy, climate change, environmental economics

Europe, Western

Finland (in Denmark)

2007 Mrs. Tarja Hannele Porkka Knudsen

European Environment Agency Project Manager, Environmental Management & Effectiveness Evaluations

Communications Environmental Management

Europe, Western

Finland (in Belgium)

2002 Ms Mari Linnapuomi Secretariat of the EU Council, Brussels

Civilian Crisis Management Political Science Global Environmental Issues

Europe, Western

Finland (in Switzerland)

2003 Mrs. Nina Saalismaa Freelance Consultant. GEF Adaptation in Water Sector

Environmental Science Environmental Science and Policy; Energy

Europe, Western

Finland (in Kenya)

2007 Mrs. Miia Pritta Toikka

UNEP Associate Program Officer Sociology Development Studies, Ethnic & Racial Studies

Europe, Western

Italy (in Germany)

2010 Sara Minelli United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Associate Expert Environmental Science Natural Resource Management; Remote Sensing & GIS

Europe, Western

Italy 2010 Margherita Vitale Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land & Sea

Senior Expert Sustainable Development

Climate Change Policy

Europe, Western

Netherlands (in Chile)

2002 Ms Irene Visser RIMISP (Int'l Network for Farming Systems Research Methodology Chile

Associate Researcher Environmental Science Ecological Agriculture, Learning Processes

Europe, Western

Netherlands 2002 Mr. Jaap Rodenburg Groenvoer Sustainable Development Communication

Communication consultant Environmental Science Env Communication & Advocacy

Europe, Western

Netherlands (in Japan)

2004 Mr. Pieter Terpstra Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Trade Secretary Financial Mgmt/ Marine Biology

Financial Economics, Tropical Marine Ecology

Europe, Western

Northern Ireland

2001 Dr. Robert Murtland Freelance Free lance consultant Forestry & Ecology Forest Management

Europe, Western

Norway (in Kenya)

2010 Elise Christensen UNEP-UNDP Poverty and Environment Initiative

Regional Program Adviser Development Political Economy, International relations, & governance

Europe, Western

Norway 2003 Mrs. Katrin Lervik Ministry of Petroleum & Energy -Water Resources Management


Water Resources Mgmt., Poverty-Environmental Links

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyEurope, Western

Norway (in Malaysia)

2001 Mr. Olav Lundstol UNDP-GEF Asia and the Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Associate Regional Coordinator for Climate Change

Economics Environmental Management

Europe, Western

Norway 2005 Mr. Dag Tore Seierstad WWF-Norway Conservation Director \ Asst. Secretary General


Environment & Energy Politics

Europe, Western

Sweden 2010 Minna Epps Marine Stewardship Council, Baltic Regional Office

Manager, Baltic Integrated Coastal Management & Communication

Knowledge Management, Gender, Climate Change Adaptation,

Europe, Western

Sweden (in China)

2004 Mr. Sven Ernedal Delegation of the European Commission in China

First Secretary, Development and Cooperation


Air Quality Management

Europe, Western

Sweden (in Netherlands)

2007 Ms Åse Johannessen International Water Association, (Den Haag office)

Development Programme Officer Biology Wetland Management

Europe, Western

Sweden (in Thailand)

2007 Ms Birgitta Liss UNEP - East Asian Seas Regional Coordinating Unit

Junior Professional Officer Environmental Engineering

Soil Science, GIS, Water Resource Management

Europe, Western

Switzerland 2001 Mr. Hans Burger Canton Aargau, Dept. of Finance (retired)

Head, Division of Agriculture Agriculture/ Agronomy Environmental Economics

Europe, Western

UK (in China)

2005 Mr. Christopher Aldridge

Guizhou Normal University, Community-based Conservation & Development Research Center, Guizhou, PR China

Associate Professor Applied Biology Rural Development

Europe, Western

UK (in USA) 2006 Dr. Celia Harvey Conservation International Vice President, Global Change and Ecosystem Services

