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Peter Davidson - Curriculum Vitae November 2011 Peter Davidson - Curriculum Vitae November 2011 Education B.Sc. Ecology - University of East Anglia, U.K. (1991) M.Sc. Ecology - University of East Anglia, U.K. (2004) Current Position: British Columbia Program Manager, Bird Studies Canada (2006-present) Primary Responsibilities: ─ design, development, management and delivery of all regional (British Columbian) and some national projects ─ senior responsibility for fund-raising and reporting for all regional programs in British Columbia and some national programs ─ hiring and supervising British Columbia program staff, overseeing annual operating plans ─ ensuring that data, results and recommendations from BSC's monitoring and research are used to inform conservation planning and policy ─ building partnerships with organisations possessing complementary strengths, to ensure BSC is as effective at achieving its mandate as possible; ─ science-outreach through publication of popular articles and scientific papers in peer- reviewed journals; ─ implementing BSC's national strategic plan in British Columbia, including building scientific capacity and growing membership; ─ representing BSC on regional, national and international working groups for bird conservation. Key Accomplishments • Developed a program with an annual budget of ~$60,000 for delivery of two projects to one comprising >10 regional, national and international projects staffed and supported by >10 highly motivated and committed individuals, >2,500 volunteers, and an annual operating budget of ~$0.5 million, with a British Columbian annual membership growth of ~12% • Strengthened BSC's scientific credibility by publishing analyses of long-term datasets in technical reports and peer-reviewed journals, assisting development of innovative ways to disseminate large-scale datasets to multiple users (e.g. through www.naturecounts.ca), and gaining industrial partner status with the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council, then establishing one post-doctoral fellow under NSERC’s IRDF program • Regular integration of data and recommendations from ongoing monitoring and research into provincial and federal government bird and habitat management processes (including BC’s Conservation Framework and three Joint Ventures) • Led the development and delivery of the British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas, a major provincial partnership bringing together >50 government, NGO, industry groups and foundations, and >1,200 grass roots volunteers, to electronically map the distribution and abundance of breeding birds throughout British Columbia www.birdatlas.bc.ca. • Develop and submit ~15 funding proposals annually ($2,500-$80,000), with ~80% success • Development and implementation of an ongoing 3-year initiative to integrate bird data with forest certification standards and best forest management practices • Designed surveys and delivered a key report on status and distribution of marine birds and mammals to inform and support the designation of a National Marine Conservation Area • Collaborating with U.S. and Mexican organisations to establish a marine Important Bird Area network in the NE Pacific, and with U.S., Central and South American groups (spanning ten nations) to establish a range-wide long-term conservation science program for Pacific Flyway shorebird populations • Deliver 15-20 presentations per year to a diverse range of audiences (general public, post- grad and under-grad university classes, government agencies, NGOs, corporate sector, Boards of other organizations) Board/Committee Roles: ─ Sustainable Forestry Initiative Resources Committee (North America) (2010 – present) ─ Pacific Coast Joint Venture Technical Committee (BC & Washington) (2009 – present) ─ Canadian Important Bird Areas National Technical Committee (Canada) (2011) ─ North American Ornithological Conference V (Vancouver 2012) Steering and Organising Committees (representing Bird Studies Canada as one of 10 host organisations), including Chairing Field Trips Committee (2010 to present) ─ Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Steering Committee (spanning Alaska – Ecuador) (2011) ─ British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas (Steering and Technical Committees) (2008 - present) ─ World Seabird Conference (2010) Organising Committee & Media point person ─ Young Naturalists Club of British Columbia Board of Directors (2006-2010) – led writing that organisation’s strategic plan. Previous Positions and Key Achievements Consultant (based in Viet Nam; 2003-2005) • Co-developed an ecosystem profile and five-year investment strategy for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF, administered by Conservation International) to invest in the Indo-Burma Hotspot, which guided disbursement of $5.9 million to >40 projects in this region of South-East Asia, for the period 2008-2013. • Compiled and authored the first status review of all known biodiversity in the Tonle Sap UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve for the UNDPGEF, published in 2006. • Conducted and published a study of raptor migration at Tam Dao National Park (Viet Nam) to inform management planning, and investigate the potential for tourism development. • Supervised Bengal Florican population and habitat monitoring in Cambodia for the Wildlife Conservation Society (see below). • Edited the Directory of Important Bird Areas in Thailand for BirdLife International, published in 2006. • Edited Vietnam's National Action Plan to Strengthen the Control of Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora to 2010 for TRAFFIC South-East Asia; the Action Plan is a key delivery mechanism for CITES in Viet Nam, and was adopted by the government of Viet Nam in 2004. • Conducted a review of regulatory procedures for commercial captive rearing of crocodiles in Cambodia for TRAFFIC South-East Asia and the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group. Conservation Biologist - Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia (2000-2003) • Established a monitoring program for the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in the Tonle Sap floodplain to investigate the importance of a traditional rice agro-ecosystem to maintenance of its breeding habitat, and establish seasonal movements and non-breeding habitat associations, laying the foundation for a collaborative research program of the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia, the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Cambodian government, and BirdLife International, which in turn has led to the establishment of a suite of protected areas under a Prime Ministerial Decree, and three completed PhDs to-date. • Conducted baseline wildlife and habitat surveys and trained Cambodian government staff in a variety of field survey and monitoring techniques, in four ecosystems of major international significance to biodiversity. • Assisted the Cambodian government in gazetting two new protected areas identified by our surveys, and completed three technical reports documenting the findings of those surveys. • Discovered and described one bird species new to science, and previously unknown populations of several Critically Endangered and Endangered birds, including the largest remnant Giant Ibis and Bengal Florican populations in the world. • Published several papers and popular articles on ornithology, bird and mammal conservation, and since then have authored a guide to Birds of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam. • Mentored several Khmer government staff in the study of birds and their habitats, including one 2010 nominee for the Whitley Award for exceptional contributions to conservation. • Assisted in drafting the Cambodian Wildlife Law. • Conducted the first marine mammal surveys in Cambodian waters in the Gulf of Thailand and published one paper documenting the findings, and recommending conservation actions. • Conducted environmental impact assessments for smaller infrastructure development projects along the Mekong River. • Conducted wet season aerial surveys for large waterbirds across the entire country of Cambodia, in partnership with the International Crane Foundation. Asia Red Data Book Officer, BirdLife International, UK (1999) • Compiled detailed species accounts for the Asia Red Data Book (Birds), and for Threatened Birds of the World for South Asian, South-East Asian, Indonesian and Philippine species; applied and assigned IUCN Red List categories and criteria to all candidate species. Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Conservation Soceity, Lao PDR (1996-1999) • Coordinated and conducted baseline wildlife and habitat surveys, and interview surveys with local villagers and market vendors, for larger mammals, bats, birds, reptiles and amphibians in and around nine protected areas in Lao PDR (chiefly in evergreen and deciduous forests, and wetlands), most of which had never previously been surveyed for wildlife. • Authored five technical reports documenting the findings of these surveys and delivered conservation recommendations to the Lao government, in consultation with government counterparts. • Co-authored a comprehensive review of the status and distribution of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians in Lao PDR, published by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). • Discovered a key population of the Indochinese subspecies of Tiger in north-east Lao PDR, which has since become the focus of a major conservation effort to save this subspecies from extinction. • Discovered, and described with colleagues, a new bird species to science, and published other papers and popular articles on ornithology and bird conservation in Lao PDR. • Trained 14 central, provincial and district government staff in a variety of field identification and
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