Draft Roster of Experts
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Draft Roster of Experts Revised on 14 June, 2010 Name Affiliation Nationality Regional Country Area of Expertise Other significant experiences Years Academic Experience Experience of Background Experi ence Cyrille Adebu Co-ordinator, Congolaise Africa DRC, Civil society issues Expertise in engagement of civil society on forestry issues, 15 Science Organisation Cameroon infrastructure development etc. Responsible for multiple Graduate concertée des projects in OCEAN. Also worked as consultant with GTZ, ecologiestes et PANOS Paris (an organisation which reflects the diversity emis de la nature of contemporary societies, where all communities, (OCEAN) including the most marginalised, are able to express their points of view) and with Rainforest Foundation. D. James Baker Director, Global USA US US Environmental Isseus He educated as a physicist, practiced as an oceanographer, 20 Ph.D Carbon and Climate Change and has held science and management positions in Measurement particularly coastal academia, not for profit, and government institutions. He Program, The zone management and is also a member of the U.S. Commission on Climate and William J. Clinton oceanography Tropical Forests. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Foundation, New Center for Analysis of Time Series at the London School of York, Economics and Political Science and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania and at the University of Delaware. He is a member of the international Science Steering Committee for the Census of Marine Life; has served on Presidential Commissions; chaired numerous national and international advisory committees; led oceanographic expeditions to many parts of the world and has lectured and published widely on the topics of oceanography, climate, and sustainable development. has published over more than 150 scientific papers, reviews, reports, and magazine articles. Alexander Manager, Ghanaian Africa Ghana Governance, Experienced in collaborative resource management 18 Enrolled for Boamah Asare Collaborative consultations, involving all stakeholders. Coordinating development of Ph.D (Forest Resource collaborative resource Forestry Forum, Operationalisation of Participatory Forest Governance) Management management, Forest Management Systems and building capacity of middle level Unit, Forestry Policy, Legislation managers on participatory management approaches. In Commission, and Management; country experience on various forestry aspects. Ghana David Neil Bird Research Canadian, Africa, Latin Ghana, Methodologies, Forest Areas of expertise include Clean Development Mechanism 13 M.Sc Scientist, British America, Kenya, Monitoring, Forest particularly LULUCF project development, Baseline and Joanneum Asia Bolivia, Strategy and Project monitoring methodology development and assessment of Institute, Austria Ecuador,Peru Development forest C stocks, forestry project carbon flux modeling using ,Argentina, GORCAM, CO2 FIX, economic impact assessment of GHG Brazil, Chile, emissions, project management and climate change Paraguay, strategy development. He is a member of the India Afforestation/Reforestation working group of the CDM EB, of the UNFCCC. Works as a consultant for the BioCF Fund, WB and with other organizations on climate change and forestry issues. Several publications and reports. Neil Maclean Bird Research Fellow, British Africa, Asia Ghana, Forest management, 20 yrs experience as a development professional. Prior to 20 M.Sc Forest LAC Cameroon, Governance, Rural joining ODI, Worked as a long-term adviser within several Environment and Belize Livelihoods forest departments, most recently in Guyana and Belize, Climate Change Guyana Ghana (1988 to 1991). His interests lie in tropical forest Programme, PNG management, and much of his work over the last ten years, Overseas based in Belize and Guyana, has dealt with the issue of Development sustainability. Also involved in development of forest Institute UK resource assessment methods, the definition of forest management standards, and the establishment of institutional procedures that promote good forest management. He was involved in the recent piloting of the Poverty-Forests Linkages Toolkit. Juergen Blaser Intercooperation – Swiss Africa,Latin Several Forest Policy and Has worked in several capacities on forestry issues and 27 Ph.D Deputy Director America countries strategies, Forest therefore has broad ranging experience in forestry issues General and Head Asia, Others globally but management including those related to climate change. Team lead for of the Forestry mainly Forest Biodiversity several Swiss lead international initiatives in Forestry. and Environment tropical Social forestry; carbon forestry, forest policy