Ecology, Climate Change Mitigation

Conservation Biology & Tropical Agroforestry

Europe, Western

UK (b. Australia)

2010 Rebecca Jane Sullivan Reap and Sow Director Communications, Journalism, Development

Conservation, agriculture, horticulture, climate change, Food

America, South

Bolivia 2005 Ms Mónica Claudia Castro Delgadillo

Global Consulting, Sustainable Development

Manager Economics Socioeconomics, Environmental Economics

America, South

Brazil 2009 Mr. Joao Andrade Instituto Centro de Vida ICV Program Coordinator Economics Environmental Economics

America, South

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAmerica, South

Brazil 2010 Miguel Aparicio OPAN - Operação Amazônia Nativa

Deputy Program Manager – Aldeias Project

Anthropology Conservation of Indigenous Lands

America, South

Brazil (b. Italy)

2010 Federico Bellone AVINA Foundation Amazon Program Manager Environmental Management

Leadership, social entrepreneurism

America, South

Brazil 2010 Maria Rita Manzano Borba

University of Sao Paulo Masters Student: Sustainability and mining

Geography Human Geography

America, South

Brazil 2010 Ana Carolina Neves Instituto Biotropicos Project Coordinator Environmental Science Ecology, Eco Literacy

America, South

Brazil 2009 Ms. Adriana Paese Conservation International Professor/Researcher Ecology Landscape Ecology, Spatial Analysis

America, South

Brazil 2010 Severino Pinto Center for Environmental Research of Northeastern Brazil

Research Associate Tropical Ecology Conservation Biology

America, South

Brazil 2010 Augusto Riccio Petroleo Brasilerio S/A – Petrobras

Management Systems Development Corporate Manager

Management & Organization

Developing Management Systems

America, South

Brazil 2004 Mr. Marcelo Gomes Arantes

Assembly of the State Rio de Janeiro, Deputy Carlos Minc's Cabinet

Technical and Policital Consultant

Policits Environmental Analysis, Territory & Management

America, South

Brazil 2002 Mr. Oscar Arruda d'Alva

Instituto Sertão Executive Director Development and the Environment

Business Administration

America, South

Brazil 2006 Dr. Henyo Trinidade Barretto Filho

Instituto Internacional de Educaçao do Brasil (IIEB)

Academic Director and Manager of Beca Program

Social Anthropology Interethnic Relations, Environmental Anthropology

America, South

Brazil 2007 Mr. Marcio Augusto Ramos Halla

Centro de Estudios Avançados de Promoção Social e Ambientall

Forest Economy Coordinator Rural Economics & Forest Resources Management

Community Based Projects Planning: Protected Area Management & Environmental Economics

America, South

Brazil 2008 Mrs. Karin Teixeira Kaechele

Instituto Centro de Vida Vice-President Interdisciplinary Environmental Science

Environmental Econ/ Biodiversity Conservation

America, South

Brazil 2008 Mrs. Angela Weber TRANSFORMAR President Sustainable Development

Development Management

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Chile 2007 Ms Valentina Antonella Lira

Fundacion Chile Head of Forestry, Conservation Development Program Forestry Area

Economics Industry

America, South

Colombia (based in Panama)

2010 Vivienne Caballero UNDP-UNEP Poverty and Environment Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean

Program Officer Environmental Science Poverty-Environment Nexus ,Climate Change, Water Governance

America, South

Colombia (in USA)

2010 Alicia Luz Calle Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI)

Leadership Program Coordinator Biology Tropical Forest conservation and restoration

America, South

Colombia 2009 Duvan Hernan Lopez Galway Resources Holdco Ltd. Junior Geologist Geology Risk Management & GIS

America, South

Colombia 2008 Ms Martha Viviana Varela Pérez

Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogota

Teaching Assistant Biology Environmental Economics, Agriculture Development

America, South

Colombia 2008 Ms Edna Margarita Olarte Zethelius

Colombia en Hechos Executive Director, Coord., Environmental Education Division

Ethnobotany Environmental Education

America, South

Colombia 2009 Ms Silvia Vejarano Fundacion Biodiversa Colombia Director Biology Ichthyology and Conservation

America, South

Ecuador 2010 Karol Fierro Bolsa Amazonia Ecuador, Ambiente y Sociedad

Bolsa Amazonia Program Biology Aquatic Ecology

America, South

Ecuador 2007 Mr. D. Rafael Flor Columbia University - The Earth Institute

Research Coordinator, Technical Advisor

Agriculture Poverty Reduction, Hunger

America, South

Ecuador 2008 Ms Sigrid Vasconez Davidson

Grupo Faro -- Fundacion para el Avance de las Reformas y Oportunidades

Environmental Policy Area Director

Environmental Biology & Sociology

Sustainable Development/ Economic Policy

America, South

Ecuador 2010 Trotsky Danilo Riera Vite

Nature and Culture International Provincial Coordinator for Zamora Chinchipe


Indigenous Areas

America, South

Ecuador 2006 Mr. Oscar Zapata Rios Corporación para el Desarrollo Sustentable y Manejo de Recursos Naturales (CONSTRUIR)

Research and Project Director Economics Sustainable Development

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Guyana 2005 Jewel Liddell University of Guyana Lecturer Biology/ Environmental Impact Assessment

Conservation of faunal biodiversity

America, South

Paraguay 2010 Maria Lopez National Forest Institute Director of Education Forestry Forest Restoration

America, South

Perú 2008 Ms Elena Castro Deputy Ombudsman’s Office for Envieontment, Public Utilities, and Indigenous Peoples, Peru

Commissioner Forestry Engineering Forest Management

America, South

Perú 2002 Mr. Victor Grande Social Capital Group Manager of Social and Environmental Issues

Economics Natural Resources Economics/Community Development

America, South

Perú 2006 Ms Sara Amelia Mateo Centeno

BIODAMAZ Project, Amazonian Research Institute of Perú (IIAP Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana)

Biodiversity Management Specialist

Geography/ Ecology Environmental Management

America, South

Perú 2003 Mrs. Albina Ruiz Rios Ciudad Saludable Executive Director Engineering Industrial and Environmental Engineering

America, South

Perú 2005 Mr. Raul Alberto Tolmos

UNDP - Perú Sr. Programme Analyst – Energy & Environment

Economics Environmental & Resource Economics

America, South

Perú (b. Italy)

2005 Ms. Anna Zucchetti Grupo GEA (Group for Environmental Enterprises)

Director Environmental Sciences


America, South

Venezuela (in Kenya)

2003 Dr. Edmundo Barrios World Agroforestry Centre ICRAF

Senior Scientist Ecology Land and Soil Management, Agroforestry

America, Central, México & Caribbean

Costa Rica Castro Edmundo EARTH University Carbon Neutral Program Coordinator

Economics Environmental Impact Assessment


Costa Rica Florian Elena Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)

Coordinator of the Cooperative Study Abroad Program & Training Specialist

Conservation Biology Biodiversity Management


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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAmerica, Central, México & Caribbean

Costa Rica 2009 Ramon Leon EARTH University Professor Agriculture Agronomy, Biodiversity, Education


El Salvador 2002 Mr. Leopoldo Dimas Salvadoran Foundation forEconomic and Social Development (FUSADES)

Senior Environmental Researcher, Economic and Social Research Department

Environment & Natural Resource Economics

Economic Valuation of Environmental Services


El Salvador (b. USA)

2002 Ms. Susan Kandel PRISMA Foundation Senior Researcher, Director of International Projects, Board Member

Sociology, Territorial Planning

Institutional Arrangements for Resource Management


Grenada 2006 Mr. Lazarus Dominic (Joe) Joseph

Grenada Ports Authority Senior Pilot / Surveyor Marine Surveyor Small Craft Surveyor