and Team countries in economics, tropical forest management, development Africa and assistance in forestry. Very well published. Asia A.J. Van Bodegom Senior expert in Dutch South Colombia, Forest Biodiversity, Experienced in many aspects on the brink of biodiversity 20 M.Sc. in Biodiversity and America, Suriname, Forest Policy and and society in an international context, both in agricultural tropical Society Africa Peru strategies, and more natural landscapes. obtained much experience in silviculture Asia Lao Consultations forest governance issues, including FLEGT, financing sustainable forest management and REDD. Processes to formulate and execute natural resource management policies in cooperation with relevant stakeholders have his keen interest. Short term assignments in several countries. Coordinator of a (Dutch speaking) platform on REDD in the Netherlands and Suriname with approximately 90 participants from government, private sector, NGOs and scientific community. Jan Börner CIFOR German Central and Agriculture and Conceptualization of distribution mechanisms for direct South Resource Economist, transfer payments, assessment of drivers of deforestation, America, Policy impact baseline modelling and opportunity cost assessments. Africa and analysis; qualitative Europe and model-based analyses of land use and land use change Emily Boyd Fellow at the Latin Bolivia, experience in Central Social scientist specializing in the areas of environmental 8 Ph.D Oxford University America Brazil, Costa and South America, governance, climate change and development. Current Centre for the Rica,India Africa and Europe. research is focused on development futures under climate Environment change, in particular focusing on the social development within the School consequences of markets for nature and of resilient climate of Geography and adaptations. In particular, interested in the dynamics of Environment and change, question of scale, the linkages between local and a Research global institutions, and the roles that are played by non- Associate and state actors. Previous research has centered on South theme leader at America and Africa; now works on issues in India. the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University. Hon. Max Economic New Zealand Guyana, SudanGovernance & He is a government/governance reform expert in fragile 35 M.Com Bradford Consultant, infrastructural states: Sudan, Guyana, Liberia, Haiti, PNG, Chad, Timor- (Economics) Director Bradford Reforms Leste. Working on "Democratic governance and and Associates institutional assessment"(DGIA) in Guyana for the Inter American Development Bank, DFID,CIDA and the UNDP. Earlier worked on Guyana Fiduciary Oversight Project (2004-2005) with the World Bank and Govt. of Guyana. Retired Cabinet Minister in New Zealand Government and previously worked for the IMF. Derek Broekhoff Policy Director, National registry California climate registry Jürg Brand Consultant and Swiss Africa Madagascar Rural Development Several years of experience in Madagascar. Technical 17 Ph.D (agro- Director of DEC and Environment , assistance and representation of projects involved in ecological (Development Sustainable Forest conservation, rural development and research. Conception system, Environment Management, of management plans and strategic plans, technical Madagascar) Consult) Community based reviews and financial proposals for projects. and the Resource production systems of the humid slash-and-burn areas and Management the central highlands of Madagascar . Specialization in sustainable resource management, community-based planning, systemic planning approaches for resource use, GIS and remote sensing, protected areas management, integrated rural development and baseline and impact studies Dr. Norma Bubier Executive Guyana Rural Livelihoods, Twelve years experience in developing, implementing and 12 D.Phil Director, Pro social issues and administering projects in Guyana including traditional Natura, UK consultations, medicine, community agro forestry, environmental forum Indigenous Peoples and advocacy, good governance, micro-credit with Amerindian communities. Also experienced in participatory research and stakeholder processes, PRA, developing social capital and identifying needs and local capacity building and developing partnerships between govt, civil society and corporate partners (e.g. for payment for environmental services, landscape measurement of carbon sequestration). Was one of the authors of the Guyana's proposal to auction stewardship of their rain forests. Pro Natura is doing climate change all over the world. Janette Bulkan Post-doctoral Naturalized Latin Guyana, Rural Livelihoods, Extensive experience as an instructor in US Universities 24 Ph.D Fellow in US Citizen America Suriname social issues and and