Guatemala 2001 Ms Claudia Pastor USAID Guatemala Environmental Policy Advisor Business Admin. Environmental Policy


Guatemala 2006 Mr. Ronny Waldemar Roma Ardon

National Council of Protected Areas

Protected Areas Technician Agricultural Engineer Renewable Natural Resource Management


Honduras 2007 Mr. Luis Valle PROLENA: Association for the Enhancement of Sustainable Forest Energy Use

Director of Projects Forestry Forest Management


Jamaica 2001 Dr. Leslie A. Simpson Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute

Soil Scientist Agriculture/ Soil Management


México 2003 Ms Teresita Amezcua National Institue of Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Research Associate Veterinary Medicine, Animal and Production Sciences

Rural Development and Sustainable Livestock Production

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México 2008 Ms Magolis Briones Hewlett Foundation Associate Program Officer Communication Science & Journalism

Program Communication


México (in US)

2007 Ms Isabel Bustillos Quiñonez

AHOKA International Relations Environmental governance, Public Participation, Institutional/NGO Development


Mexico 2009 Mr. Ramon Correa MYP Intermex S de RL de CV Engineering Manager Engineering Forestry


México 2001 Dr. Alejandro E. Guevara-Sanginés

Universidad Iberoamericana Departamento de Economía

Professor and Researcher Economics Environmental Policy and Economics


México 2001 Mr. Enrique Castelán Third World Centre for Water Management

Senior Research Fellow Engineering Environmental Management and Water Management


México 2002 Ms Celeste Cedillo González

UNDP, Mexico Programme Officer Environmental Issues Project, Policy, Mgmt Development in Natural Protected Areas


México 2004 Mr. Valdemar Díaz Hinojosa

University of Mexico, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidiscilplinarias – CRIM

Researcher Assistant/ PhD Candidate

Economics Environmental Economics


México 2002 Mrs. Paloma Garcia Segura

Instituto Nacional de Ecología Subdirector Law Environmental Law


México (in Canada)

2003 Ms Mireille Linares Valencia

Mexican Ministry of the Environment & Natural Resources

Subdirector, Borders, Office of International Affairs Coordination

International Relations Political Science

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México 2006 Ms Valentina Martínez Váldes

Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana

Communications Coordinator Environmental Communication

Environmental Communication


México 2005 Dr. Alejandro Méndez López

State Congress of Michoacan, México

Legislator, Michoacan State; President, Congressional Committee on Natural Resources & Environment

Law, Public Policy Environmental Law & Policy


México 2003 Ms Dulce Maria Ramos Mora

Universidad Iberoamericana Environmental Program Coordinator

Biology Environmental Education


México 2007 Mr. Adrián Ruiz Carvajal

GTZ - German Technical Cooperation, Mexico

Technical Advisor, Energy Efficiency

Energy Energy efficiency, energy management


México 2005 Mr. David Manuel Velasco Samperio

Café La Selva International Representative Sociology Social Development


Nicaragua 2006 Ms Eileen Delia Mairena Cunningham

Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo NITLAPAN-UCA

Research Assistant Anthropology Environmental Mgmt, Indigenous People, Gender Education


Nicaragua (In Denmark)

2008 Mr. Roberto (Beto) Rivas Hermann

Aalborg University, Denmark Research Assistant, Department of Development and Planning

Environmental Studies Environmental governance, Technology Transfer, Eco-Innovation


Panama (in México)

2002 Mr. Norman Bellino FAO/Mexico Res. Rep. Economics Agricultural Economics


Puerto Rico 2001 Mrs. Carmen R. Guerrero-Pérez

Caribbean Environment and Development Institute

Program Officer/Natural Resource Specialist

Environ. Policy & Behavior


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Tobago 2005 Mr. Raye Sandy Tobago House of Assembly-Dept. of Natural Resources & Environment

Director Forestry & Environmental Science



Trinidad 2002 Mr. Justin Ram University of the West Indies, Sustainable Development Unit

Research Associate Economics Resource Economics

America, North

Canada 2007 Ms Sonja Nicole Craik EcoSource Acting Executive Director Conservation, Biology, Education

Environmental Education, Writer, Youth Worker

America, North

Canada 2003 Ms Susan Farquharson Canadian Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans

Chair, Marine Resources Planning Committee

Business Community-Based Resource Management

America, North

USA (in Thailand)

2009 Ms. Christie Getman American Red Cross Head of Programs, Thailand International Development & Disaster Recovery

Monitoring & Evaluation

America, North

Canada (in USA)

2009 Carley Morgan (nee) Hansen

Chevron Corporation Community Engagement Officer Communications Community Stakeholder Engagement

America, North

Canada 2005 Dr. Varghese Abraham Manaloor

University of Alberta Associate Professor Economics Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics, Food Policy & Nutrition

America, North

Canada (in Switzerland)

2007 Mr. David Edward Jensen

UNEP, Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch

Policy & Planning Coordinator Environmental Science Env Assessment & Governance

America, North

Canada (in Switzerland)

2003 Dr. Mark Smith IUCN Switzerland Head, Water Program Ecology Plant Eco-physiology, Agroforestry, water resources management

America, North

Canada (in England)

2004 Ms. Giselle Weybrecht London Business School, England/UK

MBA program and consulting on adding SD and env issues to curriculum

Communication Environmental Education, Water, Youth, Sustainable Development

America, North

USA 2006 Mr. Anthony DiNicola Chevron Corporation Environmental Strategy Advisor, Global Policy & Strategy

Environmental Policy Env Performance, Climate Change, International Development

America, North

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAmerica, North

USA 2005 Ms Sharon Fuller Ma'at Youth Academy Executive Director Conservation & Resource Studies

Education

America, North

USA 2008 Ms Allison Greenlee Chinese Newcomers Service Center

Marketing International Environment Marketing

America, North

USA 2001 Mrs. Mary Gross-Stephens

US Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office

Program Manager, Environmental Programs Division

Engineering Environmental Management and Waste Management

America, North

USA (in Pakistan)

2004 Dr. Ross Hagan USAID, Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan Deputy Director, Office of Infrastructure & Engineering

Engineering Water Infrastructure, Energy Conservation, Strategic Planning & Policy

America, North

USA 2010 Rhonda Hardy University of Illinois Extension Community and Economic Development Educator

Environmental Science Community and Economic Development Specialist

America, North

USA 2008 Mr. Don Hodge US EPA Environmental Protection Specialist, Agriculture Program

Information Management, Economics

International Political Economy

America, North

USA 2002 Ms Stephanie Hodge UNICEF - Climate Change and Environmental Education for Child Friendly Schools and Communities

Knowledge Network Facilitator, Environment and Sustainable Development Group

International Comparative and Basic Education

International Sustainable Development

America, North

USA 2005 Ms Susan Lang Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility

Water Quality Analyst Environmental Quality Science

Water Quality, Environmental Management

America, North

USA 2008 Ms Monique Mikhail ID Stockholm Environment Institute - US Center

Staff Scientist, Water Resources Program

Agriculture Water Resources

America, North

USA 2004 Mr. Tom Outlaw Attending University of North Carolina graduate program

Public Health, Environmental Policy

Population-Environment Programs

America, North

USA 2006 Ms. Kristen P. Patterson

The Nature Conservancy Senior Program Officer, Africa Region

Biology, Conservation Studies

Community Health, Population & Environment

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Region Country Year Name Employer Current Title Discipline SpecialtyAmerica, North

USA (in China)

2008 Mr. Bill Valentino Bayer (China) VP Corporate Responsibility Business/Education/ Development/Communications

Sustainable Development Communications

America, North

USA 2001 Ms Lisa Gaylord Wildlife Conservation Society Director for Global Program Development

International Management

Planning, and Development

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